Lake Elmo Park Reserve. Construct trailhead building at winter recreation area, construct new well, septic, site lighting, trails, parking, and related infrastructure, landscaping and amenities.
Theodore Wirth Regional Park, St. Anthony Parkway Regional Trail, Minnehaha Regional Park, construct loop trail around Wirth Lake, reconstruct wetland, parking, and update stormwater and buildings.
Mississippi River Regional Trail, construct 5.2 miles to connect ?Inver Grove Heights to the Pine Bend Scientific and Natural Area to lower Spring Lake Park Reserve.
Battle Creek Regional Park, construct 1-mile paved off-road bicycle and pedestrian trail on the north side of Lower Afton Road, from Pt Douglas Rd to McKnight Road. Links the regional trail system to communities including Maplewood and Woodbury.
Design and construct fishing nodes along Sucker Lake Channel, improve pedestrian connections, landscape restoration, and signage. Legacy funds will leverage non-state funds provided by the Vadnais Lake Area WMO for fishing node development and landscape restoration. Vadnais-Snail Lakes Regional Park had 746,300 visits in 2013.
Implement Phase 1 development of Cedar Lake Farm Regional Park, including trail construction, installation of park amenities, improvements to buildings, natural resource restoration and enhancement, and infrastructure.
Implement Phase 1 development of Cedar Lake Farm Regional Park, including trail construction, installation of park amenities, improvements to buildings, natural resource restoration and enhancement, and infrastructure.
To contract with qualified professionals to prepare construction documents for the preservation of the barn/carriage house at Linden Hill, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
To contract with qualified professionals to prepare construction documents for the preservation of the Oaks Lakeside Pavilion, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
To contract with qualified professionals to prepare construction documents for the preservation of 25 W. Superior St., listed as a contributing part of the Duluth Commercial Historic District in the National Register of Historic Places.
To hire qualified professionals to produce drawings for restoration of the Albert and Jennie Sperry House, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Tetra Tech will gather information for eventual incorporation into the Minnesota Stormwater Manual. The Stormwater Manual is used by stormwater practitioners to make decisions related to stormwater management, such as selecting appropriate Best Management Practices, meeting stormwater regulatory requirements, and determining pollutant and stormwater volume reductions associated with implementation of different stormwater management practices. The goal is to update existing information and provide new information on active construction site erosion prevention and sediment control.
Cow Tipping Press will 1) hire a consultant with STAR Services to undergo the process of becoming a Department of Human Services (DHS) billable activity; 2) consult with the Mobius Group to bring accounting and HR practices onto more automated platforms; 3) consult with Corvus North on best practices for growing donations from major gifts and family foundations.
This project will provide notification of the potential for coal tar contamination, establish a storm water pond inventory schedule, and develop best management practices for treating and cleaning up contaminated sediments. The sampling design includes 15 stormwater ponds, 5 each from residential, commercial, and industrial land use areas. Municipalities in the metro area with MS4 permits of stormwater ponds will be contacted to nominate candidate sites for this study. GPS coordinates will be taken at all sampling sites.
The goal of this project is to develop a core team of wastewater professionals and academics engaged in understanding and solving wastewater-related problems in Minnesota, with national relevance. The team will promote the use of new technology, designs and practices to address existing and emerging wastewater treatement challenges, including the treatement of wastewater for reuse and the emergence of new and unregulated contaminants.