Welcome to the City of Oak Park Heights, Minnesota!
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR A FULL TIME POLICE OFFICER
The City of Oak Park Heights Police Department is hiring for a full time police officer. For details about the position and a link to apply online, please click here.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING INCORRECT SALES TAX CHARGES
The City of Oak Park Heights has become aware that some businesses are mistakenly charging the Stillwater Local Option Sales Tax on transactions that occur within Oak Park Heights. This tax should not be applied to sales made within Oak Park Heights city limits or to deliveries/shipped goods sent to customers located within Oak Park Heights.
We have contacted the Minnesota Department of Revenue and received helpful guidance. The Department’s Sales and Use Tax Division is asking anyone who believes they have been incorrectly charged the Stillwater Local Option Sales Tax to send a copy of the receipt directly to them for review.
Please email receipts to:
📧 localgovernmentservices.mdor@state.mn.us
The Department of Revenue has assured us that all information will be kept confidential—they will not disclose who submitted the receipt. However, having the receipt allows them to verify the incorrect tax application and work directly with businesses to resolve the issue.
Businesses are expected to use the 9-digit ZIP code to determine the correct tax rate. Unfortunately, some businesses rely only on the 5-digit ZIP code (55082), which can mistakenly apply the Stillwater tax to areas outside Stillwater’s city limits, such as Oak Park Heights.
We appreciate your attention to this matter and your help in ensuring tax accuracy for all residents and businesses.
NEW CRIME MAPPING TOOL
The Oak Park Heights Police Department has joined agencies across Washington County to share a new crime mapping tool to our communities. This crime mapping tool is a public-facing visual representation of police activity in (city) and other cities in Washington County. Crime mapping is a useful tool for officers and residents, as it helps to identify patterns and crime trends within a selected geographical area. When using this crime mapping tool, we encourage users to assure they have the agency they are looking for selected using the filter under the blue and gold badge in the upper righthand corner. For more information on Crime Mapping or to check out Washington County's new public-access platform, visit www.crimemapping.com
EMERALD ASH BORER UPDATE
The City of Oak Park Heights is currently in the process of reassessing the City’s Emerald Ash Borer Management Plan. We are diligently working on removing City owned ash trees on the City boulevard right-of-ways.
NOTE: THERE IS NOTHING YOU NEED TO DO TO GET ON THE LIST TO HAVE A CITY OWNED BOULEVARD ASH TREE AT YOUR ADDRESS ON THE LIST FOR REMOVAL. THE CITY HAS AN INVENTORY OF THESE TREES.
When a City boulevard tree is scheduled for removal at an address you will be contacted with one or a combination of these communication methods from the City: you will receive a letter in the mail with details on the removal timeline, the City Arborist will make a site visit to meet with you to discuss the removal and/or the City Arborist will call and/or email you. Please be patient as this is a very expensive project and will take place over several years.
STOPLIGHT CONCERNS ON HIGHWAY 36
Minnesota Department of Transportation Traffic Engineering develops timing and coordination plans, responds to customer inquires, monitors system performance, detects operational and maintenance problems, provides quality control and inspection, and coordinates signal turn-ons. If you have any comments, concerns, or issues with the traffic signals along Highway 36, please click here to contact MNDOT. It is extremely helpful to them if you notify them of the date, time, and location surrounding your comment so they can investigate further.
XCEL ENERGY REBATE OPPORTUNITIES
Did you know that as an Xcel Energy customer, there are certain rebates and programs available to you? Examples include discounted LED light bulbs, coupons for recycling fluorescent tubes, rebates for appliance recycling, rebates for replacement to a high-efficiency appliances and heating and cooling systems, etc. Click here to see all programs and rebates available.
CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS VIDEO
The City of Oak Park Heights is proud to present a video highlighting all we have to offer! The video was created by Valley Access Channels.
CODE RED NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
The City of Oak Park Heights has started to use its ability to geographically target telephone, text and email messages to citizens through the use of the CodeRED high-speed notification solution. For more information on this system, and for a link to sign up, please click here.