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CityConnect September/October 2023
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Department Spotlight: Engineering................................................................3
Aquatore Park Bandshell Rendering
New Park with Infinite Possibilities Sunrise Ponds Park Opening this Fall............4
New Bandshell Coming to Aquatore Park Opens for 2024 Blaine Festival Construction is underway in Aquatore Park. A new bandshell facility is being built on the west side of the park. The new facility will include an outdoor performance space for community events. The building will also include indoor space for storage and meetings. The bandshell will also include new permanent park bathrooms that will replace the previous bathroom building that was built in 1971.
Summer Event Recap............................................8
This major project could not have been possible without the participation of the Blaine Festival Committee. The non-profit committee runs the annual Blaine Festival that takes place in the park each June. The Blaine Festival Committee has donated $1 million to the project to help make this a reality. The construction of the new bandshell is underway and is expected to be completed in time for the Blaine Festival in June 2024.
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Between 97th Avenue and 119th Avenue The Highway 65 reconstruction project between 97th Avenue and 119th Avenue is now fully funded and moving forward. The project has now entered the final design phase. Design work will continue into 2024. The design will include overpasses that will lift Highway 65 over the local cross streets at 99th Avenue, 105th Avenue, 109th Avenue, and 117th Avenue. When compelted there will be no stoplights on Highway 65 between 93rd Avenue/Cloverleaf Parkway and Bunker Lake Boulevard. As design work continues right of way acquisition along the corridor will begin. Construction on the project is expected to begin in 2025 or 2026 and will take approximately three years to complete. This fall there will be opportunities for public input on the final design. Both in person and online feedback opportunities will be offered to the community. To stay up to date on the project, follow the City of Blaine on social media and visit the project website at BlaineMN.gov/ThriveOn65.