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Assembly Union Park, 875 Mount Curve Boulevard, has its grand opening ceremony tomorrow at 11:00. It has pickle ball, basketball, and a platground.

Toured on Saturday. Construction in the shared areas have a ways to go, but some units are good to go. Looks nice.

Still virtual tours only, waiting for in person to be available, no date given.

The single family model home on the corner of Montreal and Mississippi River Boulevard was supposed to start October 1st. I’ll ask.

It’s complicated.

Common Bond Lumin has started. Block 3, Lot 2, which is the south end of the Lunds. Footings will start next week.

It is a five story, 60 unit building.

The single family model home on the corner of Montreal and Mississippi River Boulevard was supposed to start October 1st. I’ll ask.

Does anyone know when they will remove the fencing atop Hidden Falls (and in front of the trail-access tunnel)? Possibly next week, if the city will sign off on it. 15 months after prepping that area for finish, and they still can’t decide what to do with the patio area below the south retaining wa...

Cretin is now open thru the entire site.

I believe five units are now rented above the new building.

The busiest spots with people enjoying the parks are the Ped bridge over the central water feature, and the dog park on Montreal.

Mini milestone. Montreal is open from Mississippi River Boulevard to Cleveland. Cretin is open at Ford Parkway.

One of the first travelers thru was a gentleman on a motorcycle, who proceeded to drive down three different sidewalks marked Ped/Bike only.

The Pioneer Press article confirmed the railroad does not pay taxes for that land. I'm not sure of the reason however. Community members have questioned whether, as university property, the sports facilities would be exempt from property taxes. On Thursday, Ryan Cos. confirmed that they would be, a...

How much soil cleanup will they have to do?

There is still transite (asbestos) piping in the ground running east-west on the south side of the cluster of buildings left at the north end. (Primer/Tracer area)

$100 per person per ride, assuming 240 days going to work every year makes about a $48,000 subsidy per person per year. A Mercedes A Class sedan costs $34,000, so you could buy every NorthStar rider a new Mercedes every single year, with $14,000 left over for gas, insurance, and fuzzy dice. Can we ...

I was there yesterday. We will be there to excavate a hole in the basement to facilitate the installation of an elevator. What used to be the dining space is now completely open. The exposed beams, the flooring, and the subfloor above have all been sandblasted and cleaned up. It is absolutely beauti...

Smurfs be running rampant there.

Fa la la la la, la la la la.

Interesting to see the ideas that come and go for this area of Rosemount... A munitions plant that closes as soon as it opens. Talk in the 90s of a cargo-only airport. Then talk about a radical self-sustaining community (like Jonathan or MXC). And now a boring subdivison. With enough buried asbesto...

Building 6 was started Wednesday.

Mississippi River Boulevard has been re-opened. There is currently no access to the new park.

We are trying for substantial completion of the streets and sidewalks yet this year. I am unaware of any plans to open the parks to the public until next year.

Re-opening of the MRB thru Hidden Falls scheduled for next Wednesday. We still need to install guardrail and permanent fencing along the walls.

Rubber ducky races from the central water feature to Hidden Falls, scheduled for yesterday, had to be postponed due to a concrete pour at the control structure north of Mississippi River Boulevard. No word on new date.

MRB is scheduled to be paved Monday, bike and walking paths on Tuesday.