Oakdale Announces Movie Night, Night to Unite Registration Deadline
The city of Oakdale will host its first Movie in the Park event Friday at the Walton Park Bandshell, featuring a screening of Moana 2 beginning around 9:15 p.m.
Oakdale Recreation and the Police Department are organizing the event, encouraging residents to bring chairs and blankets for the outdoor screening.
The city also issued a final call for Night to Unite registration, with the deadline set for Friday. The community event, scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 5, allows residents to invite Oakdale Fire, Police and elected officials to neighborhood gatherings. Residents planning to host events and requesting official visits must register on the city website at oakdalemn.gov.
City officials addressed recent resident concerns about increased power outages during severe weather. Trees near above-ground power lines were identified as a leading cause of outages. While Xcel Energy maintains vegetation within 10 feet of power lines, residents are responsible for trees beyond that distance, particularly dead and dying trees.
The city emphasized that maintaining reliable power service requires cooperation between the utility company and property owners in managing vegetation near power infrastructure.
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This Monday Morning Minute from July 21, 2025 covers three main topics: an upcoming Movie in the Park event featuring Moana 2, registration deadline for Night to Unite neighborhood gatherings, and information about power outages caused by trees near power lines.
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[0:05] Welcome back to the Monday Morning Minute
for July 21. Let's get 60 seconds on the
[0:09] clock and get started. This Friday is our first
Movie in the Park at the Walton Park Bandshell.
[0:13] Oakdale Recreation and the Police Department
will be showing Moana 2 starting around 9:15
[0:18] PM. So grab some chairs and blankets and join us.
Night to Unite is just two weeks away on Tuesday,
[0:24] August . This is the City's final call to invite
Oakdale Fire, Police, and or elected officials to
[0:29] your neighborhood gathering. If you plan to
host an event and would like us to stop by,
[0:33] please register on the City website,
oakdalemn.gov, by this Friday. Finally,
[0:38] a number of residents have reached out lately
about what seems like an uptick in power outages
[0:42] as severe weather rolls through. A leading
cause of these power outages are trees near
[0:46] the above ground power lines, and keeping
everyone's lights on is a team effort.
[0:51] Xcel Energy will take care of vegetation within 10
feet of power lines, but residents are responsible
[0:55] for trees beyond that, especially when it comes
to dead and dying trees. For more information,
[1:00] check out the link provided. That's it. I'm
out of time. Have a great week, Oakdale.
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