Hamel Community Building

February 24, 2023 by

HOW TO RENT THE COMMUNITY BUILDING

  1. Contact the facility manager at 763-458-1838 to confirm date availability. Applications received without confirming date availability with the facility manager will be cancelled and are subject to a $25 fine.
  2. Once you receive confirmation the date is available, fill out rental paperwork and complete payment. The options are:
    1. Complete paperwork and payment online here
    2. Complete paperwork and payment in-person at Medina City Hall
    3. Mail paperwork and payment to Medina City Hall

IMPORTANT: Reservations will not be confirmed until completed paperwork and payment is received.

 

ABOUT 

The Hamel Community Building is located at 3200 Mill Street, directly behind Farmers State Bank of Hamel off of Hamel Road. When coming off of Highway 55, turn South on Hamel Road or Sioux Drive into Uptown Hamel.

The Community Building is available at a reasonable cost. 2023 Pricing and Deposit Information.

The Community Building has capacity for 120 banquet guests or 150 theater (conference) seating.  It offers a food preparation kitchenette with an industrial fridge and freezer, large sinks, coffee maker, ample counter space and a kitchen service window.  A covered patio area overlooking the park allows for enjoying the lovely park with outside picnicking which includes access to a fire pit.

It is located in Hamel Legion Park, with close access to several recreational activities including six baseball fields, tennis courts, basketball court, soccer fields, large play structures, a volleyball court and easy access to trails. During the winter months, the Park also offers ice skating facilities, a sledding hill and warming house.

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Hennepin County’s All-Hazard Mitigation Plan

February 13, 2023 by

Hennepin County Emergency Management is updating the All-Hazard Mitigation Plan, as required by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Local jurisdictions are required to update the plan every five years to remain eligible for pre-disaster and post-disaster mitigation grant programs.

Community involvement and feedback are vital to the success of the plan. The information you provide by completing the survey below will help us better understand your hazard concerns and can lead to mitigation activities that can help lessen the impact of future hazard events.

Click here to take the survey

What is Hazard Mitigation?

Hazard Mitigation is any sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property from natural hazards, such as flooding, storms, high winds, wildfires, etc. Some examples include:

  • Retrofitting water supply systems
  • Stabilizing erosion hazard areas
  • Elevating or retrofitting structures and utilities
  • Building public safe rooms

Mitigation efforts undertaken by communities help to minimize damage to buildings and infrastructure, as well as natural, cultural, and historic resources.

Why Plan?

Hazard Mitigation planning helps emergency management planners to identify the types of hazards that could affect Hennepin County. Hazard Mitigation planning also helps emergency managers and communities to identify actions that can help to reduce losses from those hazards. Ultimately, hazard mitigation planning helps to protect the residents of Hennepin County.

Planning also helps to identify vulnerabilities and develop strategies to reduce the potential impacts of hazards. Building partnerships and reducing duplication of effort among organizations with similar goals is also a benefit of mitigation planning.

In the end, Hazard Mitigation planning helps to build communities that are more resilient to disaster and increases public awareness of local hazards and disaster preparedness.

 

For more about Hennepin County Emergency Management or to view a public copy of the 2018 All-Hazards Mitigation Plan, click the link below:

Emergency Management | Hennepin County

 

More information about hazard mitigation:

Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management

Federal Emergency Management Agency

The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000

44 CFR 201

42 U.S.C. 5165 (Stafford Act, Section 322)

42 U.S.C. 4104c (National Flood Insurance Act, Section 1366)

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2023 Property Tax Information

December 21, 2022 by

Property Tax Information is Available from the Resources Below

Information about property taxes is available from Hennepin County at: Property taxes | Hennepin County

Information about property tax refunds is available from the Minnesota Department of Revenue at: Property Tax Refund | Minnesota Department of Revenue (state.mn.us)

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Resident Input Requested

December 15, 2022 by

The Federal Communications Commission, the federal agency that regulates communication including radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable, is requesting input from residents about their broadband access.  This new tool allows the public to input their address and find out who serves their area and report inaccurate information in the current maps.

To ensure that the maps are constantly improving, the system allows consumers and others to challenge inaccuracies and provide feedback. Individuals who see that the information on the maps does not match up with what they know from their lived experience will be able to submit challenges, or request corrections, directly through the map interface.

Federal broadband grants will be distributed based on the new map. Please provide your input to help improve broadband access in Medina.

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2023 Recycling Calendar

February 5, 0202 by

The 2023 Recycling Collection Schedule is now available here! Collection is every other Wednesday.

Residents north on Hwy 55 or west of Co Rd 19 will be serviced on blue weeks. Residents on Sycamore Trail and Baker Park Road will be serviced on gray weeks. Residents south of Hwy 55 and east of Co Rd 19 will be serviced on gray weeks.

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