Laserfiche WebLink
<br /> <br />Gem Lake News Page 3 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Important Visitors at September 15 Council Me eting <br /> <br />Sheriff Bostrom to Provide Status Report <br />Ramsey County Sheriff Matt Bostrom will also <br />be present at the September 15 City Council <br />Meeting. He will do his annual review of law <br />enforcement goals, programs and trends. <br /> <br />Since his election several years ago, Bostrom <br />has been very involved in communication with <br />the contract cities his office serves. Typically, <br />Bostrom has been present for at least one Gem <br />Lake Council Meetings each year. <br /> <br />Last year he discussed the training and <br />recruitment efforts for new officers, the move <br />towards black and white squad cars in the <br />future, the alarming rise in heroin overdoses, <br />and programs to get unneeded prescription <br />drugs off the street. <br /> <br /> <br />Two important visitors will be present at the <br />Gem Lake City Council Meeting on <br />September 15 and members of the public are <br />urged to attend also. The meeting starts at <br />7:00 p.m. at Heritage Hall. <br /> <br />Rush Line Mass Transit Plan Discussion <br />Andy Gitzlaff of the Ramsey County Regional <br />Railroad Authority will provide an update on <br />plans to extend light rail in the Twin Cities to <br />northern suburbs and beyond. The project is <br />referred to as the Rush Line Corridor. <br /> <br />Although the project will probably not really <br />begin until around 2020, plans are now <br />underway to determine exact routes and <br />modes of extending transportation options. <br />The idea of the project is to provide all day <br />and frequent rush line service that link various <br />suburban downtown areas with things like <br />shopping malls, and downtown St. Paul and <br />Minneapolis, in order to reduce traffic <br />congestion, wherever possible. <br /> <br />Mr. Gitzlaff is set to provide Gem Lake <br />residents with an update on tentative plans, <br />and seek input on routes and timelines. Early <br />plans have often named the Bruce Vento Trail <br />area as a possible route for some part of <br />mass transit plans. The Bruce Vento Trail <br />starts in St. Paul and runs in a northwestern <br />direction, currently ending near Buerkle Road <br />in Maplewood. <br /> <br />Plans are also underway to extend the trail <br />towards the White Bear Township border, <br />along the current Burlington Northern Sant a <br />Fe rail line. The trail is projected to be 13 <br />miles in length, when completed, but only the <br />first 7 miles of the rail line has been acquired <br />for public use at present. <br /> <br />Your feedback on the Rush Line Corridor Plan <br />will be welcomed on September 15. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />