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Watershed district outlines Long Lake plans to Orono council
Restoring Long Lake was a main topic of discussion at the Orono City Council meeting on Monday night. A lengthy presentation came from James Wisker, administrator for the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. Detailed plans are in place, but funding the project is the next step. Councilmember Alissa Benson affirmed strong support for the MCWD’s plan and mission, noting she was the lone council member seated the last time the district made a presentation. Benson, who is not running for reelection, requested that Jacqueline Ricks become a designated liaison from the Council to the MCWD. Wisker detailed a plan that would cost around $4.5 million to restore Long Lake, which required regional treatment (capture phosphorus early before it gets into streams and lakes); landscape projects (wetlands and ravine stabilization); treating upstream shallow lakes; and in-lake load management. Wisker noted the positive working relationship MCWD has had with Orono and the surrounding communities. The MCWD covers 179 square miles, 29 communities, two counties, 129 lakes and eight major streams. Orono itself includes 40 miles of shoreline around Lake Minnetonka. Wisker said the MCWD is in the process of writing its next 10-year plan and is hoping for “another 10 years of working
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Planning Begins for Wayzata High School Expansion
Wayzata High School, currently the largest high school in Minnesota, is preparing for another major expansion. The Plymouth City Council recently met to review proposed plans for the high school campus. The expansion project includes new classroom and lab spaces, an eight-lane swimming pool, and additional tennis courts to support the school’s growing student body.
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ELECTION RESULTS: Prince, Brooks, Mitchell win tight Osseo School Board race
With all precincts reporting, Tanya Prince, Thomas Brooks and Sarah Mitchell are the apparent winners in a tight race for three seats on the Osseo Area Schools Board of Education. According to unofficial results from the Minnesota Secretary of State, the highest vote getter was Prince, with 24,600 votes, or 17.1%. Brooks had the second-most votes with 24,199, or 16.8% of the vote. Mitchell was the third-highest vote getter with 24,064, or 16.7% of the vote. All three winners are currently board members Thomas Brooks, Sarah Mitchell and Tanya Prince who filed for reelection. Four candidates filed to run against them: Paul Baillos, Lauren Harris, Max Maher and Stacey Yurcek. Harris was the closest to ousting an incumbent. She secured fourth place with 22,470 votes, or 15.6%. Yurcek secured fifth with 21,029 votes, or 14.6%. Maher placed sixth with 20,005 votes, or 13.9%. Baillos came in a distant seventh with 7,055 votes, or 4.9%. The Osseo School District includes the cities of Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Corcoran, Dayton, Osseo, Plymouth, Maple Grove and Rogers. School board members serve four-year terms. Once the results are certified, the three incumbents will begin their next terms in January.