City of Prior Lake, MN - Mayor's Columns

Mayor's Columns & Speeches
To keep residents informed about city affairs, Mayor Jack Haugen writes occasional columns for the Prior Lake American and the City's Wavelength publication. His State of the City addresses are also available here and in DVD form.

Below is the archive of the mayor's columns since June 1, 2005, including the topics discussed, the publication to which they were submitted, and the publication month.

Future columns will be posted here as they become available.

TOPIC	PUBLICATION	DATE
Memorial Day Speech	PLA	May '09
Focus on Our Mission and Vision	PLA	April '09
The State of the City Address 2009	PLA	Feb. '09
Partnerships: Doing More with Less	PLA	Jan. '09
Protecting Safety and Health of Kids	PLA	Dec. '08
Embracing the Changes Around Us	PLA	Nov. '08
Plenty of Seasons for Optimism	PLA	Oct. '08
The Model of a Safer Community	PLA	Aug. '08
Growing the Legacy of the Lake	PLA	July '08
A Strong Foundation For Our Future	PLA	June '08
Examining Refuse Collection Options	PLA	May '08
Warming to a New Spring Season	PLA	April '08
Proposed Reorganization Benefits	PLA/ThisWeek	March '08
State of the City	PLA/ThisWeek	Feb. '08
The Essence of Government	PLAmerican	Dec. '07
Moderation in 2008 Budgeting	PLA/ThisWeek	Nov. '07
A Safer Community For Kids	PLA/ThisWeek	Oct. '07
Committed To a Safe Prior Lake	PLA/ThisWeek	Oct. '07
City Budget and Financial Matters	PLA/ThisWeek	Sept. '07
Our Quality of Life is Not Automatic	PLA/ThisWeek	Aug. '07
Lakefront Days and Small-town Values	PLA/ThisWeek	July '07
Nature and Community Development	PLAmerican	July '07
Safe and Healthy Community	PLA/ThisWeek	June '07
Endless Summer Recreation 2007	PLA/ThisWeek	June '07
Memorial Day Speech	PLA/ThisWeek	May '07
Long-term Road Investments	PLA/ThisWeek	May '07
Fire Station No. 2	PLA/ThisWeek	April '07
Spring in Prior Lake	PLA/ThisWeek	April '07
County Road Reconstruction	PLA/ThisWeek	March '07
Lake and Park Advisory Committees	PLA/TheWeek	March '07
Advancing our Vision Together	PLA/ThisWeek	Feb. '07
Long-range Planning Committee	PLA/ThisWeek	Jan. '07
City Hall: A Source of Community Pride	PLA/ThisWeek	Jan. '07
New City Hall and Police Station	PLA/ThisWeek	Dec. '06
Dornbush Resignation	PLA/ThisWeek	Dec. '06
Determining Our Own Tomorrow	Wavelength	Dec. '06
Change Mandated By Growth	Wavelength	Nov. '06
The Proper Role of Government	Wavelength	Oct. '06
Northwoods and the role of government	Wavelength	Sept. '06
Public safety needs being addressed	PLA/This Week	April '06
Downtown's Past & Future Converge	PLA/This Week	March '06
SMSC Trust Issue	PLA/This Week	Dec. '05
Second Term Challenges	PLA/This Week	Nov. '05
Welcome to Lakefront Days	PL American	July '05
Preserving Heritage of Our Community	PL American	June '05

Past State of the City Addresses

Here are transcripts of the mayor's most recent State of the City addresses.

The State of the City 2009 -- Streaming Video

State of the City 2008 -- PowerPoint

State of the City 2007

State of the City 2006

State of the City 2005 -- PowerPoint

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