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Police Information Service
The Saint Paul Police Department has launched a new Community Information Service designed to deliver important, relevant, and timely information to residents using the latest technology. This service, Nixle, delivers important neighborhood-level public safety and community event notifications that are instantly sent to you by cell phone text message, email, and the web. There is NO advertising or Spam. Nixle is free (standard cell provider text message rates apply for those who chose to receive text alerts). The service is simple to use, reliable, and the information Nixle delivers comes directly from the Saint Paul Police Department.
We encourage you to register now and learn more. After you’ve registered, invite your neighbors, co-workers, and friends to join us so they too can get important and timely information about issues that matter to them.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO NIXLE.COM AND CONNECT WITH THE SAINT PAUL POLICE DEPARTMENT
ReStore Building Materials Outlet
Donate to the ReStore
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity's ReStore is a retail outlet where quality new and like-new building materials are sold at discounted prices. The ReStore sells vendor return, scratch and dent, over stock, and items donated by individual donors. The purpose of the ReStore is to generate revenue to fund Habitat homes, to provide low cost building materials to the public, to keep usable materials out of the land fill, and to increase the breadth of donations Habitat is able to accept
Donate
Donating to the ReStore not only helps you find a new home for unwanted or unused items, but also provides us with the inventory we need to resell to the public. Your donation also helps the environment by keeping usable goods out of landfills!
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Highland Park Farmers Market
The Highland Business Association is excited to announce the opening of the Highland Park Farmers Market. It will be located at the intersection of Ford and Cleveland behind Starbucks Coffee. The market is scheduled to open June 5th and will run until September 25th. The hours will be from 7:30 am to 11:30 am.
New Carbon Monoxide Alarm Requirement
A new State law took effect on August 1, 2009, which requires that all existing multi-family dwelling units must be equipped with one or more carbon monoxide (CO) alarms. This law is intended to prevent unnecessary deaths from CO poisoning caused by a malfunctioning appliance, which burns gas, wood, or other fossil fuels. Examples of appliances which produce carbon monoxide include a gas kitchen range or oven, furnace, water heater, gas or wood fireplace, and of course your motor vehicle.
Since the homes at Brandychase at Shepard Park are individually owned, it is the responsibility of each unit owner to comply with this new law. However, it is likely that many owners are unaware of this new requirement so we are providing you with this information so that you will know what is required and hopefully will comply and thereby protect yourselves and others from the potentially fatal effects of CO poisoning. It also is not difficult to envision the legal liability if someone should die in your home from carbon monoxide poisoning and you had not installed the required CO alarm.
Complying with this new law is easy and inexpensive and should not require a contractor. The alarms can be battery operated so no electrical wiring is required.
The law requires that a CO alarm be installed within 10 feet of each bedroom. If bedrooms are located on separate floors or in separate areas on the same level, additional carbon monoxide alarms are required within 10 feet of each of those areas. Instead of installing multiple CO alarms in the hallways, a separate alarm can be installed inside each bedroom, which is the easiest way to know that you are in compliance, and also provides the best protection. Carbon monoxide alarms are available at most hardware and building supply stores and at retailers such as Target or Walmart. Be sure that the packaging indicates that the alarm meets the latest Underwriters Laboratories Standard, known as UL-2034.
It is critical that the alarm be installed in the proper location within the room. They should not be placed in 'dead' air pockets such as in corners of rooms, at the junction of walls and ceilings, or within 36" of ventilation ducts. Be sure to install the alarm at the height specified in the manufacturer's installation instructions.
Do not confuse a carbon-monoxide-alarm with a smoke alarm. Smoke alarms are designed the smoke particles in the air. However, carbon monoxide is an invisible, odorless gas, which cannot be detected by a smoke alarm. There are combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarm available, but be sure it complies with UL-2034.
If you have additional questions concerning the new carbon monoxide alarm law, please contact the State Fire Marshal Division at 651-201-7200 or visit their website at www.fire.state.mn.us.
Neighborhood issues forum
HDC is sponsoring the creation of an online neighborhood issues forum. The forum is being hosted by E-Democracy.org and is currently in the recruitment stage. As soon as there are at least 100 registered participants, the forum will "go live" and provide an online place for Highland Park residents and businesses to discuss issues related to the neighborhood. Please join the forum by visiting http://www.e-democracy.org/highland and help spread the word to your Highland Park neighbors and friends.
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