Lake Harriet Cac Meeting And Calhoun Construction
LAKE HARRIET CAC MEETING AND CALHOUN CONSTRUCTION
The following items by Cristof Traudes appeared in the August 24, 2009, issue of the Southwest Journal:
CONCESSIONS COMMITTEE SETS DATE FOR NEXT MEETING
A citizens’ advisory committee investigating the future of concessions at Lake Harriet has scheduled its next meeting for 7–9 p.m. Sept. 3. It will be held at the Linden Hills Recreation Center, 3100 43rd St. W., and be open to the public.
CONSTRUCTION TO START SOON AT CALHOUN PARKING LOT Crews were expected to begin work before August’s end on the overhaul of a parking lot on the south shore of Lake Calhoun.
Park Board commissioners on Aug. 5 approved a $319,919.15 bid from Veit and Company Inc. It was the first time the project had come before the board.
Parks staff, which developed the plans, has maintained the project amounts to maintenance, a classification that meant commissioners didn’t have to sign off on any of the plans. Critics have said the classification is a stretch, considering the work includes the installation of rain gardens and permeable pavers on the lot’s north side, and that the project’s development should have involved a more public process.
“Substantial completion” of construction is expected by November. It’s being paid for with regional parks money designated for operations and maintenance.