Among the items on tonight's Chaska City Council agenda are:

* Public hearing: North Meadows Street reconstruction project assessment roll

* North Meadows Street reconstruction project bid

Chaska City Council meetings are held the first, third and fifth Mondays of each month at 7 p.m. at Chaska City Hall, One City Hall Plaza.

The flood is officially over. Between Monday night and Tuesday morning, the Minnesota River receded below flood stage, thus ending the spring flood of 2010.

Chaska Public Works Superintendent Tim Wiebe said that river reading was 17.65 feet as of Tuesday morning, almost a half foot below the 18-foot flood stage.

The river reached its crest of 29.90 feet on March 23 and has been slowly working its way back down ever since.

Among the items on tonight's Chaska City Council agenda are:

* Visitor presentation by the Carver County Assessor's Office

* Highland Shores Assisted Living and Memory Care Facility preliminary site/building plan

* 2030 Comprehensive Plan

Chaska City Council meetings are held the first, third and fifth Mondays of each month at 7 p.m. at Chaska City Hall, One City Hall Plaza.

By Forrest Adams & Unsie Zuege

While always high on city council priority lists, job creation and development have taken on new urgency in the current economy.

Chaska City Administrator Matthew Podhradsky said efforts in his city to grow development are not new, but “renewed.”

“Up until the point where the new [Highway] 212 came through, we had pretty much filled our industrial areas,” he said. “With a highway coming through, that opened up land. We’ve had a renewed focus on continuing to develop jobs.”

On Monday, commuters got the first piece of good news since the Minnesota River rose high enough to block roads last month.

After being closed for 19 days, the Carver County 11/Scott County 9 Minnesota River crossing near Jordan reopened to traffic at 3:30 p.m.

On the Minnesota River at Chaska, the reading this morning was 25.53 feet with a flood stage of 18 feet, according to the city of Chaska.

When the Twins take bat against St. Louis in their new home, Target Field, tonight, fans will also be able to experience a little bit of Chaska ball.

The Town Ball Pub, on the main concourse of the new stadium, is a tribute to local Minnesota baseball.

According to a recent city newsletter, the pub will include an enlarged print of Terry Fogarty’s “Summer Anthem,” which features Chaska’s Athletic Park, home to the Cubs.

On the Minnesota River at Chaska the reading this morning was 26.05ft with a flood stage of 18ft. The Chaska location indicates an approximate 0.50ft decline in the last 24 hours.

On the Minnesota River at Jordan, the reading this morning was 28.18 ft which indicates a decline of 0.39 feet since Wednesday morning. Flood stage is 25 ft.

Four roads remain closed this morning:

City Of Chanhassen

-Hwy 101 between Flying Cloud Drive and the Scott County line

City of Chaska

The City of Chaska and Carver County issued their latest flood updates this morning:

On the Minnesota River at Chaska the reading this morning was 26.55 ft with a flood stage of 18ft. The Chaska location indicates an approximate 0.37 ft decline in the last 24 hours.

On the Minnesota River at Jordan, the reading this morning was 28.57 ft which indicates a decline of 0.3 feet since Tuesday morning. Flood stage is 25 ft.

Four roads remain closed this morning:

City Of Chanhassen