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Scandia examines Log House Landing use

Terry Traver
Scandia Reporter
The frequently recurring topic of the Log House Landing was again on the agenda for the Scandia City Council’s Feb. 1 work session. Concern about erosion and what is the best use has been driving the discussion by the community, City Council and other players such as the Carnelian-Marine-St. Croix Watershed District.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Last year, Jim Shaver, administrator of the watershed district, presented an idea to the council to jointly renovate the landing area to ward off erosion and continue using it as a public access boat landing. After several meetings to discuss the agreement and get assurances from both sides that both would follow through with their part of the funding, an agreement was signed and the idea went forward with approval from the watershed district board and the Scandia City Council. A preliminary design was reviewed and approved by Scandia and the watershed district, with the final design

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Open Forum for Feb. 16, 2017

EDITOR’S NOTE: Letters will be accepted for the Open Forum for publication in the next available issue after receipt. Letters may be sent to Forest Lake Times, 146 N. Lake St., Suite 125, Forest Lake, or by e-mail to ryan.howard@ecm-inc.com. Letters should not exceed 250 words and must be signed with the writer’s name, address and telephone number. Deadline is noon Monday. The newspaper reserves the right to edit letters and assure that rules of libel and good taste are not violated.
Dump Emmer!broadstreet.zone(48036);
It’s both amusing and disgusting to watch our US Rep. Tom Emmer defend the Trump administration. I caught him on WCCO defending the executive order on immigration, where he asked everyone to calm down and stated emphatically that it’s not a Muslim ban. Right on cue, Rudy Giuliani fessed up in an interview that Trump asked him how to do a Muslim ban “legally.”
And good citizens, let’s not

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