COUNTY ROAD 81 - CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

COUNTY ROAD 81 CLOSED THIS WEEK AND IS CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
CLOSURE IS FOR BOTH DIRECTIONS BETWEEN ELM CREEK BOULEVARD AND FERNBROOK LANE IN MAPLE GROVE.

As some of you may have seen, the large (huge) dirt pile between the two sides of the divided Cty Rd 81 near Fernbrook Lane washed over 81 during the storms this weekend.

The road was cleaned up but due to the continued instability of the stockpile, Mn/DOT and the 610 Project Contractor have decided to close County Road 81 between Fernbrook Lane and Elm Creek Blvd until further notice. At this time they don't know when the roadway will be open but the contractor will be working to reopen the roadway as soon as possible. Once additional information is known I'll post it here.

The official detour is (eastbound) Fernbrook Lane (County Road 121) to County Road 30, east to Elm Creek Boulevard and then north back to County Road 81. Westbound detour is the reverse. Drivers may want to use Maple Grove Pkwy as an alternate to the official detour as Fernbrook can and will experience significant back ups at the signal to County Road 30.

Neighborhood Garage Sale - May 19-21

A few of the Garage Sales:
1. 10012 Balsam Ln N - misc household items plus an assortment of RV supplies
2. 11606 100th Pl N - May 19 and 20 only
3. 11655 100th Ave N
4. 11867 101st Ave N
5. 11900 101st Ave N
6. 10011 Ives Ln N
7. 12137 101st Ave N
8. 12400 99th Ave N - toys and boys and girls baby clothes - up to toddler age
9. 9864 Ives Ln N

Pico de Gallo Recipe

I think spring has finally sprung! The next articles to look for are:
- Neighborhood Garage Sale - article with a map showing locations of the homes I know are having a garage sale
- Maple Grove water bills just went up and are going up again in the fall
- Maple Grove home sales are up 10% over 2010 compared the rest of the metro which are down!

Pico de Gallo Recipe - look for jalapeno seeds delivered to your door!
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups seeded and diced roma tomatoes
1/4 cup diced red onion
1 tablespoon diced jalapenos
1 tablespoon minced garlic
Juice of 2 limes (yes, freshly squeezed is much better)
2 tablespoons cilantro, more if you like the taste of cilantro - tear the leaves from the stems and discard the stems
Salt and pepper to taste

Mix all ingredients lightly in a bowl and let refrigerate for 1+ hours before serving