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Maplewood council approves park lease, schedules MnDOT hearing and backs boardwalk grant; funds gym repairs
Summary
The Maplewood City Council approved a long‑term lease for Gethsemane Park, called a public hearing for MnDOT Trunk Highway 5 improvements, endorsed a DNR grant application to replace the Thunder Bay boardwalk, and awarded gym‑floor repairs at the Maplewood Community Center totaling $217,550.
Maplewood’s City Council on March 24 approved a series of routine but locally significant actions: a lease for Gethsemane Park, a resolution calling a public hearing for MnDOT Trunk Highway 5 improvements, a resolution supporting a DNR grant application to replace a deteriorated boardwalk shared with Little Canada, and a contract award to repair the Maplewood Community Center gym floor.
The council unanimously approved staff’s recommendation to renew the lease with Gethsemane Lutheran Church for the 7.4‑acre parcel the city has used for park purposes since the 1970s and to continue city maintenance of park facilities. Staff told the council the city will pay the church $3,400 annually for the first two years, with the amount to increase 2% per year…
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