With a population of nearly 24,000, Chanhassen offers the best of rural and suburban life — it’s a great place to live, work and play!
Most of the city’s 14,427 acres are in Carver County, with 154 in Hennepin County. Five major highways traverse the community, making it easy to reach other metropolitan communities.
Thriving businesses include a variety of commercial and industrial companies. Office and warehouse buildings are located throughout the city. Since 1995, the city has added 2.5 million square feet of commercial/industrial space. The approximately 500 businesses employ more than 9,500 people.
There is much to do and enjoy in Chanhassen. The downtown area offers shopping, dining and entertainment — including the renowned Chanhassen Dinner Theatres — as well as a library and many service and retail businesses.
For outdoor enthusiasts, Chanhassen has 11 lakes that offer recreation and relaxation to residents and visitors to the community. The city’s 500-acre park system features community and neighborhood parks, as well as 70 miles of trails and sidewalks for people of all ages. The park system also features five nature preserves.
Two public school districts, Minnetonka and District 112, as well as private schools serve the families in the community while the Chanhassen Senior Center is a social gathering spot for those over age 55. With the generous support of area businesses, the city hosts several community events each year, including the popular February Festival and July 4 activities.

Population Growth

Year Population
1980 6,359
1990 11,732
2000 20,321
2005 23,431 est.
2007 23,889 est.
Sources: City of Chanhassen

City of Chanhassen
7700 Market Blvd., P.O. Box 147, Chanhassen, 55317 952-227-1100
Web site www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Frequently Called Numbers

Library 952-227-1500
Public Works 952-227-1300
Recreation Center 952-227-1400
Water/Sewer Emergency 612-648-7681
Senior Center 952-227-1125
Carver County Sheriff 952-361-1231

Fax

Administration 952-227-1110
Engineering Dept. 952-227-1170
Building Dept. 952-227-1190
Public Works 952-227-1310
Recreation Center 952-227-1404

City Departments

For e-mail use the listed prefix, add @ci.chanhassen.mn.us

Administration Direct Dial E-mail

Todd Gerhardt, City Mgr. 227-1119 tgerhardt
Laurie Hokkanen, Asst. City Manager 227-1118 lhokkanen
Karen Engelhardt, Office Mgr 227-1104 kengelhardt
Rick Rice, IS Coordinator 227-1111 rrice
Corey Gruenhagen, PC Technician 227-1112 cgruenhagen
Kim Meuwissen, Secretary 227-1107 kmeuwissen
Karen Larson, Receptionist 227-1102 klarson
Margie Theis, Receptionist 227-1101 mtheis
Dave Dressler, Bldg. Maintenance 227-1113 ddressler
Beth Hoiseth, Crime Prevent. Spec 227-1610 bhoiseth
Community Service Officer. 227-1607 cso

Engineering

Paul Oehme, Public Works Dir./City Eng. 227-1169 poehme
Alyson Fauske, Asst. City Engineer 227-1164 afauske
Joe Shamla, Project Engineer 227-1165 jshamla
Gordy Stauff, Engineering Tech II 227-1166 gstauff
Engineering Tech III 227-1163
Joleen Devens, GIS 227-1161 jdevens
Jean Steckling, Secretary 227-1162 jsteckling
Mike Wegler, Street Supt. 227-1303 mwegler
Kelley Janes, Utility Supt. 227-1311 kjanes
Carole Johnson, Public Works Secretary 227-1301 cjohnson
Angie Auseth, Planner I 227-1132 aauseth
Water Resources Coordinator 227-1135
Kristi Torgerson, Natural Resources Tech. 227-1106 ktorgerson

Finance

Greg Sticha, Finance Director 227-1149 gsticha
Danielle Washburn, Accountant 227-1141 dwashburn
Katie Reed, Acct. Clerk 227-1142 kreed
Betty Eidam, Account Clerk 227-1143 beidam

Park and Recreation Direct Dial E-mail

Todd Hoffman, Director 227-1129 thoffman
Jerry Ruegemer, Rec. Supt. 227-1121 jruegemer
John Stutzman, Rec. Supervisor 227-1122 jstutzman
Sue Bill, Sr. Coord., Senior Center 227-1125 sbill
Tom Knowles, Rec. Center Mgr. 227-1401 tknowles
Dale Gregory, Park Maint. Supt 227-1304 dgregory

