Waconia, MN

The home values for Waconia, Cologne, St. Boni and Norwood Young America for the month of October are now ready to view. The more information you have, the more comfortable you will feel about making the best decision.

For the most detailed appraisal of your home's current value, please contact me for a free, no-obligation consultation.

You can visit Area Home Values on my website to view recent sales, sale prices and days on the market.

The current US housing market and national financial crisis have caused untold stress and heartache for many American families. The options for foreclosure are many however.

Reinstatement:

The number of homes for sale remains about the same as last month however new listings has dramatically increased from 135 last month to 202 in June. There are fewer pending properties now at 103 compared to last month's 127. The average list price and sale price doesn't show a significant change from last month.

This is a great week to be in Waconia!

Bands, Blues, BBQ & Bargains this Saturday, June 19th from noon-5pm in City Square Park
Live Blues: Noon-2 Everett Smith, 2-5 Traveled Ground in City Square Park
Marching Bands: 6 PM 12th Lake Waconia Band Festival
Bargains: All Day Long! Look for blue balloons at participating merchants!

25th Ridgeview Golf & Taste Celebration
Join Ridgeview Foundation at Island View Golf Club on Monday, June 21
General Public is invited to attend the Taste starting at 5pm. Tickets-$35.
Dinner and program starts at 7pm (included in admission to the Taste.)

Raffle tickets are still available for $25. Bunco Tournament-3pm in the clubhouse. Tickets-$25
All proceeds go to support the Marie Steiner Kelting Hospice House in Chaska.

FIREWORKS!

If you would like to contribute to the Lake Waconia Fireworks Festival and have your business recognized in the Waconia Patriot, TODAY is the Deadline!

All donations are appreciated to keep this Fireworks Festival going while many in the area are folding. Fireworks will be shot off at dusk on July 4th from the south side of the island.

The Waconia Fire Department is currently comprised of 35 volunteer/paid on call members. In 2009 the department was paged a total of 345 times however 57 of these pages were cancelled and didn't need the fire department after all. So a total of 288 visits were made.

The majority of these visits, 121 to be exact, were coded "Medical". This is a service provided to anyone when there is life threatening injury, feeling very ill, injured and/or traumatized. This does not include people who were traumatized in a personal injury accident. Fire Alarms resulted in 46 of these calls. This includes smoke detectors, heat detectors, and any other alarm that might be connected to the fire alarm system and it captures all structures. Actual fires resulted in 21 calls.

There was property damage as a result of fire in Waconia. A total of $732,550 for the city of Waconia and $11,000 for Waconia Township. Certain areas of the community summoned the fire department multiple times. Westview Acres called on 21 occassions, Lighthouse senior Living called 19 times and School District #110 called 10 times.

The average response time for 2009 was 3 minutes 0 seconds. Response time is the time the 1st page is activated until the first apparatus checks into service with dispatch. Response time for 2009 is the same as it was for 2008.