Mendota Heights A Community of Quality
Mendota Heights is one of the Twin Cities premier suburbs , offering high quality residential and business areas . Per capita incomes and average property values are among the highest in the area , but homes in more moderate price brackets are also available . Much of the housing stock are desirable single family homes located on large lots , but in recent years many new multi-family units , both rental and owner occupied , have been constructed .
Both I-35E and I-494 traverse the City . Major employment centers such as downtown Minneapolis , downtown Saint Paul , Bloomington , Mall of America and MSP International Airport are just minutes away . At the same time , the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers form a natural green belt around the community , enabling it to maintain a quiet , private way of life .
Residents place a high emphasis on parks , open space and recreation areas . Historic Pilot Knob is a regional park asset which is located within the city . Excellent public and private schools , including three high schools , and a well-educated populace complement the traditional , but progressive , character of the City .
The City welcomes high quality business development and approximately 25 percent of the land has been reserved for that purpose . Mendota Heights has an estimated 11,700 residents , in 4,378 households . Most of the land in the community is now fully developed , but there are still some prime development and redevelopment parcels available . The estimated market value for all property is $ 1.7 billion .
HISTORY and COMMUNITY PROFILE The present day cities of Mendota and Mendota Heights are located at the junction of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers . Around 1820 , a fur trader named Jean Baptiste Faribault settled in the area and became the first farmer . In 1834 , Henry Sibley of the American Fur Company came to run a trading post and later became Minnesota ’ s first governor . This trading post and Fort Snelling across the river formed the basis of one of the first settlements in Minnesota .
Originally the area was called St . Peter ( or St . Pierre ) but was later changed to Mendota , an Indian word meaning “ meeting of the waters ”. In 1837 and 1851 , large tracts of land were ceded to the settlers by the Indians . The 1851 Treaty of Mendota was signed on Pilot Knob Hill . When the first request went to the U . S . Senate seeking designation of Minnesota as a Territory , the Capitol was listed as Mendota . After Henry Sibley , the delegate to Congress , explained to Senator Stephen Douglas that the local residents did not want the Capitol , it was changed to Saint Paul .
The first road through the region was a military road built by Major Dodd in 1849 . This road is now a part of State Highway 149 and is still called Dodd Road . The Township of Mendota ( established in 1858 ) eventually divided into three separate towns . Mendota was chartered in 1887 and incorporated in 1936 . Lilydale was incorporated in 1901 . The remainder of the township was incorporated as Mendota Heights in 1956 .
CITY SERVICES City Hall 1101 Victoria Curve Mendota Heights , MN 55118 Phone : ( 651 ) 452-1850 Fax : ( 651 ) 452-8940 www . mendota-heights . com
City Administrator Mark McNeill .............................................................( 651 ) 452-1850 Assistant City Administrator Cheryl Jacobson ....................................................( 651 ) 255-1356 City Clerk-- ........................................................................... Lorri Smith Finance Director-- ....................................... Kristen Schabacker Public Works Director-- ............................................. Ryan Ruzek Community Dev . Director-- ................................... Tim Benetti Public Works Superintendent-- ......................... John Boland
POLICE and FIRE 1101 Victoria Curve
EMERGENCY ...................................................................................... 911 Fire Non-Emergency Dave Dreelan , Chief ......................................... ( 651 ) 255-1371
Fire Marshall Jim Lee ..........................................................................( 651 ) 452-1850
Police Non-Emergency Kelly McCarthy , Chief ..........................................( 651 ) 452-1366
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