The EP City Council on Jan. 2 will discuss a $988,300 contract with BKV Group for the Police Department’s remodeling.
Author: Mark Weber
Mark Weber
Mark joined the Eden Prairie News as a reporter in 1979, just five years after its start, and spent the next 34 years in various roles including editor and publisher, as well as general manager of the parent company, Southwest Newspapers. He also published Edible Twin Cities magazine. His encore career was serving the nonprofit Eden Prairie Community Foundation as executive director. Mark is now retired. He and his wife, Roma, have two grown sons and a daughter-in-law, as well as two grandsons. They have lived in Eden Prairie since 1984. "I hope the many words I have typed over the years have helped people understand the world around them."
Larry Koch, a board member of the Riley Purgatory Creek Watershed District, has filed a lawsuit against the district and its administrator over a decision to purchase 28 acres of land in Eden Prairie for $5.775 million.
Eden Prairie uses a $2.8 million state grant to retire fire truck debt, easing the financial path for the Police Department’s city hall relocation.
A.M. Rotary members Irene Kelly and Tim Conners cite the rich culture of the Minneapolis area as a contributor to the region’s quality of life.
Stan Tekiela, director of Eden Prairie’s Outdoor Center, is set to retire on Jan. 2 after 24 years of leading the facility.
Eden Prairie implements new sustainable building standards, aiming for a net zero carbon footprint by 2050, focusing on LEED compliance and green initiatives.
Aldevron has purchased an existing building at 7075 Flying Cloud Drive and is asking the city to approve the construction of a two-story, 96,244-square-foot addition and remodeling of the overall building.
A biotech company that purchased a northeastern Eden Prairie building last year is seeking city approval for a major addition to that building. Aldevron – a Fargo, North Dakota-based company that develops and manufactures plasmid DNA, RNA, and proteins for research scientists and others in the biotech industry – is asking the Eden Prairie Planning Commission on Monday, Dec. 11, to endorse the construction of a two-story, 96,244-square-foot addition to its existing building at 7075 Flying Cloud Drive, which is east of Highway 212 and south of Shady Oak Road, close to the new Golden Triangle LRT station. The planning…
The Eden Prairie police chief would like a more diverse department, at a time when there’s a shortage of police officers across the country. So, he’s being given 2024 money to start a police cadet program, with the City of Eden Prairie helping to pay law enforcement schooling for up to four cadets in hopes of attracting more non-traditional officer candidates. It’s one of several new initiatives that are part of a 2024 city budget approved Tuesday, Dec. 5, by the Eden Prairie City Council. A study of the city’s duty-crew model of firefighting is another. They contribute to the…
A familiar eyesore – the ruins of a former Burger King restaurant at the corner of Highway 5 and County Road 4 (Eden Prairie Road) – may disappear in 2024. That’s because the Eden Prairie City Council on Tuesday, Dec. 5, approved plans to build a Crew Carwash on the property. The preliminary approval was unanimous; Crew Carwash needs to return in a few weeks for final approval. Why it matters: The automatic car wash would, finally, mean an end to the blight that is the southeast corner of Highway 5 and County Road 4. As part of this project,…