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<br /> <br />Gem Lake News Page 3 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Gem Lake Comprehensive Plan Now in Review and <br />Comment Phase <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />and honey traditional drink. Also added is a mead <br />called FREYA, a traditional basswood honey drink. <br />Lastly, there is VIKINGS BLOOD, a tart cherry <br />wildflower honey mead. <br /> <br />These three new meads compliment the <br />company’s two original varieties, SKAL, a hopped <br />buckwheat honey mead, and SPICED APPLE, a <br />cinnamon apple cider wildflower mead. <br /> <br />“It was great seeing so many people supporting <br />our small family business,” says owner Joshua <br />Eckton of their grand opening festivities this <br />summer. <br /> <br />He adds that “The great thing about our meads is <br />that we source our fresh ingredients, like honey <br />and apple cider, locally. Another fun fact is that our <br />meads are naturally GLUTEN FREE. <br /> <br />Later this month, another new variety will be <br />coming out—BERSERKER, a coffee bochet honey <br />mead. <br /> <br />Check out White Bear Meadery! <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The final draft of Gem Lake’s 2018 <br />Comprehensive Plan is now being reviewed by <br />neighboring cities, who will provide comments in <br />the near future. The Metropolitan Council <br />requires that all cities within the Twin Cities <br />Metropolitan area submit a detailed <br />comprehensive plan every ten years. This plan <br />covers everything from land use and <br />transportation to parks and storm water run-off. <br />The plans typically take multiple years and <br />significant engineering expertise to complete. <br /> <br />To get the job done, the City of Gem Lake <br />enlisted the help of two outside agencies to <br />complete this monumental task. They are the <br />engineering firm of SEH, which acts as Gem <br />Lake’s engineering representative, and the <br />consulting firm of Northwest Associated <br />Consultants, which specializes in helping cities <br />with this type of plan. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />White Bear Meadery Going <br />Strong <br /> <br />Gem Lake’s newest business is the White Bear <br />Meadery, located at 1595 County Road E East. <br />Nearly 1,000 people attended the Grand Opening <br />on July 12 and sampled some of the <br />establishments hand crafted products. <br /> <br />Mead is an alcoholic beverage made by <br />fermenting honey, then adding fruit and spices to <br />make various flavors. <br /> <br />Since the opening, the company has added three <br />new mead varieties. VALHALLA is a wildflower <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />