Park Reserve Plans

Many of you have asked me about the plans to build a campground in the Elm Creek Park Reserve. I spoke with the Three Rivers Park District office, they said current priorities and funding limitations don't support building the campground this year and that it will likely be 5+ years out.

From an October 2006 planning document to the Met Coucil, the Park District planned to spend around $2,850,000 to build a family campground:

• 75 sites, grading, roads - $1,750,000
• Campground services/disc golf center building (2,000 SF with
showers, toilets, office) - $600,000

• 10 cabins ($40,000 per cabin

From the map below, you can see the planned location of the campground just below Mud Lake.

Road Construction (610 and 169)

169 (Devil's Triangle)
Due to be completed in fall 2011
Much work has already been done on southbound Hwy 169, County Road 81 and the north half of 85th Ave. Current construction this spring/summer will focus on 169 with 169 traffic switching to the new lanes of southbound Hwy 169 so work can begin on northbound Hwy 169.
Also, continued construction of the south half of 85th Ave and continuation of bridge and retaining walls with 85th Ave east and westbound lanes fully open by Fall of 2010.
http://bit.ly/169Project

610
Due to be completed June 2011
Current schedule: (note the Zachary Lane road closure)
Noisewalls: Fall 2009 and March – August 2010
Pedestrian Bridge (Nathan Lane): Fall 2009 – June 2010
Hemlock Lane: Fall 2009 – June 2010. Road will be closed
Revere Lane: Fall 2009 – June 2010. Road will be closed
Sanitary Sewer: Fall 2009 – August 2010
Zachary Lane: April 2010 – June 2011. Road will be closed
Jefferson Hwy: June 2010 - September 2010
Hwy169: May 2010 – November 2010
http://bit.ly/DOT610

Local News

It's not surprising considering how it's been slipping as of late to see that Brookdale Mall is going into foreclosure -- their sheriff sale is scheduled for Friday February 12.
Read more at http://bit.ly/BrookdaleMallForeclosure