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Edina July 7, 2011 • V41.27

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New Edina senior facility must move noisy air unit Relocation could be delayed to fall due to heat BY KATIE MINTZ • SUN NEWSPAPERS A new senior housing facility in Edina is feeling the heat over its large air conditioning unit. After neighbors began to complain about a 12-foot-tall chiller at Ebenezer’s York Gardens, 3451 Parklawn Ave., city staff discovered it was not included in the approved site or building permit plans and exceeds state noise regulations. Project representatives appeared before the Edina Planning Commission Wednesday, June 29, to request a site plan amendment to move it to the other side of the assisted living and memory care center – an estimated $86,000 cost. “This is an embarrassment for you,” as well as city staff and officials, Commission Chair Floyd Grabiel said. “We need to make sure in the future that when we have final site plan reviews everything that’s going be part of that site is on the site plan review, because we don’t want to do this again.” According to City Planner Cary Teague, the unit on the west side of the building is approximately 17 feet from its lot line along Edinborough Way. By city definition, the unit is considered an accesAIR: TO PAGE 18

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At the “America the Beautiful” Edina Fourth of July Parade the Zurah Shrine Funsters act as silly as they look for parade goers. (Photo by Billie Jo Rassat • Sun Newspapers)

Fourth of July City launches website for public input EdinaCitizenEngagement.org features discussions on hot topics in the city BY KATIE MINTZ • SUN NEWSPAPERS As cities launch Twitter accounts and Facebook pages, Edina is taking its social media presence to the next

level. The city hosted its first live online chat Wednesday, June 29, on a new website aimed at getting input on important, near-term issues.

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