New Hope Mayor Kathi Hemken provides an update on city projects, events and happenings.

It's the last call for yard waste. The Maple Grove Yard Waste Site closes for the season on Nov. 30.

The results are in. New Hope received 663 responses to the City Services Survey in 2021, and upon examining the results, city staff feels very positive about the feedback they received.

Have a holiday light display that makes your neighbors “ooh” and “ahh”? Enter your address for inclusion on New Hope’s Holiday Lights Map.

New Hope city employees are sponsoring food and toy drives to help local families in need this holiday season.

Sweeping is expected to begin Thursday, Nov. 4 and will take approximately one week to complete.

Cast a vote for your favorite photo in the 2021 In Focus Photo Contest. Voting is open through Nov. 19.

The latest issue of In the Pipeline is available online and will be arriving with the November utility bill mailing.

Formally accepted by New Hope City Council at its Oct. 25 meeting, the funds will be used toward the purchase of the department’s second K-9.

The New Hope City Council has approved a contract and cooperative and subgrant agreement for the Meadow Lake drawdown project. The multistep project entails the drawdown of Meadow Lake followed by monitoring, chemical treatment of invasive plant and fish species and eventual alum treatment.

New Hope City Council voted unanimously in favor of participation in two national class-action lawsuits against the manufacturers and distributors of opioids. The motion was passed at the Oct. 25 New Hope City Council meeting.

The City of New Hope is seeking individuals to serve as police reserve officers. Police reserve officers are non-sworn volunteers who assist the police department in a variety of functions.

Give your Halloween and autumnal pumpkins a second life as compost.

The New Hope Police Department is collecting winter coat donations through Nov. 15.

Based on data received by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), New Hope has lifted all watering restrictions.

Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 3-9, 2021. This year’s theme, “Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety!” works to educate everyone about the different sounds that smoke and carbon monoxide alarms make.

The latest issue of In the Pipeline is available online.

The application process begins Sept. 20 for businesses experiencing financial hardship to the COVID-19 pandemic.