Jason Egerstrom

This document outlines the vision for Madison's Place, an inclusive playground developed by the Madison Clair Foundation. The project aims to provide an accessible play environment for children of all abilities, addressing the lack of inclusive spaces for those with disabilities. The plan involves creating a 16,000-square-foot playground featuring rubberized surfaces, ramps for wheelchairs, quiet spaces for children with autism, and diverse play structures. The overarching goal is to foster friendships, build a sense of community, and promote inclusion among children from an early age, ensuring special needs are not isolated within the community.

This document outlines three strategic priorities for the City of Woodbury's 2022-2024 cycle. The key focus areas include the implementation of drinking water treatment to address PFAS contamination and ensure water quality, enhancing public safety through crime prevention, education, and community engagement, and improving environmental stewardship by developing an action plan for sustainability and resilience. The plan aims to provide research and information for informed decision-making on long-term city initiatives.

The meeting served as an annual event to connect with and recognize the Woodbury business community, which involved hearing stories, challenges, and opportunities from businesses operating in the city. Key discussions involved economic trends, noting that unemployment is below state and national averages, and growth in the healthcare and finance sectors has returned to pre-recession levels. Home values and construction are also rising. The meeting included recognizing 15 recipients for continued investment, five businesses for new construction developments, and ten business owners for reinvestment totaling half a million dollars or more.

The Woodbury Council Perspective details the city's engagement with the state's long-term water supply plan, released in August 2021, aimed at addressing PFAS contamination in East Metro drinking water. This document highlights Woodbury's strategic priority, ongoing since 2015, to ensure a sustainable water supply. Key outcomes for Woodbury include land acquisition for a long-term water treatment facility, funding its construction, abandoning and replacing certain public water wells, and providing treatment or connection to the public water system for private wells impacted by PFAS. The city remains committed to advocating for its residents and ensuring water quality standards are met during these implementation efforts.

This document details the renovation and development plans for Ojibway Park within the City of Woodbury. It focuses on several key areas: replacing the current park building to enhance activities and provide new programmatic and rental spaces; transforming the existing playground into an adventure play area with integrated environmental education; and improving access to the park's natural features, including the addition of a wetland boardwalk. The ultimate goal is to establish Ojibway Park as a leading destination for recreation, fitness, and community gatherings.