“We've been around since 1958, established by an act of state congress. We serve the Seven Counties in the metro area and our governance is the County Commissioners... we're funded by property taxes from residents so the median home in the Twin Cities pays about $10.80 per year for mosquito control.”

“We practice what's called integrated Pest Management or IPM. It's basically the idea that our program is going to take the most environmentally safe methods to control mosquitoes to make sure that we're just targeting the specific insects that we want to eliminate without causing what we call our non-target impacts.”

“The main ingredient we use is called BTI, Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis. It's used worldwide because it's very specifically targeted to control mosquito larvae. It disrupts the gut of a mosquito larvae, and so it basically kills them when they're in the larval stage, but the specific strain of bacteria that's on BTI only targets mosquito larvae.”

“Based on last year's surveillance data and last year's precipitation, our model that our lab put together says that this year is going to be a bad year for Cattail mosquitoes. We're going to see a big surge this year compared to the past three years that have been very low.”

“Bug spray is the gold standard. But then we say long, light, loose—long sleeves, light colors, loose fitting. They're not attracted to light colors as much as they are to bright or dark colors.”

“Permethrin is very effective. It's actually not considered a repellent; it's considered an insecticide. So it'll control—it'll keep all insects off of you. I recommend it for people who are big hikers or campers who are going to be in the deep woods. Spray it on your pants, on your shoes, on your gear. It'll keep mosquitoes and ticks off, and it's very safe and really effective.”

“The Lakeville Police Department exists to ensure an excellent quality of life in Lakeville by serving and protecting in a professional and innovative way.”

“These are calls that go into 911 that they filter at their level where there's no need for Public Safety emergencies—so no weapons, no threats of violence, no threats of anybody being harmed at the time. They push those calls off directly to our crisis response unit at Dakota County who then pick that up and work with those individuals.”

“We don't do a lot of pursuits anymore. We have a pretty stringent policy to keep people safe. But we do train all of our new staff in this PIT technique, which is really tried to use at the outset to prevent a chase from happening in the first place.”

“The Fire Relief Association is basically the pension fund for our paid and volunteer firefighters and this will shorten their vesting schedule and change the compensation to their board members.”

“The background check was conducted and everything was fine to go forward.”

“We're here to seek a preliminary plat approval for the second phase of our project at Antlers Ridge which is over by Merck's Towing.”

“The first preliminary plat for the entire development was approved for 54 units... this is the revised preliminary plat because there's an additional six units. Back in 2023 the original preliminary plat was approved and the first phase final plat for the first 34 town homes/twin homes was approved July 24.”

“These homes will not be built until that extension can be made there is a very minor or small drainage easement that requires vacation.”

“The access then to Kendrick is not going to happen probably for some time correct? I was thinking that there because you can see right into the property from Kendrick right now. I was thinking that was going to be the access point.”