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Project Update: October 21, 2022
Week of October 17
- Main Avenue, the VFW private parking lot, and both City public parking lots received the final layer of pavement on Thursday, October 20th.
- Colorado Street and Pleasant Street are receiving the final layer of pavement today, October 21st. Please do not park in these areas during this work.
Week of October 24
- Pavement striping be installed after paving, weather depending. No parking signs will be placed where striping work is taking place. Please do not park in these areas during this work. The tentative striping schedule is as follows:
- Monday: Roadway concrete parking stalls on Main Avenue and Pleasant Street
- Tuesday: Parking lots and roadway center and edge line
- Wednesday: Crosswalks and message work
- Sign installations will finish after striping.
- Light poles were delayed in shipping and will be installed around mid-November.
- Pavement striping may be installed after paving. No parking signs will be placed where striping work is taking place. Please do not park in these areas during this work.
- Light pole installations and remaining electric work will continue.
- Site furnishings such as bike racks, benches, and trash receptacles will be installed.
Caring for your new sod
The contractor’s sod warranty has now expired for the sod installed in August. This means that homeowners are now responsible for caring for their new sod.
Please note that some sod areas may have been impacted by remaining Xcel Energy work. If this occurred, the contractor replaced the sod marked by a white Xcel flag on September 29.
Sod installed at the beginning of October will have a 30-day maintenance period where watering will be completed by the contractor.
Care of new sod is very important because new sod roots can take over a year to reach full length. Please follow these guidelines below for healthy, strong sod!
- Watering. It is recommended that the new sod get at least two inches of water per week in three or four applications.
- Mowing. Prior to mowing, set the mower deck at the highest setting and mow the new sod with this setting the first couple times. Your new sod will die if you begin by mowing it at the same setting you use on your mature lawn. Gradually lower the mower deck (mow a couple times at each setting) until it reaches the height at which you cut your mature lawn.
- Fertilizing. Your new sod was fertilized where it was grown and will not need fertilizer until next spring. If you fertilize sooner, you risk killing the sod. When you do fertilize, use a zero phosphorous/low nitrogen mixture, as recommended by the City of Prior Lake. Follow manufacturer’s instructions on application.