City Offices and building Closed To Public
March 23, 2020
The City of Ortonville will be closing the City Office, City Shop, Community Center and Public Rest Room to the PUBLIC effective at 8:00 A.M. March 24, 2020 until further notice. City staff will remain working and can be contacted by calling 320-839-3428. Utility bills will be collected at the local banks and at the City’s drive-up box.
2020 Census – It is Important to our Community
Thank you to the Ortonville Kiwanis for agreeing to represent Ortonville as the Complete Count Committee (CCC)! If you have questions, the core Kiwanis group assigned to this effort consists of Wanda Berry, John Thomas, and Vanessa Lhotka Meyer. Vicki Oakes of the Ortonville EDA has been appointed as the liaison (point person connecting the CCC and the Census connection.)
Obtaining an accurate count – counting everyone! – is very important to our community!
The United States began conducting a census of population and housing in 1790. The U. S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 2, mandates the apportionment of representatives among the states for the House of Representatives every 10 years.
Why is it important to count everyone?
- Population counts determine how the 435 U.S. House of Representatives seats are divided between the 50 states
- the distribution of federal funding to our states is determined by this population count – items such as
- the SNAP program
- public housing
- WIC
- Adoption Assistance
- Link to Counting for Dollars 2020 Minnesota List
Privacy – The Census is Confidential and Required by Law!
Individual records from the decennial censuses are by law confidential for 72 years.
In addition, all Census Bureau employees swear a lifetime oath to protect respondent data. It is a felony for any Census Bureau employee to disclose any confidential census information during or after employment, and the penalty for wrongful disclosure is up to 5 years imprisonment and/or a fine of $250,000.
Ways to Respond
LINK: https://2020census.gov/en/ways-to-respond.html
- Online
- By phone
- By mail
Completing the Census takes about 10 minutes.
In mid-March, households will begin receiving official Census Bureau mail with detailed information on how to respond to the 2020 Census.
Great link for complete info: Who to Count (LINK)
Looking for Volunteers – Home Water Testing
The City of Ortonville water department is looking for volunteers to have their home water tested for lead and copper. We need about 10-15 homes. The criteria are that it has to be from a hard water faucet that gets used regularly/daily. It has to have copper pipes and cannot be PVC or plastic. Please contact the city office at 320-839-3428 if you would be willing to do this.
Reminder! Parking Restrictions and Snow Removal
It is coming up on that time of year again! Snow.
REMINDER TO THE RESIDENTS OF ORTONVILLE
PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON CITY STREETS BETWEEN
NOVEMBER 1st AND APRIL 1st
In accordance with City Ordinances, no person, except physicians on emergency calls or other such emergency personnel, shall park any vehicle on any street or avenue in the City of Ortonville between November 1st and April 1st after a 2″ snowfall. If not off the streets, vehicles will be towed.
Parking may be resumed on individual streets and avenues as soon as the snow has been removed from these streets and avenues.
Property owners are responsible for removing snow from their sidewalks with 48 hours of a 3″ snowfall. If not removed, the City will remove and bill the property owner.
BY ORDER OF THE ORTONVILLE CITY COUNCIL
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Notice as posted by the Ortonville Police Department:
With snow flurries in the air its a good time to remind everyone of the winter parking restrictions.
City Ordinance 72.07 – Winter Parking Restrictions:
No person, except physicians on emergency calls or other emergency personnel, shall park any vehicle on any street, alley or avenue in the city between November 1 and April 1 after a snowfall with an accumulation of two inches or more of snow. Parking may be resumed on individual streets and avenues as soon as the snow has been removed from these streets and avenues except as may be otherwise restricted by other ordinances.
When the Street Department declares a snow emergency they will notify the police department. At this time the police department will put out a public service announcement over the Everbridge system as well as through our Facebook page.
FAILURE TO REMOVE YOUR VEHICLE FROM THE STREET WILL RESULT IN THE VEHICLE OWNER RECEIVING A TICKET AND TOW BILL THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY BEFORE GETTING YOUR VEHICLE BACK.
You can sign up for the Everbridge system by calling Big Stone County Emergency Management at 320-839-6379 or you can stop by the Ortonville PD or Big Stone County Sheriffs Office and fill it out too.
The video below is taken from the 2018/19 Winter Season – it is quite a process to remove snow with our hills.
Utility Bills
Road Construction. Utility bill payments can be dropped off at the City Office (there is two-way traffic on Third Street in front of the Police Department now) or you can drop them at Cenbank or Minnwest Bank.
Notice: Water will be turned off on Monday, May 13th
Sorry for the inconvenience this may cause you.
