Services
Utilities
New Resident Guide:
If you are new to Medina, the City of Medina would like to
welcome you to the community.
Click here for the attached New Resident Guide
with information to acquaint yourself with your new community.
Please stop by City Hall to collect additional information about the
community including a city map, recycle calendar and a welcome bag.
City Provided Utilities and Utility Billing
The City of Medina bills residents for
city water, sewer, and stormwater.
This
FAQ
provides a question and answer format on utility billing.
Current utility rates can be found on the
Utility
Fee Schedule.
Interested in saving $20? The city
will credit your account for signing up with the
Direct Pay Plan.
Water:
Some parts of the city are covered by city water.
These areas include Hamel, Cherry Hill, Foxberry Farms, Medina
Morningside, Independence Beach, Bridgewater, Wild Meadows, and
along much of Highway 55. Other parts of Medina rely on private
wells. If you have a well, it is your responsibility to maintain it.
If there are any problems with your well, contact a well maintenance
company. More detailed information on the city's drinking water
supply can be found in the
Consumer
Confidence Drinking Water Report.
Sewer:
Sewer
consumption is equal to the actual usage of water and
is also
included within the
Utility Fee Schedule.
Sewer consumption can be reduced through the
implementation of the
Irrigation Meter Program.
These rates are monitored annually and
adjusted as
necessary.
Stormwater:
Stormwater fees are used to improve the City’s storm water system, lake, and
creek water quality. Information on our stormwater program may be
obtained
here.
For Information regarding utility billing please contact:
Teri Portinen Accounting Technician
Teri.Portinen@ci.medina.mn.us
(763) 473-8849
Other Utilities and Services
Electricity:
Two different electrical companies serve Medina—Xcel Energy
and Wright-Hennepin. Click
this map to find your
electrical provider.
Wright Hennepin (763)
477-3000 or (800) 943-2667
Xcel Energy (800)
895-4999
Natural
Gas:
CenterPoint Energy
provides most of Medina with natural gas. There are parts of the
City, however, that do not have any service. Please contact
CenterPoint Energy for more information at (612)
372-4720.
Telephone:
Medina has two different telephone companies. The western portion of
the City prefixed with 479 (the Independence Beach area), uses
Frontier Communications. CenturyLink (formerly Qwest) services the rest
of the City. Cellular service is available throughout the City by
many different companies.
Frontier (800)
921-8101
CenturyLink (800) 475-7526
Cable Television:
Much of Medina has Cable TV service. In Medina, Cable TV is
provided by Mediacom, (800)
332-0245. As an alternative or if you are not in the service area,
you can use one of the many satellite providers.
Garbage and Recycling:
Medina licenses one garbage hauler to service the City,
Randy's
Environmental Services, (763) 972-3335. Although the license controls rates and certain aspects
of service, items such as billing, requests and rates for removal of
appliances and other large items, complaints, etc. are handled
directly with your hauler. Recycling is also provided by Randy's
Environmental Services. See the Recycling page for more details.
Internet:
High speed internet service is mainly provided by two companies:
Mediacom, (800) 332-0245 or
CenturyLink (formerly
Qwest) (800)
475-7526. Certain areas of the city currently do not have access to
high speed internet. While the City has decided not to become a
provider of telecommunication services, we are interested in
assisting residents with cooperative approaches or opportunities to
obtain better service in the community. A High Speed Internet
Listserv has been created by the City to facilitate information or
discussion. If you desire to be added to the Listserv, please e-mail
jodi.gallup@ci.medina.mn.us
Transportation:
Although the City of Medina does not have any regular public
transportation routes such as buses, there is one transportation
option through West Hennepin Dial-A-Ride.
The Dial-A-Ride program is an advance reservation, shared-ride,
curb-to-curb bus service that now services the City of Medina.
Anyone can use it and it is only $2 cash per person per one way
ride, but appointments need to be made one day in advance. Rides are
available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The
service area is limited to the boundaries of Greenfield, Long Lake,
Loretto, Maple Plain, Medina, Minnetrista, Orono, St. Bonifacious,
Wayzata, and the Hennepin County section of Delano. Dial
763-235-2200 for more information or to schedule a ride.
Voter Registration:
Registering to vote in Minnesota is easy! You can stop by City
Hall an fill out a registration card, register while getting a new
drivers license with your Medina address, or at the polling place on
Election Day (see election page for more details). The
Secretary of
State's office has additional information as does
Hennepin County
Voter Services. If you have any questions, please call Deputy Clerk
Jodi Gallup at 763.473.8850.
Back to top