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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