For further information on Pesticide use in the Como Park Golf course area, download the pdf's attached.

Please be advised that Saint Paul Parks and Recreation has contracted with Midwest Weed Harvesting again this year to mechanically harvest aquatic vegetation at Lake Phalen and Lake Como. Many factors have culminated to provide an early bumper crop of aquatic biomass. Our target harvest areas will begin with public, recreational access points. Exact start dates are still tentative and depend on several factors. It is our hope that a harvester will be moored at Lake Phalen as early as Sunday, June 28 and harvesting may begin as early as Monday. A harvesting rig may not be available to harvest at Lake Como until later in the week. I will provide an update as dates and times are firmed up.

Please do not hesitate to contact me with further questions.

Adam Robbins
Environmental Coordinator
Saint Paul Parks and Recreation
1100 North Hamline Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55108
office: (651) 632-2457
adam.robbins@ci.stpaul.mn.us

City v. MGM Properties: The Minnesota Court of Appeals issued its decision in the MGM fence case. The Court of Appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part. First, the Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's dismissal of the case, but based the dismissal on different reasons. The appellate court dismissed the case because judicial review of the case was premature due to the fact that MGM failed to exhaust its administrative remedies (i.e., MGM never submitted a site plan application seeking access to the alley) and MGM failed to show that it would have been futile to submit to the administrative process. The appellate court modified the dismissal, however, to make it without prejudice (allowing for the possibility of further enforcement action or litigation of the issues).

The Como Park Master Plan is available for viewing at the attached link. http://picasaweb.google.com/artifactor/Comoparkmasterplanweb#slideshow

The attached report of the March 26 meeting of the Como Pool Planning Task Force was compiled by Marsha Milgrom, District 10 representative to the task force. Contact Marsha at mmilgrom@msn.com if you would like to provide her input about the project.

See the City's Como Pool Replacement website for a description of the process and details about the project, including the latest draft designs.

For additional information, including draft project designs and videos of recent meetings, see materials posted by community member Art Ogelsby at www.comopark.us. Click on "Como Park swimming pool design" for information about the pool. This site also includes information about other issues related to Como Park.

In an email letter to District 10 on October 8, Dan Cain notified the community of RS Eden's decision not to pursue developng a supportive housing development at the Sholom Home site. The complete RS Eden letter is attached and can be downloaded.