Highway 3 construction has started in our neighborhood. The Minnesota Department of Transportation started taking trees down in preparation for construction of an eighty foot high retaining wall across the street from Careful Painting. My neighbor Arlene reports that she had no idea that this was going to happen. Bernie down the street at the River Legacy Motel is negotiating the sale of his property to Mendota Homes for the 140 townhomes planned for the old Kump property. Rumor is that he will take 1.1 million for his riverfront parcel. Arlene and I will each gladly accept one million for our river frontage!


View from my yard with the old Tom Thumb in the background

Posted by Mark at 3:59 PM | Link

 
This past winter was hard on old concrete like we have down here at 308 Water Street North. Tracy Hansen from Hansen Concrete is fixing the back steps to the house. Tracy is a great guy and he does good work. When I learned that he could work me in right away I said "let's Go"! I could have spent a week getting bids around town, but I prefer to build on the relationship that Tracy and I have--he poured a driveway for me in 2000 at 410 Orchard Street North. His work there still looks good, and I have asked him to pour some steps there as well. Tracy is a very good Steward of his Mason's craft, and I recomend him highly to property owners who want things done right the first time. His number in Randolph is: 645-4751

Posted by Mark at 8:28 PM | Link