Newport is primarily a residential community and its strength is the people who live within the city. Newport is a small river community with residential streets bordered by large trees, which wind their way along the river's edge and the blufflands. Newport's small town persona is retained within its people and its physical environment even though it is within a 15 minute commute to St. Paul and Minneapolis. With a population of 3,435, Newport continues to encourage growth and development within the community.

Spring Clean-Up

Resource Recovery Technologies, located at 2901 Maxwell Avenue, Newport will be hosting the 2012 Spring Clean-Up Day for Newport residents on Saturday, May 19 from 7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Residents may enter the facility from Red Rock Road and must have a photo id with their Newport address to receive a discounted rate. Click here to view a list of materials accepted and the rates.

Summer Rec Program

School's almost out and with that, the City of Newport's Parks and Recreation department is getting ready to kick off another summer of fun! The Summer Rec program for the youth of Newport is scheduled to begin Tuesday, June 12th and will run through Thursday, August 9th. There will be no program scheduled for the week of July 2nd. Preschool children, ages 3-6, will meet in Pioneer Park from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and school-aged children, ages 6-14, will meet in Pioneer Park from 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Click here to learn more and to download the form for enrolling your child(ren). Please return the form to City Hall, 596 7th Avenue, by Thursday, May 31.

Buy Local Campaign Begins

The Cottage Grove - Newport - St. Paul Park Buy Local Campaign has commenced! Through the campaign, individuals who visit 20 local, participating businesses, and collect all 20 stamps will be eligible for cash prizes! One individual will receive a $500 prize, five individuals will receive a $100 prize, and ten individuals will receive a $50 prize. Buy Local cards are available at Newport City Hall and Central Bank and must be dropped off with all 20 stamps by June 18, 2012. The drawing will take place on June 26, 2012.

City Hosting Three Workshops to Review the 2030 Comprehensive Plan

2012 Elections

The State Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, August 14th from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 6th from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Newport has one voting precinct and the polling place is at Newport Elementary, located at 851 6th Avenue.

North Ravine Area Drainage Improvement Project

The City of Newport is undertaking a project to improve the drainage issues in and around the Ford and Valley Road areas. The project area includes the construction of a storm sewer system to serve the area of Valley Rd, Ford Road and a portion of 21^st Street east of the Cloverleaf parking Lot as well as a full street reconstruction along these sections of 21st Street and Valley Road.  The storm sewer system will connect into a new ponding system north of Ford Road which will also provide the outfall for the existing ravine.  The ravine itself will be improved by installing a geotextile and rip-rap liner to permanently armor the channel.  Stormwater ponds are to be constructed east of Sterling Street near the City's public works building in order to reduce the volume and flow rate of stormwater runoff entering the ravine.

The project is currently under construction.  The contractor is intending to begin major street reconstruction operations in June, but may need to construct a portion of the piping improvements on Ford Road in May.  At this point, the contractor intends on completing the project by the end of August, weather depending. Click here to view maps of the project.

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