2018 Landscape & Home Expo on March 10 - Lakeville, MN

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    2018 Landscape & Home Expo on March 10
    The Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce is
    hosting its 2018 Landscape & Home Expo on
    Saturday, March 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

    The event takes place at Lakeville North High
    School (19600 Ipava Avenue) and will feature over
    150 exhibitors that can assist attendees with home
    improvement projects and services. Come visit with city staff members at this
    great event!

    Lakeville Ribbon Cuttings and Grand Openings
    On February 15, a ribbon cutting was held to
    celebrate The Property Geeks' downtown
    location and its new event space, The Bonus
    Room. Both businesses are located at 20908
    Holyoke Avenue (across from Lakeville Tire &
    Auto Service). For more information about the businesses, visit
    thepropertygeeks.com or thebonusroomlakeville.com.

    Alibi Drinkery is another new establishment in
    Downtown Lakeville. The bar restaurant has
    replaced Heavy Metal Grill, located at 20851
    Holyoke Avenue, and recently added a neon sign to their storefront.

Additional grand openings were held in late
February at Caribou Coffee & Einstein Bros.
Bagels, located at 17880 Kenwood Trail (near
Culver's), and Freddy's Frozen Custard &
Steakburgers, located at 16076 Pilot Knob Road
(near Hy-Vee).

To keep up with everything happening in the City
of Lakeville and view our economic development
videos, follow the City of Lakeville
on YouTube or Facebook!

Downtown Development Guide Being Updated
The City of Lakeville continues to work on updating
the Downtown Development Guide. The next public
meeting is Tuesday, March 6 at 6 p.m. in the Council
Chambers at City Hall. Open house attendees will
have an opportunity to see the current draft ideas for
the downtown district and voice their opinions on
the proposed land uses presented. This feedback
will be incorporated into the final vision and
Downtown Development Guide document.

Your feedback on the plan is appreciated! Share
your thoughts by taking this brief survey about
Downtown Lakeville.

Upcoming Open House Meetings Scheduled on the
Comprehensive Plan
Work on the City's Comprehensive Plan is
underway and the next round of
neighborhood meetings began on
February 27. All affected land owners will
receive a notice in the mail alerting them
to any land use designation changes, along
with an invitation to attend the appropriate
district meeting. All meetings are 6 p.m. to
7:30 p.m.

Comprehensive Plan meeting locations by district:
District 4 & 6 - Tuesday, March 6 - City Hall (Council Chambers)
District 5 - Tuesday, March 13 - Central Maintenance Facility
District 1 & 7 - Tuesday, March 20 - Water Treatment Facility (training room)

Career and College Transfer Fair Being Held at
Dakota County Technical College
Dakota County Technical College (DCTC)
in
Rosemount is hosting an on-campus
Career & College Transfer Fair on March 27 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The fair is focused on internship and employment opportunities for academic
programs at DCTC, along with transfer options for student career
advancement and/or four-year degrees and beyond. DCTC anticipates about
50 tables and around 80 representatives will attend. If your business would
like to take advantage of this unique opportunity to meet with motivated and
talented DCTC students, you can register online (the cost is $10 to
participate). If you'd like to learn more about the event, contact Jessica Ayub,
Director of Career Services at 651-423-8283 or jessica.ayub@dctc.edu.

Lakeville Works! Initiative Seeking Investors
The Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce
continues to build its list of investing business
partners for the Lakeville Works! Initiative. Eleven
companies have joined the effort since its launch in
November.

Lakeville Works! seeks to help employers from the
Transportation, Construction, Manufacturing and STEM (Science, Technology
and Math) industries recruit qualified applicants, train workers, and encourage
advancement on a career pathway and retain employees. Its vision is to build
a pipeline of skilled workers by cultivating collaboration among key partners
and identifying/addressing the industry's most fundamental training and skill
development needs.

Upcoming objectives include establishing an Advisory Board and launching a
Lakeville Jobs website. If you'd like to learn more, contact Chamber
President Tim Roche at 952-469-2020 or tim@lakevillechambercvb.org.

Building Permit Report
The City has issued building
permits with a total valuation of
$32,691,279 through February.
This compares to a total valuation of $32,795,368 for building permits issued
through February of 2017.

The City issued commercial and industrial permits with a total valuation of
$3,646,500 through February compared to a total valuation of $1,016,500
during the same period in 2017.

The City has issued permits for 49 single-family homes through February
with a total valuation of $15,507,000. This compares to 61 single-family home

permits through February of 2017 with a total valuation of $18,503,000.

According to the Builders Association of the Twin Cities, Lakeville has issued
the highest number of residential permits in the Twin Cities through
February, followed by Woodbury, Plymouth, Savage and Minneapolis.

Contact: City of Lakeville
         Community and Economic Development
         20195 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, MN 55044
         952-985-4420
         dolson@lakevillemn.gov