City of West St. Paul
Benjamin Boike's work experience includes serving as the Community Development Director for the City of West St. Paul since 2021. Prior to this, they held the same position at the City of Cottage Grove from 2020 to 2021. Benjamin also worked for the City of West St. Paul from 2007 to 2020, initially as the Assistant Community Development Director/City Planner and later as the City Planner/Zoning Administrator. Benjamin began their career as a City Planner for the City of Waseca from 2005 to 2007.
Benjamin Boike completed their Bachelor's degree in Geography at the University of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003. Benjamin then pursued a Master's degree in Urban Planning at Minnesota State University, Mankato, from 2004 to 2006. Prior to their university education, they attended Rosemount High School, but no specific details regarding years or degrees were provided.
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City of West St. Paul
CITY SERVICES Police, South Metro Fire Department, Administration, Parks and Recreation, Public Works, Community Development LOCATION West St. Paul is minutes away from downtown St. Paul, Mall of America, Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport, CHS Field, Holman Field, Minnesota State Capitol, Science Museum of Minnesota, Ordway Theater and the Xcel Energy Center. AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE Keeping active is a major part of life in West St. Paul. Included in the City is 14 parks, over 50 miles of walking, hiking and biking trails, an outdoor pool, a state-of-the-art splash pad, baseball, soccer and football fields, a disc golf course, playgrounds, beautiful lakes and ponds, hockey and skating rinks, and so much more. In addition to the many parks, West St. Paul is also home to Dodge Nature Center; one of the nation’s leading environmental learning establishments. West St. Paul is home to the Regional Athletics Center, Minnesota’s largest inflated sports dome. It attracts visitors from across the Midwest. Featuring 110,000 square feet of field space for indoor soccer, football, lacrosse, softball, ultimate frisbee and so much more. West St. Paul’s indoor John V. Hoene Ice Arena keeps ice sports thriving year-round. SOUTH ROBERT STREET South Robert Street is West St. Paul’s main thoroughfare and host to much of the commerce in the City. Hundreds of businesses in retail, dining, service industry, finance and beyond call this 2.5 mile stretch home. The City unveiled a fully reconstructed South Robert Street in 2017. This project improved everything from aesthetics to safety and continues to attract new developments and businesses to West St. Paul. SCHOOLS West St. Paul is home to a number of traditional schools for all ages as well as other unique education opportunities including Magnet and environmental schools as well as Dodge Nature Center. WSP is part of Independent School District 197.