City Utilities
City water/Sewer:
City of Rush City, (320) 358-4743
The utilities bills are due on the 20th
of each month. Penalties are assessed after the
due date. Water bills are sent out on the last
day of the month. We now have e-mail billing and
direct pay for your convenience.
Other Utilities and
Services
Electricity
can be purchased from:
Natural Gas
can be purchased from:
Telephone:
Qwest
(1-800-244-1111)
Garbage Removal:
Residents must contract with a licensed
refuse hauler. The licensed haulers are:
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East
Central Sanitation (320) 358-4078
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J &
D’s Garbage Service (320) 629-2089
The City of Rush City operates a compost site
near the Public Works garage. The site is open for
drop-off of leaves and grass and for pickup of
free compost.
Household
Hazardous Waste (HHW):
Chisago County operates a household
hazardous waste disposal site located at 39649
Grand Avenue (North Branch Industrial Park). Visit
Chisago County's website or
call (651) 213-0450 or call the North Branch
disposal site directly at (651) 237-0912 for
information on materials they accept.
This facility is open to Chisago County
residents; bring identification proving county
residency. The facility is open each Monday 2 p.m.
to 7 p.m. and the last Saturday of each month 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. The HHW (see links listed below)
facility also offers the following:
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Environmental Information & Education (I&E)
Center - (651) 237-0836
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Materials Exchange (great free, reusable stuff)
(651) 213-0879
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Waste Reduction and Pollution Prevention
Assistance (651) 237-0836
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Information on Illegal Backyard Garbage Burning
(651) 237-0836
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Environmental Meeting Room at the facility for
environmental groups (651) 237-0912
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Electronics Recycling information (651) 237-0836
Post Office:
The Rush City Post office is located at 265 W. 5th
Street, (320)358-4433.
Cable
TV:
Cable TV is provided in most densely populated
areas and housing developments within the City.
The cable provider is US Cable (1-800-783-2356)
out of Cambridge.
Transportation
is provided by Heartland Express. Call
763-689-8131 for information.
Communications:
The City's official newspaper is the
Post Review.
It's the paper where the City publishes public
hearing notices, ordinances, and other official
information. The paper is published weekly, on
Wednesday, and is distributed through
subscription. The
Star
also covers the Rush City area and is available
through home delivery. The
Star is
published bi-weekly on Wednesday and Saturday. To
subscribe to the
Post Review,
contact them at 651-674-7025.
Library:
The Library is owned by the East Central Regional
Library system. The Rush City branch is located at
240 W. 4th St. Hours of service are:
Monday-closed, Tuesday 10-6pm, Wednesday 1-8pm,
Thursday 12-6pm, Friday 12-6pm, and Saturday
9-12pm.
Animal Control: Our Animal Control Officer is
Barb Guy and can be reached by paging her at
320-228-0021. She will pick up animals running
at-large and try to find the owner. Animals are
kept for a period of 5 days and then taken
elsewhere.
Residential
Real estate tax: The Chisago
County Assessor's Office (651-257-1300) can
provide information on how property taxes are
calculated.
House Numbers must be posted and
clearly visible from the street.
Burning:
Recreational fires are allowed in a fire pit
without a permit (no larger than 3' X 3' X 3').
All other burning requires a burning permit, which
may be obtained at City Hall. You are allowed to
burn agricultural products. Burning of other
materials is prohibited.
Permits are available at City
Hall for the following periods: Jan 2- March 1
(if 3” of snow on ground), April 15-May31, and
October 1-November 15.
Permits are required for
building, electrical, plumbing, heating and air
conditioning, and related work. Permits may be
picked up at City Hall. We take the permit for you
and call the Chisago County Zoning Office to pick
up. They then do our inspections for code
compliance.
Peddlers/Solicitors are required
to obtain a Peddlers Permit from the City. If
approached by a peddler or solicitor who does not
have a license, or who refuses to leave when
requested, call the police department at 9-1-1.
Signs: Contact the Planning
Department for special sign permit requirements.
Signs placed in violation of City ordinances or
other regulations may be removed by City
personnel.
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No
signs are allowed within the public right-of-way
or in any location where they could obstruct
sight lines for motorists or interfere with safe
movement of traffic.
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Signs may not be placed on utility poles.
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Political signs may be placed for 30 days before
and 10 days after an election.
Curfew:
Rush City's curfew ordinance prohibits
minors under the age of 15 from being on public
streets, highways, parks, playgrounds, or public
places unsupervised between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. of
any given day. Minors 16 to 17 years of age are
the hours of 12 am to 5 am on any given day. Young
people out after curfew can be stopped and
questioned by police; curfew violations may lead
to a fine or court appearance. Parents or
guardians may also be guilty of a
petty-misdemeanor if they allow-either intentional
or through negligent supervision-a juvenile to
break curfew.
Young people may be out after curfew if they are
with a parent, guardian, or other responsible
adult. They may also be out if they are attending
or returning from an organized and supervised
school function.
Parking:
It is unlawful for anyone to park a vehicle on a
public alley, street or highway within the City
between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. from
November 1st until April 15th, or after any
snowstorm until the snow has been removed.
If your car is parked on a street during hours
when it is prohibited, you can be given a parking
ticket and your vehicle could be towed. Car owners
are responsible for both the towing and impound
costs.
Driver's
Licenses/Car Tabs: Rush City does
not have license bureau. You may obtain a driver's
license or vehicle license at one of the following
license bureaus:
Cambridge Deputy Registrar, (763) 689-1130
Pine County Deputy Registrar, (320) 629-2560
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