Osseo’s Mayor’s Minutes: Duane Poppe Talks About Water Data, Police, and Upcoming Events
Mayor Duane Poppe says the city is collecting data on water usage in the city.
“Now that we have new water meters, it’s been a year of data. We realize there needs to be some tweaks to it because it was out pricing the average resident of Osseo,” said Poppe.
Osseo started replacing water meters in 2021.
Osseo is looking for more police officers
Poppe explains that the Osseo Police Department is working on some policy and restructuring with in the department to help retain officers.
“We created a Lieutenant position within our department to allow for some advancement of some officers and that was traditionally some of the issue over time,” said Poppe.
Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop – Saturday March 18th
From 10:30 am to 12:00 pm on March 18, Melissa Wilsford of the Rustic Hills Garden Company will lead a workshop on how to prune fruit trees. The event will happen in the orchard, which is located on the east side of the city, adjacent to Highway 169, at the corner of 2nd Street SE and 8th Avenue SE.
At the workshop, attendees will learn about dormant pruning for the various types of fruit trees at the Osseo Orchard (apple, pear, cherry, plum, & apricot) and have an opportunity to try out their skills during the second half of the class. Donations to cover the cost of the class will be accepted, with a suggestion of $10-20 per attendee.
Sign up, and feel free to include any questions that you might have. Registrations will be limited to 20 participants.
