Services
Utilities
If you are new to Medina, the City of Medina would like to
welcome you to the community.
Click here for the attached New Resident Guide with information
to acquaint yourself with your new community. Please stop by City
Hall to collect additional information about the community including
a city map, recycle calendar and a welcome bag from our local
chamber of commerce.
Much of Medina has Cable TV service. In Medina, Cable TV is
provided by Mediacom, (800)
332-0245. As an alternative or if you are not in the service area,
you can use one of the many satellite providers.
Two different electrical companies serve Medina—Xcel Energy
(formerly NSP) and Wright-Hennepin. Check the map for your
electrical provider.
Medina licenses one garbage hauler to service the City, Randy's
Environmental Services. Although the license controls rates and certain aspects
of service, items such as billing, requests and rates for removal of
appliances and other large items, complaints, etc. are handled
directly with your hauler. Recycling is also provided by Randy's
Environmental Services. See the Recycling page for more details.
High speed internet service is mainly provided by two companies:
Mediacom, (800) 332-0245 or
Qwest (800)
244-1111. Certain areas of the city currently do not have access to
high speed internet. While the City has decided not to become a
provider of telecommunication services, we are interested in
assisting residents with cooperative approaches or opportunities to
obtain better service in the community. A High Speed Internet
Listserv has been created by the City to facilitate information or
discussion. If you desire to be added to the Listserv, please e-mail
chad.adams@ci.medina.mn.us
CenterPoint Energy
provides most of Medina with natural gas. There are parts of the
City, however, that do not have any service. Please contact
CenterPoint Energy for more information at (612)
372-4720.
There are a few areas in Medina that offer residential sewer
service. The Independence Beach, Medina Morningside, Foxberry Farms,
and Hamel areas have city sewer. The remainder of the City relies on
septic systems. If you have any questions regarding your sewer bill,
please call Teri Portinen, Accounting Technician, at (763) 473-8849.
The purpose for creating the Storm Water Utility is to provide an
alternative source of funding from general property taxes to support
storm water mandates and needs. See the
Storm Water
Utility page for more details or call the Accounting Technician
at (763) 473-4643.
Since January 2001, Medina is wholly in the 763 area code. Be
advised that communities directly to the south use the 952 area code
while the prefixes are similar between the cities. These cities
include Orono, Long Lake, and Wayzata. Communities to the west,
north, and east are 763. These communities include Plymouth,
Corcoran, Independence, and Maple Plain.
Medina has two different telephone companies. The western portion of
the City prefixed with 479 (the Independence Beach area), uses
Citizens Communications. Qwest (formerly US West) services the rest
of the City. Cellular service is available throughout the City by
many different companies.
Frontier (800)
921-8101
Qwest (800) 244-1111
Although the City of Medina does not have any regular public
transportation routes such as buses, there is one transportation
option through West Hennepin Dial-A-Ride.
West Hennepin Dial-A-Ride Transit Service
Dial 763-235-2200
The Dial-A-Ride program is an advance reservation, shared-ride,
curb-to-curb bus service that now services the City of Medina.
Anyone can use it and it is only $2 cash per person per one way
ride, but appointments need to be made one day in advance. Rides are
available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Dial
763-235-2200 for more information or to schedule a ride. The
service area is limited to the boundaries of Greenfield, Long Lake,
Loretto, Maple Plain, Medina, Minnetrista, Orono, St. Bonifacious,
Wayzata, and the Hennepin County section of Delano.
Registering to vote in Minnesota is easy! You can stop by City
Hall an fill out a registration card, register while getting a new
drivers license with your Medina address, or at the polling place on
Election Day (see election page for more details). The
Secretary of
State's office has additional information as does
Hennepin County
Voter Services. If you have any questions, please call Deputy Clerk
Jodi Gallup at 763.473.8850.
Some parts of the city are covered by city water. These areas
include Hamel, Cherry Hill, Foxberry Farms, Medina Morningside,
Independence Beach, Bridgewater, Wild Meadows, and along much of
Highway 55. Other parts of Medina rely on private wells. If you have
a well, it is your responsibility to maintain it. If there are any
problems with your well, contact a well maintenance company. If you
have any billing questions about City water service, please call
Teri Portinen, Accounting Technician, at (763) 473-8849.
Direct Utility Billing Payment Authorization
The City often receives comments about rusty water.
Culligan water
provided the City with a recipe to get the rust out. How to take
rust out of clothing from Culligan Soft Water Company:
- Purchase 6 ounces of oxalic acid (available at a local drug
store, ALWAYS USE RUBBER GLOVES and KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN AND
ANIMALS). Use double tubs. In one tub, fill with 8 gallons of
water. Add 4 tablespoons of oxalic acid. In the other tub,
fill with 8 gallons of water and add 4 to 5 tablespoons of
baking soda. Put the clothes into the acid solution for 2
minutes. Wring out by hand (USE GLOVES). Then, put the clothes
into the tub with the baking soda solution for 2 to 3 minutes
and wring out by hand. Finally, rinse with fresh water.
The City’s
2009 Consumer Confidence Report
is based on the many
water samples that are drawn from the water system by the Minnesota
Department of Health. We strive to provide as good of quality of
water as possible. We rely on the residents to notify us of any
irregularities in the delivery of the water. Do not hesitate to call
us with any questions you may have. Medina operates three separate
water systems, each with their own set of challenges. Medina is also
supplied by Orono for the Keller Estates Addition and Maple Plain
supplies the far southwest corner of the City.
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