---

The water usage restrictions that were in effect in Wyoming city the latter part of this summer/and early fall are now lifted.  The area received sufficient rainfall amounts the last several weeks for bans to come off in urban areas of over 1,000 populations.  Wyoming City Council rescinded the ban at last week’s meeting and signs posted at entryways to the city should be taken down by now.

Wyoming has a regulation spelling out a watering schedule, that is part of city ordinance, however, that remains in effect. Addresses ending in even numbers may sprinkle lawns on even days and odd-number addresses may water lawns on odd numbered days of the month.  

Watering is most effective (not subjected to evaporation, etc. ) when it’s not done in the middle of the day— so Wyoming asks that you not irrigate from about 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

In other news: Wyoming invites the public to its Christmas holiday tree lighting ceremony at Railroad Park, Saturday, December 2 at 4:30 to 6 p.m.

The city council also established 2024 polling places.  

The Maranatha Church on Forest Boulevard and St. Paul Lutheran on Wyoming Trail are the election balloting sites for the two precincts in the city.

The assessment rolls were adopted for the East Viking Boulevard improvements. There are 48 and a half units covering 20 percent of the project’s assessible costs. Per unit charge will be $7,190.  The city covers 80 percent.

A handful of citizens asked during the assessment hearing if it would be possible to prohibit truck traffic on the improved stretch heading to Polaris.  They remarked how nice it was to have a detour route for the trucks while the project was underway.  The bridge (culvert) replacement work is complete as of last week.

Also, traffic that got around the work zone on Glen Oak will no longer be diverted there, the engineering team reported.  

The city has no authority to randomly close East Viking to trucking, though.  The street is built to a commercial standard to stand up under the heavier use.  City Administrator Robb Linwood explained the original development was done under an agreement the east portion of Viking (from Chisago City) is meant to be for Polaris employees.  Access for commercial delivery is from the freeway and the west.

Council was unanimous in asking staff to review the legal aspects of the agreement and pursue a traffic study if weather allows, or wait until spring.

County Commissioner Ben Montzka gave an update on county issues and budgeting.

In public comment a resident asked about. “finishing” painting the water tower near Split Rocks entertainment complex.  The tower is only being painted on the upper portion, Linwood explained.  The lower part is concrete and it is generally not coated.  This also results in cost savings, over other styles of water storage, he added.

---