A Message from the Oronoco City Council: Greetings!

We hope everyone is enjoying their summer! We have many events coming up next month. We hope to see our wonderful community come together and help us celebrate! All events are advertised in this newsletter, on our Website, and on Facebook. Feel free to contact City Hall by email or phone for any questions you may have. For Gold Rush, please follow the new website for information. The link is located on our City Website. The City is now on Facebook. Please check out our page and keep up to date with the City! We have been having some issues with Ordinances (City Code) so far this summer. As a reminder to keep all of our community happy and safe, please check the ordinances on our website at www.oronoco.com for further information. Please have a safe and fun summer! ~ City of Oronoco City Council

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DOWNTOWN ORONOCO GOLD RUSH DAYS

Please join Oronoco Gold Rush Days on

AUGUST 15, 16, and 17, 2014

for Music,

Food,

and

ANTIQUES!!!

Don’t miss the fun!

If you are interested in volunteering a little time or a lot of time,

we hold our monthly meetings the 3rd Monday of each month at

6:00 p.m. at the Community Center. Please come, join us, and let

us know if you are willing to help. If you cannot come to a meet-

ing, send an email to goldrush@bevcomm.net or call our volun-

teer coordinators, Alyssa Simons (367-2791) or Penny Daniels

(367-2637).

Open positions for

City Council

The City of Oronoco has City Council

positions open this year for the 2014

elections for:

Mayor - 2 year candidacy

2 Council members-

4 year candidacy

1 Council member -

2 year candidacy

Filing for Candidacy starts on July 29th.

If you are interested, please

apply at Oronoco City Hall.

Please Vote at Oronoco City Hall

on August 12, 2014.

Polls open at 7am.

Thank you!

Thank you, to all of you who helped celebrate the

4th of July in Oronoco. It is a great time to meet

your neighbors, City Council, and City staff.

A special thank you to Gold Rush, JD Displays,

Music on wheels, Oronoco Fire Department, and

City Council for putting on the best 4th of July event

yet!

The City would not be as wonderful as it is without

all of you!

If you are looking to add on to your house, build that dream deck, finish your basement, or have home improvements,

Please don’t forget to pick up a permit with the City of Oronoco.

Thank you for taking the time to insure your building projects are inspected by the City Inspector.

For information on what you need permits for, please contact City Hall.

Thank you!

City Notice

It is always hard to send out letters regarding ordinance violations and is not a favorite thing for staff to complete. For the safety of our community, family, children and friends, it is

very important to have your pets licensed with the City of Oronoco. Per the Oronoco City Codes 503.2.4 & 503.6.2. All

dogs and cats within the city limits must be licensed. Licenses are $5.00 per tag with proof of current shots. At this time

licenses are due every January . No more than 3 animals are allowed per household, which include cats not only dogs. This is important , for example, when a pet gets lost so we can identify the owner, Or if a resident gets bit, we can verify with the Police

Department the animal is up to date on shots. If you have not registered this year, Please register your Dog and/or Cat at City

Hall with your current vaccination form.

Per Oronoco City Codes 503.2.1 and 503.2., please leash or fence in your yard for all animals. This will prevent animals

from leaving the yard and any debate where your animals are and assures the safety of all involved. After a letter has been sent out, if there are any further code violations, the City of Oronoco

and/or the Olmsted County Sherriff’s Department will issue a citation and/or fines dependent on the code violation. You may also be responsible for any fees or property damage related to

these violations. Continued violation of City codes may also result in the seizure of an animal in accordance with Oronoco

City Code 503.7.

For more information, please see the Oronoco website or call City Hall at 367-4405. Thank you for helping make our

community a better one.

2014 Mayor: Kevin McDermott (367-2696) 2014 Council Members: Skyler Breitenstein (367-4515) Nathan Hartung ( 367-4674) Trish Shields (367-2525) Jayne Krause (356-4161) City Clerk / Treasurer: Sandy Jessen (367-4405) Assistant Clerk: Rebecca McGuire (367-4405) Maintenance: Cain Dolan (367-4959) Travis Reed Fire Department: Dan Sundt (367-2132) Emergency Medical Responders: Jeff Allhiser (367-2123) Emergency Operations Center: Pat McGovern (367-2277) Planning & Zoning: Brian Breider (367-2844) Lake Shady Committee: Katie Dudley (367-2744) Gold Rush Committee: Carol Olson(367-2111) Park Committee: Lance Sorenson (367-4952) Cemetery Association: Neil Stolp (367-4439) Oronoco Township: Mark Thein (367-2289)

Telephone: 367-4405

Fax: 367-4982

oronococityhall@yahoo.com

oronoco6@bevcomm.net

City Council:

3rd Tuesday each month @ 7:00 pm

Planning & Zoning:

2nd Thursday each month @ 7:00 pm

Emergency Medical Responders:

1st Monday each month @ 6:30pm

Fire Department:

2nd Monday of each month @ 6:30pm

4th Monday of each month @ 6:30pm

Parks Committee:

1st Monday each month @ 7:00 pm

Downtown Oronoco Gold Rush:

3rd Monday each month @ 6:00 pm

Water & Sewer Committee :

4th Tuesday each month @ 6:30 pm

Lake Shady Committee:

Meets as needed.

