今天你会使用哪些城市服务?

你今天会使用哪些城市服务?

Minnesota’s 855 cities make sure the people that live in them get the services they need every day.

Many of these services are so dependable that we don’t even think about them. Whether directly or through partnerships, cities are responsible for making sure residents can rely upon:

选举

Cities operate many polling places where residents can vote for mayor, 市议会, 学校董事会, 州长-甚至总统! City staff take pride in ensuring that election results are accurate and that everyone with the right to vote can do so.

These election workers are a part of the community and know that every vote counts.

公园和娱乐

每个人都喜欢在公园里度过一天! Green grass, shade trees, swings, picnic tables, basketball, and band concerts. In the winter, ice rinks, sledding hills, and ski trails are also great places to play and exercise.

Parks are one of the most popular things in our cities. Cities often rely on volunteers to keep the parks clean and usable. Cities might also have staff to maintain play equipment, mow grass, and care for the trees.

Activities and events are also services that make cities good places to live. From community education classes to afterschool programs, 从游泳到瑜伽, cities help make it possible for people to learn and exercise. These kinds of city activities are often low-cost or even free.

公共安全

You never know what the day is going to bring. No matter where you live or travel in the state, 警察, 消防队员, 紧急医疗技术员(emt), and paramedics are on call when you need them.

公共安全 and emergency staff also work hard to prevent accidents and crime from happening by being present in the community and offering safety information to residents. For example, 消防队员 may teach students and new residents about smoke detectors and fire safety. 警察 officers talk with residents about crime prevention tips like locking car doors at night and walking with a friend.

下水道和雨水基础设施

Each morning when you brush your teeth and flush the toilet, the waste water disappears down the drain.

魔法? Nope — just a well-managed system of underground pipes and equipment.

Cities and regional governments are responsible for the sanitary sewer systems most Minnesotans rely on. They make sure that polluted waters are cleaned before being returned to rivers, lakes, and ponds.

Cities also keep an eye on stormwater run-off that sometimes happens when there is a lot of rain. The storm sewer system is a city’s first line of defense against flooded streets and homes.

街道和人行道

Getting from here to there in Minnesota almost always involves city streets and sidewalks.

They sometimes need temporary fixes like filling potholes and sidewalk cracks. 有时它们需要被替换.

Minnesota winters can damage streets and sidewalks. Snowplowing and street cleaning are important to make sure that people can use roads safely on days when there is heavy snow and ice.

水

Clean drinking water is essential to a good life. Not only do we need to drink clean water for our overall health, the fluoride in treated water helps us keep our teeth and gums healthy.

Making sure clean drinking water is available to homes, 企业, and public spaces is an important responsibility of many cities throughout Minnesota. City staffs make sure that drinking water is safe and available, and make sure residents are notified if any problems arise.

Cities focus on the dependability of clean drinking water so that you don’t have to. How many times did you use drinking water today?

Why should you care about what cities do?

Because you and your families, friends, and neighbors rely on these services each and every day. City residents who elect mayors and 市议会ors get to decide what is best for their own communities.

你的城市提供什么服务?

Each Minnesota community is different from each other. So are the services residents and 企业 expect from their cities. What are services that make sense in your community?

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