The Blaine City Council is updating its animal ordinance, including the process for designating dangerous and potentially dangerous dogs. The new verbiage also clarifies exemptions for police and other public safety service dogs. The council approved a first reading of the new rules on Oct. 1 and is expected to adopt the ordinance on Oct. 15. The proposed ordinance can be found at www.ci.blaine.mn.us.
Shannon Prather
Fridley
Arena razed; site eyed for City Hall
As crews finish up demolition of the vacant Columbia Arena, Fridley city leaders are toying with the idea of building a new City Hall there.
The city owns more than 30 acres at the site on University Avenue, including the old hockey arena property, a public works site and Locke Park.
The future of the property has been in limbo for nearly a decade.
The ice hockey arena was built in 1969 and hosted youth games for decades.
The arena had a brush with fame. "D3: The Mighty Ducks," the third movie in the Disney hockey trilogy, was filmed there in the mid-1990s. After the arena's refrigeration equipment became too antiquated to repair, it was sold to a developer in 2006. It sat vacant for years.
The Fridley Housing and Redevelopment Authority bought the dilapidated arena last year for $2.6 million with an eye toward redevelopment. In September, the City Council directed staff to research the possibility of using the land for a future City Hall campus including police, fire, public works and possibly a community center.
Shannon Prather
