August 20: Mill Stream Restoration Site Walk Through

AUGUST 20, 5 pm

Meet at the front of JRODS Automotive

A quorum of city council and/or planning commissioners may attend.*

BACKGROUND

On June 4, community residents gathered to discuss a proposed ecological restoration of Mill Stream in Burris Park.

The Carnelian-Marine-St. Croix Watershed District recently secured $30,000 in grant funding from the Lower St. Croix Watershed Partnership to develop a preliminary engineering design for the project. The City of Marine will contribute $7500 in match funds for this effort, using dollars that were previously set aside for Mill Stream activities.

The Watershed District’s goal is to improve ecological health in Mill Steam between Hwy 95 and Judd St. and reconnect this segment of the stream with higher quality habitat on the west side of Hwy 95. Currently, a number of human-made structures, including lowhead dams and a culvert under Hwy 95, prevent fish from using this segment of the Mill Stream.

During the stormy June 4 meeting, community residents voiced strong support for the overall project goals and asked questions about possible restoration strategies. Due to storms, the site walk will take place August 20.

The Watershed District will incorporate the input into its preliminary project design and host a follow-up meeting in late Nov. 2024 to share the design. Learn more: www.cmscwd.org /our-projects/mill-stream-restoration.

* Official notice of a potential quorum is posted on the bulletin board outside Village Hall.