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<br /> <br />Gem Lake News Page 3 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />County Commissioner Lays Out Priorities <br /> <br /> Hodgson Road, between County I and <br />County J, and <br /> LaBore Road, between 1-694 and <br />County Road E. <br /> <br />Blake Huffman plans to visit the Gem Lake City <br />Council meetings several times a year. You are <br />urged to get in touch with him anytime with your <br />comments and suggestions. You can reach him <br />at 651-266-8362. <br /> <br />Wine License Approved <br />for Black Sea <br />Restaurant <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The Black Sea Restaurant, located on County <br />Road E, is now able to sell wine as part of their <br />menu. The popular Turkish restaurant open its <br />second branch in our city last year. <br /> <br />The restaurant serves authentic Turkish food <br />such as falafel, kebabs, hummus and other <br />Mediterranean fare. <br /> <br />The Gem Lake approved their application for a <br />wine license at its City Council Meeting on <br />March 18. The application then went to the state <br />for processing. <br /> <br /> <br />(Continued from page 1) <br />stopping sex trafficking and establishing <br />veteran’s court. <br /> <br />Taking care of those in need is a huge priority <br />for the county. Huffman reported that nearly <br />$150,000 was provided last year to the White <br />Bear Lake Area Emergency Food Shelf for <br />remodeling and expansion purposes. The <br />improvements allow the food shelf to better <br />serve their growing client base. <br /> <br />A thriving business community is key to a <br />healthy tax base, according to the <br />commissioner. Efforts to redevelop the Twin <br />Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) are a <br />great example of the county’s focus on private <br />sector business growth. Preliminary master <br />plans call for about 170 acres of the site to be <br />zoned commercial, creating about 4,000 <br />quality jobs. The finished plan will also include <br />a mix of housing options, as well as <br />commercial and retail portions. <br /> <br />A fourth priority is to control spending on the <br />county level. The key to this is to address the <br />drivers of poverty, a leading expense in the <br />county’s annual budget. <br /> <br />At this time of year, maintaining infrastructure <br />is always on everyone’s minds and is one of <br />Huffman’s primary priorities. The county has a <br />special hotline set up for reporting pot holes. <br />That number is 651-266-7100. The past <br />winter was especially tough on county roads <br />and there are one or two pot holes that need <br />fixing… <br /> <br />Also, there are just a couple (hahahhah) road <br />construction projects planned for the northern <br />suburbs. Here is a partial list of roads that will <br />get some TLC: <br /> Lexington Avenue, between I-694 and <br />County Road F <br /> Buffalo Street, between Highway 61 <br />and Portland Avenue <br /> Centerville Road, between County H2 <br />and County J <br /> County Road J, between Centerville <br />Road and Otter Lake Road <br /> Hamline Avenue, between County <br />Road F and Highway 96