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County says Bronze Line design will coordinate with Dakota-led daylighting effort
Summary
Staff told the board they will coordinate Bronze Line design with a Dakota-led nonprofit working to daylight a creek (referred to in the presentation as Wakhan Tipi), noting the nonprofit’s current grant covers reaches 7 and 8 and that county reconstruction may offer opportunities to partner on daylighting.
County planners flagged coordination with a Dakota-led nonprofit that has been working to daylight a creek near the corridor. The presenter described the organization (referred to in the meeting as Wakhan Tipi) and its executive director: "I think a lot of us are familiar with Wakhan Tipi, the daylighting Creek project. It's a Dakota led, native nonprofit, led by Maggie, Lorenz." (Sina Smith)
Staff said Wakhan Tipi currently has funding for reaches 7 and 8 and that Ramsey County will coordinate with the nonprofit, Saint Paul Parks & Rec and watershed staff as the county reconstructs the corridor. Presenters framed this as a partnership opportunity rather than a line-item budget commitment for the nonprofit: county staff said Wakhan Tipi's work is not part of the Bronze Line line-item budget but the county expects opportunities to collaborate during reconstruction and design.
