How to: Add a side walk to Otter Lake Road.

April 28th 2010 – Emailed Victoria Reinhardt (Chairperson of the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners) who referred me to

May 11th 2010 Darren Tobolt (Aide to Ramsey County Commissioner Victoria Reinhardt) who referred me to

May 25th 2010 Connie Bernardy (Active Living Ramsey Communities! Director) who referred me to

May 26th Bill Short, (Clerk Treasurer of White Bear Township) who referred me to

May 26th Jim Robinson (WBL Community Development Director) who reffered me back to Connie Bernardy

July 2th Carol Nelson (Birch Lake Resident) introduced me to Ellen Richter (Assistant to the City Manager)

July 6th Ellen Richter (Assistant to the City Manager) is checking to see what the city can do.

Aug 9th- Julie Kleinschmidt (Ramsey County Manager) referred me to Ken Haider

Aug 17 – Kenneth G Haider (Ramsey County Director & County Engineer) – states the city must initiate the project, and the county would contribute 25% of the cost

Aug 19th- Kenneth Haider (Ramsey County Director & County Engineer) – reffered me to Mark Burch

Sept 2nd – Mark Burch (City Engineer)- explained that the county constructed a wide shoulder on Otter Lake Road for pedestrian use several years ago.

Sept 9th- followed up with Mark Burch to see what alternative options we have, awaiting his reply.

January 10th follow up with Mark Sather- no reply

January 19th 2nd follow up with Mark Sather “do not have any additional information at this time.”

January 30th – Meet with Renee Tessier (Ward I Councilperson), she offered to present the project at a City Council meeting

February 18th - Mark Sather “we hope to have some sort of proposal that can be considered by the county but unless staff is redirected by the Mayor and City Council from other assigned priorities we will get to it as soon as we can.”

Februay 18th – Mark Bruch “Otter Lake Road is a county road and any work we propose there will need to be coordinated with them”

March 14th Darren Tobolt–“ We are working with the Mark Sather and the Interim County Engineer to come up with a solution”

June 3rd Mark Burch – “We are working on the trail proposal as time allows. We did complete a survey of the existing roadway this week and will download the data when we get time. (We are in the middle of a busy construction season.)”