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Meet your police department, take a self-guided tour, enjoy photo opportunities, visit the K9 area, forensics lab, jail, training areas and more, and see the SWAT truck and other vehicles on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 4114 Douglas Dr. N.

The 2024 Neighbors Recognizing Neighbors Award winners were announced at a recent council meeting. They are Dale and Jill Scholz, Brian Perttula, and Henry and Karen Ottinger. The City of Crystal thanks the winners and all the other great neighbors in Crystal.

The City of Crystal will host an Arbor Day and Park Cleanup celebration on Wednesday, May 1 at Skyway Park. The event includes a tree giveaway, a tree planting, an update on the state of the urban forest and light snacks and refreshments.

Explore the City of Crystal’s rich history in this six-installment documentary entitled “Our Town’s Story – Crystal.” The installments feature rare and historical images and video of Crystal’s past underscored with interviews with community members and volunteers, former Crystal city employees, Crystal Historical Society members and others.

According to state law, garbage haulers that have an additional charge for organics recycling must charge all its customers the same, whether or not that customer participates in organics recycling. Local governments cannot opt out of the state requirement that haulers charge all customers for organics recycling equally, nor do cities control the amount haulers can charge.

Crystal property owners can view their current and past water usage and set up alerts via the city’s new SENSUS Customer Portal.