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City Council begins planning for future of streets BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR
CIRCLE PINES — Now that the city has completed its series of street projects, it looks to come up with another plan that will guide future improvements and maintenance. Last November, the city celebrated the culmination of the largest investment in city’s history —$40.8 million, to be exact. Back in 2006, the City Council agreed it was time to start focusing on streets and to develop a plan that would address the city’s infrastructure needs, all while making the financing work. It took a couple of years to get all of that in motion, but the first project kicked off in 2008, and subsequent projects took place every two years. The last project was completed in 2022. Now a year later, the city is kicking off its new pavement management plan, which will guide the city for the next several years. City Engineer Eric Eckman, of WSB, explained that over the summer, the firm inspected the 17.3 miles of roadways within the city and the report was finalized this fall. The average pavement condition index (PCI) for city streets is 84.4 out of 100. Most cities aim to be around 80%. “That is amazing,” Eckman said. “Most of that has everything to do with past councils’ push to fix the roads and make that investment.
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Here comes Santa Santa has already visited Centerville, but don’t fear — He will visit Circle Pines next on Thursday, Dec. 7 starting at 5:30 p.m. Santa will join the Centennial Fire District in collecting non-perishable food items and new, unwrapped toys. All the donations will be given to the Centennial Community Food Shelf.
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Nonprofit hospice eager to recruit volunteers BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR
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approximately 70. “The majority of them are companion volunteers, so they are providing that loving, comforting presence to patients,” Egan explained. “They also provide respite care for primary caregivers, because it’s exhausting.” Volunteers also help with bereavement calls and quality of care calls. Grace Hospice also has volunteer death doulas, who are trained in death and the dying process to help people through
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Grace Hospice is in need of volunteers to serve its patients, both pet and human.
Grace Hospice is eagerly looking to recruit volunteers — pet and human — to bring a bit of comfort and joy to its patients. Grace Hospice is a faithbased, nonprofit organization that follows the grassroots philosophy of hospice, which is service rich in spiritual care and volunteerism. Grace Hospice serves people with terminal illnesses in seven counties in and around the Twin Cities. Although Grace Hospice has an office
in Minneapolis, its clients are served wherever they call home. Volunteer Coordinator Denise Egan says Grace Hospice provides the same services other hospice providers offer, and then some. In addition to physician oversight, nursing and social workers, Grace Hospice also provides chaplains, massage therapists and music therapists. Egan says what distinguishes Grace above all else is its “fantastic team” of volunteers. “They are really integral to what we do,” Egan said. Currently, Grace has a team of
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