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In today's newsletter:

• How much more will Mendota Heights homeowners pay in 2027 taxes?

Also on today's calendar: Coffee & Cribbage and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Who's in favor of bringing back Roman Numerals? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Clouds breaking for some sun, with a high of 70 and low of 58 degrees.
• Saturday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., temps: high: 63, low: 56.
• Sunday: Dull and dreary, with a high of 67 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• How Much Are Property Taxes Going up in 2027? (weststpaulreader.com) — Mendota Heights homeowners are looking at a proposed 4.42% city levy increase for 2027, adding about $66 to the annual tax bill on a median $553,200 home, one of the lowest hikes in Dakota County. The article explains how preliminary levies work, why costs are rising, and reminds residents they can weigh in at upcoming public budget hearings before final approval in December.
   

📸 Around Mendota Heights

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mendota Heights

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• Warrior 5K Run/Walk and Family Mile →
  Mendota Heights

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Other local events

Tuesday September 29
• Feeding Your Baby
  Wescott Large Meeting Room, Wescott Library
  10:00 am
• Storytime for 2s-6s
  Pleasant Hill Large Meeting Room, Pleasant Hill Library
  10:00 am
Wednesday September 30
• 2026 Meet The Chamber
  Think Bank, 4245 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Eagan
  8:45 am
• Coffee & Cribbage →
  Par 3 Community Golf Course, 1695 Dodd Road, Mendota Heights
  9:00 am
• Heritage Library Evening Book Discussion Group
  Heritage Large Meeting Room, Heritage Library
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 1
• Walking Group →
  Mendota Heights, MN Calendar Mendota Heights, MN 55118
  9:00 am
• 500 Card Game Group →
  Mendota Heights, MN Calendar, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights
  10:00 am
• Storytime for Babies
  Pleasant Hill Large Meeting Room, Pleasant Hill Library
  10:00 am
• Heritage Library Afternoon Book Discussion Group
  Heritage Large Meeting Room, Heritage Library
  12:30 pm
• Fall Festival
  Mendota Elementary
  5:15 pm
• Tour de Rec- Cookies & Crafts →
  Mendota Heights, MN Calendar, 230 Bernard St. W., West St. Paul
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Acosta posted a job opening for Grocery Reset Merchandiser in Inver Grove Heights. Apply here.
• Minnesota Service Cooperatives posted a job opening for FUSION ALC Activity Assistant in Minneapolis. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mendota Heights here.

🗞 Nearby News

West St. Paul

• Police Nuisance Calls Drop More Than 90% at West St. Paul Apartment Building (limitless-news.com)
• 2026 Election: Minnesota Senate District 65 (weststpaulreader.com)
• Gopher Teammates Mesones and Dusenbery Headed to U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball (mngolf.org)

Eagan

• No. 3 Crimson win seven in a row (hometownsource.com)
• Metcalf demolition bids received (hometownsource.com)
• Rep. Craig Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Reform America's Immigration System, Hold ICE Accountable (house.gov)

St. Paul

• Sex Noises, Photoshops, A Hand On The Thigh: St. Paul Mayor's Alleged Conduct (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I for 1. (Thank you Bill L. for sending it in!)
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