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.
Reminder: Water Pipes
A reminder to those that have had issues with water pipes freezing in the past – running water through the pipe – even at a trickle – helps to prevent pipes from freezing.
The New Fire Truck has Arrived
January – the new fire truck has arrived!
A very nice quote on the City’s Facebook page (Thank you, Diane!):
Diane Sherod
And not to leave out our ambulance, police & sheriffs dept, you all are so appreciated!