Community Development

Kate Aanenson, Com. Dev. Dir. 227-1139. kaanenson

Planning Division

Sharmeen Al-Jaff, Senior Planner 227-1134 saljaff
Bob Generous, Senior Planner 227-1131 bgenerous
Jill Sinclair, Env. Res. Coord. 227-1133 jsinclair

Building Division

Jerry Mohn, Building Inspector 227-1196 jmohn
Doug Hoese, Building Inspector 227-1194 dhoese
Paul Ekholm, Building Inspector 227-1193 pekholm
Ron Ericson, Building Inspector 227-1196 rericson
Randy Debner, Mech. Inspector 227-1192 rdebner
Jeff Keogh, Mechanical Inspector 227-1191 jkeogh
Mark Littfin, Fire Marshal 227-1151 rlittfin
Ed Coppersmith, Fire Inspector 227-1152 ecoppersmith
Carol Dunsmore, Support Services 227-1181 cdunsmore
Colleen Martino, Support Services 227-1183 cmartino

Law Enforcement

Sgt. Peter Anderley 227-1601 panderley

Chanhassen City Council

Chanhassen operates under the “Optional Plan B” form of government as authorized by Minnesota statutes. Under this plan, the elected city council consists of a mayor and four council members. The mayor is elected every two years. Council members are elected to four-year terms, with two positions open every two years. Elections are held in even-numbered years and coincide with general elections conducted in November. All council positions are representatives at-large.
All policy decisions and legislative activities are the responsibility of the council, but the administrative duties are delegated to the city manager, who is appointed by the council. The commissions and advisory boards, and the board of review are all appointed by the city council. The city manager appoints all other city staff. Appointment of the city attorney is subject to approval by the council.

Mayor

Tom Furlong
1405 Knob Hill Lane., Excelsior 952-474-8891
E-mail tfurlong@ci.chanhassen.mn.us

Council

Craig Peterson
1340 Oakside Circle, Chanhassen 952-448-9997
E-mail cpeterson@ci.chanhassen.mn.us
Bryan Litsey
650 Bighorn Dr., Chanhassen 952-295-1181
E-mail blitsey@ci.chanhassen.mn.us
Bethany Tjornhom
6321 Trap Line Circle, Chanhassen 952-470-5977
E-mail btjornhom@ci.chanhassen.mn.us
Vicki Ernst
840 Cree Dr., Chanhassen 952-974-9708
E-mail vernst@ci.chanhassen.mn.us

Meetings

Chanhassen City Council
Council Chambers 7 p.m
Meets second and fourth Mondays.

Chanhassen Planning Commission
Council Chambers 7 p.m
Meets first and third Tuesdays.

Chanhassen Park and Recreation Commission
Council Chambers 7:30 p.m.
Meets fourth Tuesday

Chanhassen Senior Commission
Council Chambers 10 a.m.
Meets third Friday.

Chanhassen Economic Development Authority
Council Chambers Meets as needed

Chanhassen Environmental Commission
Planning Conference Rm. 7 p.m.
Meets second Wednesday.

Chanhassen Planning Commission

Jerry McDonald, Chair
Kevin Dillon
Dan Keefe
Debbie Larson
Kurt Papke
Kathleen Thomas
Mark Undestad

Chanhassen Park & Recreation Commission

Glenn Stolar, Chair
Paula Atkins
Dan Campion
Jeff Daniel
Tom Kelly
Steve Scharfenberg
Thor Smith

Chanhassen Senior Commission

Curt Robinson, Chair
Carol Buesgens
Barbara Headla
Jean Mancini
Pat Kelly McGough
Barbara Nevin
Virginia Prior
Charlie Robbins

Chanhassen Economic Development Authority

Tom Furlong, Chair
Vicki Ernst
Bryan Litsey
Craig Peterson
Bethany Tjornhom

Chanhassen Environmental Commission

Lee Scholder, Chair
Rose Kirchner
Dennis Hansen
Shirley McGee
Ron Olsen
Jim Sommers

City Buildings

City Hall
7700 Market Blvd. . 952-227-1100

Public Works Building
1591 Park Rd. 952-227-1300

Chanhassen Fire Stations
7610 Laredo Dr. 952-227-1200
6400 Minnewashta Pkwy. 952-474-7094

Chanhassen Recreation Center
2310 Coulter Blvd. 952-227-1400