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<br /> <br />Gem Lake News Page 2 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />(Continued from page 1) <br /> <br />The existing trail currently in use, ends at Buerkle <br />Road in Maplewood. Future development north of <br />Buerkle Road is dependent upon abandonment of <br />the railroad right of way or sale of a portion of that <br />right of way for trail use. <br /> <br />The BNSF Railroad right of way north of Buerkle <br />Road is currently licensed to the Minnesota <br />Commercial Railroad for operations and <br />maintenance. Xcel Energy also holds a permit for <br />an overhead transmission power line. <br /> <br />In 2013, Xcel Energy contacted Ramsey County <br />Parks and Recreation Department for future <br />Bruce Vento Regional Trail extension plans. Xcel <br />is planning a major transmission power line <br />rebuild project that would extend through a <br />section of the trail corridor area along the BNSF <br />railway. Due to existing conditions in the area, the <br />county expressed interest to Xcel for a trail to be <br />located under the power lines. <br /> <br />The Ramsey County Parks and Recreation <br />Department has developed a preferred alignment <br />concept for the trail that identifies proposed <br />alignment locations, trail access under existing <br />bridge locations, potential at-grade trail crossing <br />and trail nodes. <br /> <br />Earlier this year the county put out a request for <br />proposal for professional architectural and civil <br />engineering services for preparation of design <br />development documents for the trail extension. It <br />is expected that various design concepts for the <br />trail extension will be produced and that a final <br />report with recommendations will be produced <br />sometime this year. <br /> <br />The trail extension would touch Gem Lake <br />somewhere in the area of the railroad tracks on <br />the City’s east side, from the railroad bed along <br />the business district and along the Hoffman Road <br />area on north and west of Highway 61 that skirts <br />Goose Lake. <br /> <br /> <br />Planning Underway for Bruce Vento Trail <br />Extension: Route Borders Gem Lake <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Seal Your Old Well <br />Do you have an unsealed, unused well on your <br />property? Money is available to help seal it up. <br />Unsealed wells can cause contamination of the <br />groundwater supply, from which we all drink. <br />Homeowners can have an unsealed well on <br />their property and not even know about it! <br />Unsealed wells can be found buried in the yard <br />or in a small building on the property, in a <br />small room in the basement or near a water <br />pump. <br /> <br />Contact the Ramsey Conservation District if <br />you are interested in cost share to seal your <br />unsealed well. You can contact the appropriate <br />personnel in the following ways: <br /> <br />Phone: 651-266-7270. <br />Website: www.co.ramsey.mn.us/cd <br />Email: Samantha.Kreibich@co.ramsey.mn.us <br />