Chanhassen Plans Summer Events, Addresses Pothole Repairs
The City of Chanhassen announced upcoming community events and infrastructure improvements during its Thursday community update, highlighting recent successes and summer programming.
The city reported strong attendance at last Saturday's Easter egg hunt at City Central Park, with 555 children participating alongside 46 high school volunteers and eight local businesses providing activities. The event featured 4,500 eggs and distributed 13,000 pieces of candy.
Upcoming events include a Garden Tool Swap scheduled for Saturday at the Chanhassen Rec Center and a summer concert series launching in June at Lake Anne Park. Hackamore Brewing will partner with the city for this year's concert series. The city also announced its Memorial Day ceremony set for May 26 at the Al Klingal Huts Pavilion in Lake Anne Park, featuring guest speaker John Lovevald, a 25-year Army and National Guard veteran who has spent eight years working to end veteran homelessness in Minnesota.
City staff addressed seasonal road maintenance, announcing that crews have begun pothole repairs throughout the community. Starting April 28, the city will bring in a contractor to accelerate repair work and cover additional areas.
Drew Zarsky, identified as the city's senior pothole correspondent, said the contractor addition aims to complete repairs faster and provide smoother roads for residents.
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[0:03] it is Thursday April 24th and this is
[0:05] the Chan Check-in And thank you to all
[0:07] of you who came out to this past
[0:08] Saturday's Easter egg hunt here at City
[0:11] Central Park We had 555 kids 46 high
[0:15] school volunteers eight businesses that
[0:17] provided games and activities 4,500 eggs
[0:20] and 13,000 pieces of candy Just can't
[0:23] wait for our next city event well good
[0:25] news We have one coming up this Saturday
[0:27] the Garden Tool Swap which is going to
[0:29] take place at the Chanhassen Rec Center
[0:31] And we just finalized the lineup for our
[0:33] summer concert series which kicks off
[0:35] this June here at Lake Anne Park And
[0:38] we're thrilled that Hackamore Brewing
[0:39] has agreed to be our partner on this
[0:41] year's series And of course don't forget
[0:43] about our Memorial Day ceremony May 26
[0:46] here at Lake Anne Park at the Al Klingal
[0:48] Huts Pavilion John Lovevald a 25-y year
[0:51] Army and National Guard veteran who has
[0:53] dedicated the past eight years to ending
[0:55] veteran homelessness in Minnesota will
[0:57] be our speaker In less good news it's
[1:00] pothole season But good news we're going
[1:02] to fix them for you And for that we're
[1:04] going to go live now to our senior
[1:05] pothole correspondent Drew Zarsky That's
[1:08] right Patrick I'm out here on city
[1:10] streets getting the scoop A scoop of
[1:12] pothole filler that is Our city crews
[1:14] are already out making repairs and
[1:16] starting April 28th a contractor will be
[1:19] brought in to cover more ground It's all
[1:21] about getting the job done faster for a
[1:23] smoother ride Back to you All right
[1:25] that's it for now We'll check in with
[1:27] you next week
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