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Volume 47, Number 12                                                                                          March 21, 2023






Announcements

New Environmental Quality Board vice-chairperson

At the March 15 board meeting, the board voted unanimously to elect public member, Nicholas Martin to serve as vice-chairperson.

 

Updated Commercial Solar Siting Guidance is available!

The Department of Natural Resources Commercial Solar Siting Guidance provides a current and comprehensive guide to avoiding and minimizing natural resources impacts during solar development. This guidance is intended to aid developers of utility-scale solar, as well as community solar projects, regarding project siting, construction, and operations. You can find more information here [ [link removed] ].






Required public notices




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Environmental review project notices

EQB publishes environmental review notices provided by responsible governmental units. For more information on a project undergoing environmental review, click on the individual project links below. You can also find information about active projects in your community on the Environmental Review Projects Interactive Map [ [link removed] ].

 

*Lake Vermillion Campsite Development Project*

*Location: *Beatty, St. Louis County
*Process: *Petition
*Step: *Responsible governmental unit assigned

*Responsible governmental unit and contact:* St. Louis County, [email protected], 218-749-0629

 

*KGM Contractors Gravel Mine Project*

*Location: *Cook County
*Process: *Petition
*Step: *Environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) need decision

*Responsible governmental unit decision:* Positive (EAW ordered)
*Responsible governmental unit decision date: *March 14, 2023

*Link to public documents:* No link to documents provided. See responsible governmental unit contact information below.

*Responsible governmental unit and contact:* Cook County, Neva Maxwell <neva.maxwell.co.cook.mn.us>, 218-387-3635

 

*Edgewater Bay Campground*

*Location: *Slayton, Murray County
*Process: *Environmental assessment worksheet (EAW)
*Step: *EAW available
*End of comment period:* April 20, 2023

*Project description: *Edgewater Bay LLC is proposing to expand an existing campground on a parcel of land in Section 2, Mason Township, Murray County.  The Edgewater Bay Campground expansion project includes the addition of 110 new campsites and activating 28 existing inactive campsites to bring the total number of campsites to 310.  The expansion includes connecting the campsites to the sanitary sewer system and to their existing well.  Some of the expansion will occur within the 1,000 ft Shoreland Overlay District of Lake Shetek.

*Link to public documents:* Edgewater Bay Campground EAW [ [link removed] ]
*Location of public documents:* Murray County Government Center, 2500 28th Street, Slayton, MN  56172

*First public meeting date, time, location:* May 4, 2023, 7:00 PM, Murray County Government Center, County Commissioner Meeting Room

*Second public meeting date, time, location: *May 16, 2023, 8:30 AM, Murray County Government Center, County Commissioner Meeting Room

*Responsible governmental unit and contact:* Murray County, Jean Christoffels <[email protected]>,
507-836-1166

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*Cedar Meadows Residential Development*

*Location: *Northfield, Dakota County
*Process: *Environmental assessment worksheet
*Step: *Environmental impact statement (EIS) need decision

*Responsible governmental unit decision:* Negative (no EIS ordered)
*Responsible governmental unit decision date: *March 7, 2023

*Link to public documents:*  Cedar Meadows Residential Development EIS need decision [ [link removed] ]
*Location of public documents:* Northfield City Hall, 801 Washington Street, Northfield, MN 55057

*Responsible governmental unit and contact:* City of Northfield, Mikayla Schmidt <[email protected]>,
507-645-3059

 

*Klondike Clean Water Retention Project*

*Location: *Lake Bronson, Kittson and Roseau Counties
*Process: *Environmental assessment worksheet
*Step: *Environmental impact statement (EIS) need decision

*Responsible governmental unit decision:* Negative (no EIS ordered)
*Responsible governmental unit decision date: *March 2, 2023

*Link to public documents:*  Klondike Clean Water Retention Project EIS need decision [ [link removed] ]
*Location of public documents:* Two Rivers Watershed District Office, Kittson County Courthouse, 410 S. 5th Street, Suite 112, Hallock, MN 56728

*Responsible governmental unit and contact: *Two Rivers Watershed District,
Dan Money <[email protected]>, 218-843-3333

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*Hwy 252/I-94 Project*

*Location: *Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis, Hennepin County
*Process: *Environmental impact statement (EIS)
*Step:* EIS scoping environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) and draft scoping decision
*End of comment period:* May 19, 2023
*Joint federal and state review: *Yes

