Newspaper Clipping - Newspaper Clipping Scan - Eagan's first Mayor Herbert Polzin dies - 6/12/1981
Ea Ban's fir13%t mayor, Herbert Polzin, dies
EAGAN Eagan's first elected his father, Gust Polzin, began He was hospitalized Wednes-
mayor, Herbert H. Polzin, age 75, farming. day in Divine Redeemer
died Friday, June 12,1981. He had Memorial Hospital, South St.
more than 50 years of public ser- Polzin was a farmer and work- Paul, and died there Friday
vice to his community. ed parttime for the U.S. Postal afternoon.
He lived at 1015 Blue Gentian Service. He developed Eagan's
Rd., and began his public service house numbering system.
as an election judge at age 21. In
1944, he was named township -
treasurer, and retained that posi-
tion until 1972. He served as
moderator at annual township
meetings 1945-64. Flags will fly at half mast through this weekend in
He was the first chairman and commemoration of the first mayor of Eagan, who died
organizer of the planning com- this week.
mission and served as a member A memorial fund in Polzin's name has been set up at
1956-1972. He served the
assessment committee 1966 HERBERT POLZIN the MidAmerica Bank of Eagan, Thomas Hedges, Eagan
66-1972.
Polzin was elected mayor of city administrator announced.
Eagan in 1972 and was reelected Also, the Eagan City Council moved to have the
in 1975. In 1977, he decided not to people in the city of Eagan, history of Eagan book, being prepared by the history
run again, and was named "man without a doubt. He is a warm, committee, dedicated to Polzin, in remembrance of his
of the year by the Dakota Coun- friendly person and the town efforts toward the book's preparation.
ty Development Association. He ' historian." He served on the
often visited the city hall. Eagan history committee.
Mayor Bea Blomquist said, His family moved to St. Paul in
i "He is one of the most admired 1872 and to Eagan in 1901, when