Earth Hour
On Saturday, March 24 at 8:30 p.m., Eden Prairie's iconic water tower will go dark in observance of Earth Hour. Every year, millions of people around the world join the Earth Hour movement and switch off their lights for one hour to show support for protecting our planet and stopping climate change. The City of Eden Prairie has participated in this initiative for the past few years. More information about Earth Hour can be found at worldwildlife.org.

Mayor’s Water Conservation Pledge
Mayor Nancy Tyra-Lukens will once again challenge Eden Prairie residents to commit to conserve water and cut pollution by participating in the "Mayor's Challenge for Water Conservation." Beginning in April, this free online contest is a friendly competition between residents of cities across the nation to see who can be the most “water-wise.” Throughout the month of April, the mayor hopes to inspire City residents to make online pledges at mywaterpledge.com on behalf of Eden Prairie. By making the pledge, participants promise to follow a series of conservation measures for their homes, yards and cars, such as washing only full loads of laundry, fixing leaky faucets, and walking or biking short distances.

Permit Revenue Update
Year-to-date development revenue as of Feb. 27, 2018, was $578,165. For the same period last year, it was $286,981. It appears we are off to a fast and busy start for 2018.

Heritage Preservation Award
The City of Eden Prairie's Heritage Preservation Commission is now accepting nominations for the Heritage Preservation Award. The goal of the Heritage Preservation Award is to recognize an individual, family or business who has made an outstanding contribution to the preservation, rehabilitation, restoration and use of Eden Prairie's heritage resources. The deadline to submit a nomination is 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 13. Visit edenprairie.org/HeritageAward for additional details and an application. 

Parks and Recreation Spring/Summer Program Guide
Registration is now open for spring and summer parks and recreation programs. There is a range of options — everything from summer day camps to art classes to community events. The program guide can be found online at edenprairie.org/ParksBrochure [PDF] and you can register at edenprairie.org/Register. Keep in mind that programs fill quickly.

Board and Commission Orientation
The City attorney and I will be conducting an orientation session for all of our incoming board and commission members at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 27. Commission liaisons will also be present at this session to meet with their new members as they get ready to begin their Commission tenures in April.

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