Passports
The nearest location to take care of passport related business is the Maplewood City Hall, 1830 E. County Road B, Maplewood, MN 55109; 651-770-4523.
For complete information about passports and international travel, you may wish to visit www.travel.state.gov.
Pavers A way to help fund public art in Vadnais Heights is to purchase a paver for you or your family’s personal inscription. The paver will be installed in City Hall’s south plaza. Your paver purchase is a tax deductible gift.
Pavers are available in two sizes: • 12" x 12" paver - four lines of text
• 6" x 12" paver - two lines of text
Picnic Shelters The Community Park Pavilion
in unavailable due to an arson fire.
Two facilities are available. The Community Park 30' x 84' picnic shelter, located at Community Park, has picnic tables and electrical outlets. (This is the shelter used for the Heritage Days Booya.) A playlot, restrooms, and ample parking are close by. The shelter seats approximately 150 people.
The second facility is the Community Park Pavilion, a brick two-story building located next to the Community Park fields. The pavilion seats about 50 people, and has picnic tables, electrical outlets, and restrooms.
There is a charge for reserving a shelter. Click here for the reservation form.
Post Office
The most conveniently located U.S. Post Office is at 1056 Highway 96, just north of Culver’s on Centerville Road.
Press Publications – Vadnais Press
The Vadnais Press is the City’s official newspaper. In addition to news items covered by the reporters, the newspaper includes the City’s regular column, “News & Views”.
Vadnais Press is delivered without charge once a week. Press Publications encourages and appreciates paid subscriptions.
Property Tax Records
The best place to get information about property records and property tax information is Ramsey County’s Property Tax Department, at 651-266-2000. You may visit their website at www.co.ramsey.mn.us; click on “Property Information”.
Ramsey County
Ramsey County’s general information number is 651-266-8500. The address of the County’s comprehensive website is www.co.ramsey.mn.us.
Recycling
Recycling is picked up every Wednesday, at the same time and by the same hauler as your trash.
Recycling is picked up by your trash hauler. Please refer to the Trash Service section for information on haulers.
To recycle, all you need to do is separate your recyclables into two categories.
Recyclable Items
Category One
Category Two
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Newspapers, magazines, catalogs
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Metal cans, glass bottles, jars, plastic bottles
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Direct mail advertisements
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Metal food cans and aluminum beverage cans*
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Books, file folders, notebooks
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Glass bottles and jars (brown, green, and clear)*
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Corrugated cardboard (flatten, cut to 3'x 3', and tape or tie together)
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Plastic bottles, soda bottles, milk and water jugs, and laundry product containers*
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Paper of all colors, fax and telex sheets, onion skin paper, and clean paper bags
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Boxboard(cereal, cake, chip and cracker boxes)
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Envelopes of all types
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Phone books
*Be sure to remove and discard lids, caps, pumps, and metal handles. Please rinse all containers.
Rotary Club
Formed in 1991, the Vadnais Heights Rotary Club is part of Rotary International, which focuses on peace and people's understanding of the world, and helping the world's disadvantaged.
A notable program is the initiative to eradicate polio by 2010. Since the beginning of this initiative, approximately 95 percent of the world's countries have wiped out polio.
There are many other education and leadership opportunities spearheaded by the Rotary. Rotary programs, such as student exchanges, have long histories. The Vadnais Heights Rotary has hosted four students for full school years.
In addition, the Vadnais Heights Rotary is involved in community programs, such as assisting local schools, sponsoring community ice cream socials, and Heritage Days events.
The Rotary meets every Tuesday at noon at Jimmy's Banquet Center, 1132 East County Road E. For information or to join, contact the Executive Secretary, Jolane Schmidt, 651.484.8314.
