Fall 2012 Spring 2017

Alatus to Speak at MLWA Annual Meeting

Alatus, a Minneapolis-based developer, has

been chosen to head up the construction of

the 182 unit luxury apartment complex at

8400 Bass Lake Road next to the New Hope

Golf Course.

Construction will begin this month on the city

owned property. WANT TO LEARN MORE

ABOUT IT? Come to the 12th Annual

Meadow Lake Watershed Association

meeting. A representative from Alatus will be

there to speak on the construction project

and answer questions.

Saturday, April 22, 2017

9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Annual Meeting Agenda

Saturday April 22, 2017 New Hope Golf Course Clubhouse

9:30 Welcome and Introductions

9:45 Update on Meadow Lake Park Adopt-A-Plot Project

10:00 Alatus Housing Project Speakers: Alatus Representative, Bob Lux and City of New Hope Community Development Director, Jeff Sargent

11:15 What are MLWA's next steps?

11:30 Meeting Adjournment

MLWA Board of Directors Richard Buller: President

Jodi Taitt: Secretary • Cindy Mathison: Treasurer Members: Larry Green, Marcy and Bob Grant,

Meadow Lake Park Updates

Membership Invitation The Meadow Lake Watershed Association is a nonprofit organization with membership open to all of the approximately 300 homes in the watershed. Our purpose is to preserve and improve the quality and natural beauty of Meadow Lake, its wildlife and the surrounding environment. We provide opportunities for involvement in restoration projects in Meadow Lake Park and in the watershed area. We work with the city and other agencies who share our goals and through publications and meetings provide resources that serve both on and off lake residents. Annual on lake membership dues are $25. Those not on the lake are asked to contribute $10. We hope you will join and support us in our efforts. For your convenience an addressed

Native Plant Maintenance Over the last couple of years, the MLWA has been involved in introducing native plants along 150 feet of shoreline on the west side of the park. This year’s focus will be on maintaining these plantings. Five teams headed by board members have spearheaded the project. If you would like to participate in this community effort, contact

Spring Cleanup Day Meadow Lake Park Saturday, April 15

9:00 a.m. Yes, we know we are getting a little jump on Earth Day, which comes a week later but you can enjoy interacting with your neighbors while sharing the work and satis-faction of working on a community project.

How Well Do You Know Your Neighborhood? 1. For whom was Boone Avenue named?

a. Sarah Boone, African American inventor of a specialized ironing board (U.S. patent #473,653, issued in 1892)

b. Charlie Boone, legendary WCCO radio personality

c. Daniel Boone, American explorer and frontiersman

d. Alex Boone, Minnesota sports figure

2. What is the record for the lowest number of strokes on New Hope’s Municipal Golf Course?

a. 23 b. 25 c. 27 d. 29

Welcome to Our Neighborhood

These Trumpeter Swans were recently spotted on Meadow Lake. They are our largest native water fowl and America’s heaviest flying bird, weighing more than 25 pounds. In order to generate enough speed to get airborne, they require a 100 yard runway. Thankfully, our Meadow Lake provides the perfect take-off and landing strip. As Trumpeter swans usually mate for life,

we wish for them all the best.

Updated Website

The Meadow Lake Watershed Association web site will undergo some exciting changes in the coming weeks. We are in the process of updating pages covering general information of the MLWA and the status of projects designed to improve water quality and enhance conditions to support wildlife in and around the lake. A section highlighting the resources available on the site will be added. Plans for future growth including association news and events, pages drawing attention to wildlife sightings, and notes on aquatic vegetation will make the site a resource to return to again and again. New site address is:

Answer Key:

1. c. Daniel Boone The name for Boone Avenue was chosen during the development of St. Louis Park. New Hope kept the name as development extended north.

The name “Boone” was chosen by Mrs. Marlys Westling, when she and her husband subdivided their property north of Minnetonka Blvd. She chose the name to honor the American Frontiersman whom she claimed as a distant relative. (http://slphistory.org/streetnames)

2. a. 23

David Ottinger and Jim “Woody” Kuebelbeck hold this score, according to the plaque hanging in the club house. Spring is here. Get those clubs out of storage

Meadow Lake Watershed

8441 Meadow Lake Road North New Hope, MN 55428

Come and learn more April 22