Longtime Eagan City Administrator Tom Hedges is retiring in several weeks, and Eagan city officials are searching for a replacement.
Dakota County officials, Eagan City Council members and a handful of local business owners sparred over the future of a busy portion of Pilot Knob Road on Tuesday night.
Roughly 18 miles of city streets will likely be targeted for improvements starting this spring as part of the city's street management program.
Sen. Al Franken dusted off his Saturday Night Live comedy chops at Eagan High Monday afternoon, joking about a nuclear powered robot and a grandmother's concussion during a demonstration by the school's First Robotics Team.
Sen. Al Franken met this afternoon with counselors, safety experts and ISD 196 administrators at Dakota Hills Middle School.
The Eagan City Council plans to huddle up with local legislators at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday during a regular council meeting. The Pilot Knob Road corridor study is also on the agenda.
Franken will stop at Dakota Hills Middle School Monday afternoon to meet with school safety officials.
In other news around the South Metro area, the Rosemount Marching Band is selected to appear in next year's Tournament of Roses, and the Burnsville School Board hires an executive search firm in its quest for a new superintendent.
The city's three newly-elected legislators say budget solutions, health care reform and education funding will dominate the 2013 legislative session.
Also, Sen. Al Franken will be at Eagan's Dakota Hills Middle School on Monday to discuss school safety.
The Minnesota Valley Transit Authority wants residents' input on service changes to local bus routes in relation to the opening of the METRO Red Line rapid transit service.
Rep. John Kline (R-Burnsville) was the only Minnesota Republican to vote yes on the House bill, despite his misgivings.
The owner of the Diffley Marketplace wants to build a 5,580-square-foot, sit-down restaurant and a 9,424-square-foot retail building just east of the existing development.
Here's what you need to know to start the year off right.
The total number of Sheriff Sales in the first 11 months of 2012 was 1,422, compared to 1,821 for the same period last year.
A developer has asked the Eagan City Council to approve preliminary plans for a 5,580-square-foot restaurant and adjacent multi-tenant retail building.
In other news from around the South Metro region, Burnsville's 'first police chief' dies at 74, and the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Board of Education does away with late-start days.
More than 260 cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, have been reported in Dakota County this year
The Eagan restaurant and brewery has had three failed alcohol compliance checks in the last 36 months.
Eagan's city council will also discuss legislative priorities for 2013.
City officials hope the $15,000 study will help them hone their focus for the 47-acre Lockheed Martin site.
Homebuyers in Dakota County can now access fixed, low-interest mortgage financing along with a Mortgage Credit Certificate and up to $10,000 in downpayment and closing cost assistance.
Last week, the Dakota County Community Development Agency put plans into motion for a 27-unit affordable housing townhome complex in Eagan.
Because of the tax hike, many Eagan property owners will likely see a slight increase on the city's portion of their property tax statements next year.
A ceremony will be held from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6 at Eagan's city hall for the retiring city official.
The clinics are scheduled throughout the month of December.
The 3.5-acre park will be located to the south of the Paragon outlet mall development, adjacent to Cedar Grove Parkway.
Dakota County residents interested in serving on one of the county's advisory boards can learn more here.
Tuesday's meeting is a chance to ask questions of and talk with city staff regarding a proposed 3.3 percent tax hike and the city's preliminary 2013 budget.
On Tuesday, Paragon Outlet Partners LLC. cleared the last significant bureaucratic hurdle in its quest to build a 440,000-square-foot outlet mall in Eagan.
County officials hope the Red Line—a new rapid bus route stretching from the Mall of America to Lakeville, will bring a new wave of development to the area.
Eagan council members voted last night to give Eagan Fire Chief Mike Scott the sole authority to place or lift citywide burning bans. Councilors hope the shift will make the city more responsive to quickly changing fire conditions.
Eagan Patch regularly posts previews of important items on upcoming Eagan City Council agendas. Check out what the council is up to this week.
A letter from the Dakota Center for the Arts urging the council to promote public art at two large commercial developments in Eagan sparked a wider conversation last week.
Homestead classification-related tax deadlines are coming up.
Roughly 84 percent of registered voters in Eagan turned out to cast ballots on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
The Eagan City Council will convene at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday night at City Hall to hold a special council meeting.
The new site allows residents to share information from Dakota County on Facebook and Twitter, and separates the county's parks and library pages into their own websites.
Check out our citywide results for Eagan and a number of other Dakota County communities.
Eagan's legislative elections have already wrapped up, but Eagan Patch has a precinct-by-precinct breakdown of the Senate District 51 race between Jim Carlson and Ted Daley.