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City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Hannah Watkins, Communications Intern
Phone 952-833-9519 • hwatkins@EdinaMN.gov • www.EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Edina Company Donates Boulders to the City
Edina, Minn., Oct. 29, 2014 – The Peterson Management Group, an Edina-based company that owns
and operates the Cedars of Edina apartment complex on Gallagher Drive, recently donated more
boulders to the City of Edina.
The Peterson Management Group provided 13 tons of boulders to decorate the Hazelton Road
roundabout. The boulders weigh between 1 and 3 tons and came from the Messabi Iron Range. In
2012, the company donated boulders for the West 70th Street and Valley View Road roundabout.
City of Edina Engineering Director Chad Millner had hopes that The Peterson Management Group
would want to be involved with the Hazelton Road roundabout after the successful completion of the
West 70th Street roundabout. “After donating boulders to the roundabout a couple of years ago,
[Mark Peterson of The Peterson Management Group] was happy with the way that it looked and
wanted the same aesthetic to continue throughout the region. He has said that if there is ever an
opportunity to help out again, he would,” Millner said.
Peterson, CEO of The Peterson Management Group, stayed true to his word and agreed to the
proposal. “We donated to the City of Edina again because our mission is creating communities of
beauty, well-being and contribution and this was a visible, lasting way to carry out that mission. We aim
to create a community that satisfies everyone and the environment that one lives in has a big impact on
one's being. It's also our way of thanking the City for all that they do to make Edina a great place to
live,” said Peterson.
Judging from the estimated cost of purchasing and installing similar boulders, it could have proven to be
a costly process for the City without the help from The Peterson Management Group. Ultimately, the
donation “saved the City about $6,000, which we are so grateful for,” Millner said.
In the warmer seasons of summer and spring, the boulders are enhanced by a variety of plants.
However, even in the coldest days of winter, the boulders’ beauty will draw attention from those who
pass through the roundabout, Peterson said.
“Our hope is that the boulders will bring an ageless elegance to the roundabout and that all who drive
by will experience a sense of wonder and awe they then carry with them throughout the day,” said
Peterson.
For more information, contact the City’s Engineering Department at 952-826-0371.
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