i was five years old living on green higher highs in st paul and the east i never did i dream as a child or even as a young adult that i would eventually live down a site or be the mayor of the community my great great grandparents helped to city into what it is today sometimes there are struggles that restrain really difficult and controversial such as the decisions to install water and sewer or the construction of the freeway sometimes it was through their accomplishments noteworthy recognition most to me and i believe paul and the best tribute to everyone's dedication in the eighty nine percent of those living in that is how i believe that according to a two thousand and six decision resources survey at the policy and operations why is educated planning well planted well maintained infrastructure beautiful parks and trails are forever ideal of opportunity and a healthy balance of residential and commercial authored by rolls on solar and research work by the city's historical commission contains a one hundred sixty year history of the city i suggest you read this book as it contains a wealth of information about our community has the mayor stated we celebrate the fiftieth anniversary when three hundred sixty members of our community voted two hundred seventy seven to eighty three to incorporate his bad sates the fear of being an expired waverley and paying various other community club members or booster club as it was known in those days promoted this incorporation on august twentieth one hundred fifty seven and i'll janssen was elected mayor the planning and construction of thirty five and six ninety four interstate through our community was a major topic in the early one nine hundred sixty s it is only fitting that the reconstruction of the roadways on your way during or fiftieth year the freeway construction forever changed or community for some it meant an end to farming for others it meant their home was taken by the state moved or torn down or the community created a convenient link to slowed but the community saw substantial growth in retail office and industrial development this development provided more convenient services for residents and also help their tax base which went from the highest in ramsey county in  that was a long distance phone call and he was people like our community club and first city councils they got rid of their church today we argue over the design and the need for a cellular phone tower today or thirty sixty fifty or sixty years ago it was a major ordeal to get a stop sign this year ia you had to go through the  to share in the creative process as they watched sculptures emerge from big blocks of minnesota's stone it was one of an entire population learning together and sharing the wonder how this remarkable mantra resource that is as old as the plant and it was one of the international amity being there all as artists and audience gained greater understanding of the cultural approaches of a foreign countries and all kinds of minnesota e egypt and mexico as well as minnesota they believed as did the founder of the modern stop caring symposium movement that artists working together can be a force for world peace and it was  prized real estate or the back of the first section of the wall street journal are we had so many people come to the site in st paul of course they used are our restaurants and our local businesses oh but the university of minnesota and marcus and call the artistic director down she rejects the idea that the arts are discretionary element in a regional economy disconnected from the competitive forces that shape growth and structure of our economy artists do and she proved in this study they contribute to the economy in very real and chronic liable ways and they manifest in value that most cities are trying to promote and i think look at this beautiful city hall where you commissioned artists to reflect upon the special characteristics of your city's history on this greatest landscape all the lakes in the waters of your city and that was all part of what this building became being dedicated this evening for the act passed by your city hall front yard was in many people's estimation somewhat of a weak patch so the consul volunteered to invest to transformers communities front yard to a garden for by a family in the memory of someone very dear to them and his life was cut far too short and far too tragically it is with honor and appreciation the city over the city recognizes those who donated the basher th and i want to note that the banner bhatia family is going to be the grand marshals over which happens to be on jacob's birthday so while flowers and carry on things just receive their start within the last two weeks and are in their