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- Minnesota Legislature Small Business Survey
- Public open house scheduled for Dec. 10 to discuss Highway 14 construction in Rochester
- Open house for Northern Rochester Transportation Study set for Nov. 19
- Chamber President John Wade recognized at NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet as George Gibbs Award winner
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Interested individuals are invited to attend an open house on Thursday, Dec. 10, to discuss the Highway 14 beltline construction project in Rochester, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The project is scheduled for construction in 2010.,
The open house will be from 5:30 - 7 p.m. at the Redeemer Lutheran Church, 869 7th Avenue Southeast in Rochester. The meeting is an opportunity for business and property owners who may be affected by the project to ask questions. Community members can view updated project maps and learn about the current status of the Highway 14 beltline project.
CH2M Hill representative Howard Preston will present the final recommendations of the Traffic Study and Mn/DOT and City of Rochester officials will be available to answer questions about the concrete pavement resurfacing on Highway 14 from Highway 52 to Marion Road.
The public is invited to attend a public open house on Thursday, Nov. 19, to discuss the study area surrounding Highway 52 and 65th Street Northwest, according to the city of Rochester and Minnesota Department of Transportation.
The Northern Rochester Transportation Study is being conducted to review existing and projected future conditions in the study area related to traffic, safety, social, economic and environmental issues.
Two informational sessions will be held at the Community Presbyterian Church, 3705 55th Street Northwest. The first session is from 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. with a short presentation at 4 p.m. The second session is from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. with the presentation at 6 p.m. The same information will be presented at both sessions.
The open house is an opportunity for business and property owners most affected by the project to ask questions and provide feedback about the Northern Rochester Transportation Study.
Project managers from Mn/DOT and the city of Rochester will be available to answer questions about the study and provide updates about the alternatives being presented.
The following key issues have been identified:
- Congestion and safety issues along 55th Street Northwest due to heavy traffic volumes and closely spaced signalized intersections.
- Restriction of local traffic circulation due to a lack of a west frontage road between 55th Street Northwest and 65th Street Northwest.
- Congestion and safety issues associated with closely spaced access locations along the East Frontage Road (Bandel Road) north of 55th Street Northwest.
- Desire for access to Highway 52 at 65th Street due to potential development surrounding this area.
- Need to preserve mobility, operations and safety on Highway 52.
To learn more about the Northern Rochester Transportation Study and sign up for update alerts, visit http://www.northernrochesterstudy.com/.
This past weekend, Chamber President John Wade was recognized as the 2009 winner of the George Gibbs Meritorious Community Service award presented for leadership, dedication and faithful service to the entire Rochester community. Please find the text below, taken directly from the script at the celebration:
"Our first winner is known to all is not just about all of us in this room. They have resided in Rochester for many years and lead a major entity within our community. Our winner, the recipient of the George Gibbs Award for community service, embodies the spirit of all that makes Rochester a great place to live and work.
This individual is tireless in their support of activities and initiatives that move Rochester forward in a positive and meaningful way. They are always eager to help build bridges in our community across racial, economic, social and political lines. Their support for diversity is visible and continuous.
Most of us may know this from the role this individual plays in partnership with our branch to put on one of the state’s largest and I would argue, one of the country’s finest breakfast’s in celebration of the birthday of Dr. King. He has also worked hard to champion and support business diversity, and I happen to know that this was going on way back before it became an imperative in these tough economic times. Today under his guidance and leadership, diversity is a real part of the work and programming of the activities of the number one business organization in our community, and as long as he is at the helm I know that it will always be a key priority.
Our winner could just do his job and choose to avoid the tough issues and activities that might to some seem controversial and unpopular, but this individual has never wavered in his insistence that causes that are important to us be causes that are important to the Rochester business community, too. I happen to know, as most of you do, too, that our winner and I are on the very opposite ends of the political spectrum; I lean left and he leans right, but when it comes to equity, fairness and working hard to make Rochester the kind of city we all know it can be, we all walk together, hand in hand.
Ladies and gentleman, please join me in congratulating our 2009 winner of the George Gibbs Meritorious Community Service award presented for leadership, dedication and faithful service to the entire Rochester community, President of the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce, Mr. John Wade."
Would you like to hear firsthand about transportation issues in the Rochester area? The first Friday of each month, September - May, members gather for a Transportation Forum at the Holiday Inn South at 7 a.m. Each month's breakfast meeting starts with a presentation on a transportation-related topic. Recent presentations include Elk Run, MnDot stimulus funds and county/city parking and planning departments. Additionally, MnDot, Olmsted County,t he City of Rochester and the Rochester International Airport regularly provide updates at each meeting.
On Nov. 6, Tim Geisler, representing the Southeast Minnesota Rail Alliance, will be updated the group on the recently released Tri-State III High Speed Passenger Rail Study. For more information, contact John Eckerman at
jeckerman@rochestermnchamber.com or 507-424-5687.
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