*Project description: *MnDOT, in coordination with FHWA, is providing notice of the Scoping Document and Draft Scoping Decision Document (SD/DSDD) for the Hwy 252/I-94 Project (SP 2748-65). The purpose of the Hwy 252/I-94 Project is to improve the safe and reliable movement of people and goods across multiple modes on and across Hwy 252 and I-94 between Hwy 610 in Brooklyn Park and North 4th Street in Minneapolis. The SD/DSDD summarizes public engagement activities completed to-date; describes alternatives studied in scoping; identifies a set of proposed alternatives that will be further evaluated in the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS); and identifies social, economic, and environmental issues that will be evaluated in the EIS.

Public comments on the Hwy 252/I-94 SD/DSDD can be submitted via:
Email: [email protected] ; Voicemail: 612-441-1928;
Online: [link removed]; or Mail: Andrew Lutaya, Project Manager, Minnesota Department of Transportation, 1500 West County Road B2, Roseville, MN 55113

*Link to public documents:*  Hwy 252/I-94 Project EIS scoping EAW and draft scoping decision [ [link removed] ]
*Location of public documents: *MnDOT Metro District, 1500 West County Road B2, Roseville, MN 55113

*Responsible governmental unit and contact:* Minnesota Department of Transportation, Andrew Lutaya <[email protected]>, 651-775-0855

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*Prudential Campus Redevelopment*

*Location: *Plymouth, Hennepin County
*Process: *Alternative urban areawide review (AUAR)
* Step: *Draft AUAR
*End of comment period:* April 20, 2023

*Project description: *The AUAR study area encompasses five tax parcels on approximately 76.2 acres located east of Interstate 494 (I-494) in the city of Plymouth; entirely within Hennepin County, Minnesota. The study area is bounded by County Road 10 (Bass Lake Rd) to the north, I-494 to the west, Chankahda Trail to the south, and County Road 61 (Northwest Blvd) to the east. The subject property formerly served as the site of the Prudential Campus. Two development scenarios are proposed to be evaluated in the AUAR.

*Link to public documents: *Prudential Campus Redevelopment draft AUAR [ [link removed] ]
*Location of public documents**: *City of Plymouth, 3400 Plymouth Boulevard, Plymouth, MN  55447

*Responsible governmental unit and contact:* City of Plymouth, Chloe McGuire <[email protected]>,
763-509-5450

 

*Adelmann Farm Industrial Park*

*Location: *Lakeville, Hennepin County
*Process: *Alternative urban areawide review (AUAR)
* Step: *AUAR adoption

*Responsible governmental unit decision: *Adequate
*Responsible governmental unit decision date: *March 6, 2023

*Link to public documents:* No link to documents provided. See responsible governmental unit contact information below.
*Location of public documents:* Lakeville City Hall, 20195 Holyoke Ave, Lakeville, MN 55044

*Responsible governmental unit and contact:* City of Lakeville, Kati Bachmayer <[email protected]>,
952-985-4425

 

General notices

Notices published in this section may be required under Minnesota Statute or Rule.

 

*Hwy 36 Planning Study*

*Location: *Roseville, Little Canada and Maplewood, Ramsey County

*Notice description: *MnDOT is looking ahead to the future of Hwy 36 in Roseville, Little Canada and Maplewood. This 8-mile segment of Hwy 36 is a vital east/west route for many, including commuters, shoppers, students and local residents. For people going north and south, crossing Hwy 36 can be inconvenient and require out-of-direction travel, especially by bike or on foot. Highway 36 is a four-lane principal arterial that is an important east/west route in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Highway System. The study area begins just east of the Hwy 36/I-35W interchange at the Ramsey County line and proceeds east approximately 7.5 miles to the Bruce Vento Trail pedestrian bridge crossing just east of English Street. Average daily motor vehicle volumes on Hwy 36 range from approximately 65,000 to 83,000 trips. There are 13 interchanges and crossings of Hwy 36 in the study area, as well as two parallel county roads (County B and County B2).

*Link to additional information:* No link to documents provided. See responsible governmental unit contact information below.

*Contact:* Minnesota Department of Transportation, David Elvin <[email protected]>, 651-234-7795

 

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