CITY OF ORONOCO

MEETINGS

CITY CONTACTS

CITY HALL INFORMATION

Monday—Thursday

9AM-3:30PM

Friday 9-1pm

Please visit our website for

notices, events, applications,

permits, meeting minutes, and

more. COMMUNITY CENTER

AND CITY PARK RENTALS

CC Room Rental: $75—$150

Meeting Room Rental: $25

Tables & Chairs : $35

Picnic Tables: $50

(refundable deposit)

Camp Sites: $20

City Shelter: $30

Need A Document Notarized? If you need a document notarized, contact City Hall. Your City Clerk, is a Notary of the Public. This is a service provided FREE by the City.

WATER TEST

KITS

Available at City Hall.

It tests for coli form,

bacteria, nitrate, chloride,

sulfate, nitrite and fluoride.

www.oronoco.com

You can now find us

on Facebook

Please remember that

all dogs and cats

must be registered

with the City and be

licensed.

License are $5.00 for a year.

You are required by City

Ordinance to have your

animal up to date on shots.

Please renew your license

this year at City Hall with a

copy of your animals

vaccination record.

Thank you!

Summer

Please remember to keep your right of

way mowed and clear of bushes and trees

for the safety of the community.

Bushes and low hanging

trees obstructs the vision for

cars and pedestrians. Tall weeds attract rodents

and blocks visibility. Please check the City Code on the

Oronoco Website for further information.

City Notice

It has come to the City of Oronoco’s attention that

residents and businesses are burning rubbish/garbage. It

is against the City Code to burn anything that is not wood

or a natural heating source you would put in your

fireplace for warmth.

Oronoco City Code Violation 502.9.7 Burning Debris: It

shall be unlawful for any person to burn any garbage,

trash, debris, industrial/commercial waste or byproduct, or

dead animal, except as may be specifically provided by

this section. This section does not apply to wood, corn, or

similar items burned in a furnace or fireplace for the

primary purpose of generating heat for a residence.

502.14.2 Penalty for Violation: A violation of this section

shall be a misdemeanor offense punishable by a fine of up

to $1000 or up to 90 days in jail or both.

Please acquire a Burn Permit at City Hall before burning.

You must always call in before burning to make sure it is

still safe to burn because of things like state wide burn

bans.

A list of fire safety burning is on your Burning Permit of

what is not acceptable to burn, such as: oil, rubber,

plastics, tires, treated lumber, insulation, tin, sheet rock,

etc.

Thank you for considering your neighbors and community

in keeping our city safe and clean.

City of Oronoco

National Night Out is August 5th, 2014.

Please join the City for Hot Dogs, Burgers, and

Chips.

The fun starts at 5pm at Oronoco Park.

We have many new games this year for kids, bounce houses,

and gifts.

The Fire and Police Department and First Responders will be

there with fun activities.

If you would like to volunteer for kid events or have ideas,

please email oronococityhall@yahoo.com

Road work has begun in Cedar

Woodlands Subdivision.

Please be careful driving for the

safety of all.

Thank you for your patience until

the road work is complete.

City Hall has made some new

improvements over the last few

months. Please stop by City Hall to

see the new front doors and paintings

done by Shean Fritz.

The City Shop is now under way. Please

be careful around the construction site.

Upcoming Meetings & Events

July 10 - 7:00pm - P & Z

July 10 - 7:05pm - Public Hearing

July 10 - 7:20pm - Public Hearing

July 14 - 3:40pm - Personnel

July 14 - 6:30pm - Fire Department

July 15 - 7:00pm - Reg. City Council Meeting

July 16 - Noon - Seniors Group

July 21 - 6pm - DOGR

July - 6:30pm - Water and Sewer

July 28 - Water Bills are due by 11am

July 28 - 6:30pm - FD training

July - Start of Candidacy

July 31 - Office Closed

August 4 - 6:30pm - Parks

August 5 - 5pm to 8pm - NNO

August 11 - 6:30pm - EMR and FD

August 12 - 7am - Elections

August 14 - 7pm - P&Z

August 15 - Start of Gold Rush

Please check the Oronoco website for updates.

Thank you!

Thank you to everyone who makes this newsletter possible!