FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Peter R. Eakman, P.E.
Project Manager
(218) 625-3841
eakmanP@co.st-louis.mn.us
St. Louis County to host open house on January 28th and 29th
for the Aurora - Ely Economic Development Corridor:
Hoyt Lakes to Babbitt Connection Project
The Scoping Document and the Draft Scoping Decision Document (SD/DSDD) for the Aurora-Ely Economic Development Corridor: Hoyt Lakes to Babbitt Roadway Connection Project is available for review. The St. Louis County Public Works Department will host two public open houses to provide interested persons, groups, and agencies with an opportunity to be informed and to comment on the potential roadway project. The open houses are scheduled on two consecutive evenings in two locations:
Wednesday - January 28, 2009
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Hoyt Lakes Community Center
101 Kennedy Memorial Drive
Hoyt Lakes, MN 55750
~or~
Thursday - January 29, 2009
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Babbitt City Hall
71 South Drive
Babbitt, MN 55706
The project proposes to develop a more direct and efficient roadway connection between the Cities of Hoyt Lakes and Babbitt to improve mobility and connectivity across the broader East Iron Range region. The project is located in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
Copies of the Scoping Document and the Draft Scoping Decision Document (SD/DSDD) are available for public review on the project website at www.hoytlakestobabbitt.com, and during business hours at the following locations:
· Aurora Public Library, 14 West 2nd Ave. N., Aurora, MN 55705
· Babbitt Public Library, 71 South Drive, Babbitt, MN 55706
· Duluth Public Library, 520 W. Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802
· Ely Public Library, 20 South 1st Avenue E., Ely, MN 55731
· Hoyt Lakes Public Library, 206 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Hoyt Lakes, MN 55750
· Virginia Public Library, 215 5th Ave S, Virginia, MN 55792
· Forestry Library, B50 Natural Resources Admin. Bldg., 2003 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, MN 55108