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Stevens Point is the Sixth Best Place to Live and one of the Top 10 Dreamtowns in the USA |
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| Snow Removal from Stevens Point Fire Hydrants The Stevens Point Water & Wastewater Departments ask all Stevens Point water customers to please remove all snow from around the fire hydrants in the area near your property as a courtesy so the Stevens Point Fire Department can have quick access to the fire hydrants in case of emergency. Thank you! |
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| About "Snow Emergency" Declarations When a Snow Emergency is put into effect in the City of Stevens Point, no person may park, stop, or leave any vehicle upon the streets or any portions of the streets in the city during the snow emergency. Any vehicles in violation will be ticketed and towed by the Police Department in order to allow the Street Department the opportunity to clear city streets of the recently fallen snow. During times of heavy snowfall, stay tuned in to local radio stations and other news media, and avoid parking on city streets if they have not been cleared of snow, in anticipation of a Snow Emergency declaration. |
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| Goerke Park Skating Rinks and Iverson Winter Sports
Area Open The outdoor skating and hockey rinks in Goerke Park and the Iverson Park sled hills and one toboggan run are open. Warming houses in both Iverson and Goerke parks are open and both parks are staffed during normal operating hours. Get more information about outdoor Winter sports. |
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| Visit the Mayor's Office Mayor Andrew Halverson has recorded a new episode of his TV program "The Mayor's Office" which you can see on Community Television, channel 984 on Charter digital and 95 on Charter analog cable. In this episode, Mayor Halverson and his guest Comptroller/Treasurer John Schlice discuss the 2009 City of Stevens Point budget and the work that went into developing it. The budget will be voted on by the Common Council at a special meeting on December 3. "The Mayor's Office" can be seen on Community TV at the following times: Mondays at 6:30 p.m., Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m., Wednesdays at 7:00 a.m., Thursdays at 7:00 p.m., Fridays at 5:30 p.m., and Saturdays at 1:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Watch "The Mayor's Office" Episode 4 here. |
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| Stevens Point listed in Top 10 Dreamtowns In an article titled, "Dreamtowns that offer refuge from big cities and congested suburbs," Bizjournals says many residents of big cities and inner-ring suburbs would prefer to live on the suburban fringe or in small-town America. The best place for them to go, according to Bizjournals, is found in their analysis of 140 micropolitan areas which identifies America's 10 dreamtowns, "the small towns that offer the best quality of life without metropolitan hassles." Bizjournals compared 140 micropolitan areas in 20 statistical categories, using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. A micropolitan area, they say, consists of a central community with 10,000 to 50,000 residents, and the surrounding countryside. "It is, in effect, a small-scale version of a metropolitan area." The study was inspired by heavy public interest in small-town life. Its aim was to identify communities that would be most attractive to people considering moving to such a place. The highest scores went to "well-rounded places with light traffic, healthy economies, moderate costs of living, impressive housing stocks, strong educational systems, and easy access to big-city attractions." Stevens Point was listed in the Top 10 out of the 140 areas studied. The Bizjournals profile of Stevens Point says, "This is easily the most affordable of America's 10 dreamtowns. The cost of a typical home is $28,500 lower in Stevens Point than in Mankato, the second-cheapest place on this elite list. Other pluses in Stevens Point are short commutes, strong schools and a sizable stock of big houses." Read the Bizjournals article about Dreamtowns. See the Bizjournals profile of Stevens Point. |
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