VICTORIA DICTATES LOCATION AND PRICE AND MAKES NO BONES ABOUT IT.  Much to the dismay of representatives from U.S. West Cellular, the City of Victoria declared that it will receive $16,000/year to locate commercial antenna and equipment on the city's new water tower.

LOOKING AT SCHOOL BOARD'S SURVEY.  VICTORIA SAYS IT COULD BE INVALID.  Regarding a recent phone survey conducted by the School Board of District #112, Councilmember Tim Amundsen said, "What a biased survey!  I am damned offended."  Councilmember Jim Paulsen commented on reports in other newspapers regarding activities and decisions of the school board.  Said Jim, "I'm talking about accuracy in reporting in those other papers.  It's not there.  I really don't think the Chanhassen and Chaska papers want to discuss the facts."

PERMANENT SKI COURSE DENIED ON SCHUTZ LAKE, AT LEAST FOR NOW.  According to laws and ordinances, however, Lance Fisher and his slalom ski friends are still allowed to put up a temporary slalom ski course every day from sun-up to sun-down and race their fast and huge-powered boats up and down the shoreline of tiny Schutz Lake until they drive all the other residents away from the lake and away from Victoria.

"I SUPPORT IT!  I SUPPORT IT!  I SUPPORT IT!"  It looks like there could be a County Road 18 through the City of Victoria after all -- if Carver County follows the detailed schedule it presented at a special joint meeting of city councilmembers and county board of commissioners in Victoria on Monday, May 22nd.  Regarding the schedule for construction, each of the councilmembers and commissioners were asked by an outside facilitator to take turns repeating outloud, "I support it!  I support it!  I support it!"

LOOKING FURTHER AT 86TH STREET FOR TEMPORARY ACCESS.  Until County Road #18 is constructed, all or part of 86th Street will be paved and made a safe alternate route for access to the Holy Family Catholic High School and new neighborhoods being constructed by Hartman Homes and Centex Homes.

FINDING A NEW CITY ADMINISTRATOR.  No details have been offered yet, but candidates for city administrator have been interviewed, and one has verbally accepted an offer, with expectations for him to start work in the city on June 19th.

INTERMITTENT HELP FOR MILFOIL FIGHTERS ON LAKE VIRGINIA.  Council approved the expenditure of $875 to help fight milfoil on Lake Virginia.  Said Craig Eggers, resident on Lake Virginia, "Right now the milfoil is so bad you can't even launch a boat.  The weeds are so thick.  We'd like to keep the lake as usable as we can.."

ODD/EVEN NON-ESSENTIAL WATER USAGE NOW MANDATED IN THE CITY OF VICTORIA.  All non-essential water usage, such as lawn and garden sprinkling, irrigation, and carwashing, are to be based on an odd-even water cycle in the City of Victoria.  Compliance is mandatory.  Failure to comply may result in a $100 per day fine and/or termination of water service.

OTHER NEWS FROM CITY HALL
· Council demanded that City Engineer Scott Young find a site for a new city well that will service the new city tower that is now up and standing.  Said Jim Paulsen, "We're still essential-ly a one-well town!  I say we gotta make a decision.  We gotta have water for the tower!'
· Council demanded that City Engineer Scott Young bring a timeline to them regarding the turning of the one block of Main Street Victoria from a one-way back to a two-way street.
· Council demanded that City Engineer Scott Young get rid of the unsightly dirt in the parking lot of the Victoria athletic fields.  It is  being temporarily mounded there from the re-construction of County Road #11 but is taking up valuable parking space.
  · Planning Consultant Bill Thibault said the city is receiving new plats for second additions near the Catholic high school.
· Carver County Parks has asked that Victoria's city planner serve on the group to review revisions to the Metro-politan Council's Regional Parks Policy Plan.  In addition, Marty Walsh from Carver County Parks is interested in implementing the north-south regional trail where it extends through Victoria.
· Permits for 43 single family homes were taken out in Victoria during the first quarter, at least twice the average for this quarter.  Many of these units will not be completed to a sufficient level to be counted in the census.  The census figures could be about 50 units less than estimated.  Total population of Victoria is about 4,250, according to Bill Thibault.