The City provides services consistent with those provided in small rural communities, including paving of gravel roads, general street maintenance, parks and recreation facilities, police service, fire protection, building inspection services and general assistance at City Hall. These services have typically been managed from City Hall by a city administrator and small staff, sometimes in a full-time capacity and sometimes in a part-time capacity. The increasing complexity of managing City government has, at times, called into question whether our needs can be met by a part-time city administrator.
The City of Afton owns six public buildings located on three parcels of property. The Afton Village Hall, leased to the Afton Historical Society and City Garage are located on Lots 1, 2, and 3 of Block 8 in the old village. The Town Hall (leased) and Garage are located in the NW quarter of the SW quarter of Section 10, on Stagecoach Trail South. The City Hall is located on Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of Block 11 of the Old Village. The City also owns docks that are leased to a private operator.
Police protection is provided through a contract with the Washington County Sheriff's Department. As the city grows the cost of police protection may increase, and the provision of these services should be a consideration as new developments are proposed. Fire, ambulance, and rescue services are provided by way of a joint powers agreement among the five Lower St. Croix Fire Protection District cities with a fire station located in Lake St. Croix Beach.
There are no plans to add additional public facilities.
The City of Afton establishes the following public facilities goals:
To bring about these goals, the City of Afton hereby adopts the following policies:
To enact these policies and perpetuate the goals of the city, the City of Afton seeks to implement the following strategies:
