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2 Summer 2019 2019 Mill and Overlay Project The City Council has awarded a contract to TA Schifsky to complete maintenance on the roadways in the Wildflower Shores neighborhood, along Lake Jane Trail between Ideal Ave and 42nd St, also along Lake Jane Trail between Jamaca Ave and Jane Rd, and on 47th St between Keats Ave and 43rd St. Work to be completed as part of this project includes removal of the top pavement layer of the street and placing a new layer of bitu- minous pavement over top. Prior to this mill and overlay, localized areas with significant pavement distress and potential subgrade failure will be corrected by completing a full depth patch (removal and replacement of the entire aggregate base and pavement layers) and in some cases installation of draintile. The mill and overlay will remove the surface distresses, improve ride quality, and will preserve the lower portion of the pavement. Cracks that extend the full depth of the pavement are likely to reflect into the new pavement within a short period of time. Construction is anticipated to begin around late June, with a completion date of September 13, 2019. Water Issues Continued In May, the City of Lake Elmo and 3M announced a settlement in their lawsuit in U.S. District Court. The settlement includes 3M paying the City $2.7 million and conveying about 180 acres near the public works facility on Ideal Ave. The $2.7 million will be credited to the city’s water fund since the lawsuit was filed to recover costs the city incurred in building out the water system after PFAS was detected in well #3 in the southwest area of the city. The city will be evaluating the best use of the land in the near future. Lastly, the city has been an active participant in the 3M settlement work groups with the state. A long range drinking water supply plan for the east metro communities impacted by PFAS is expected to be completed by the end of 2019. In the meantime, the city has applied for grants for a number of expedited projects to bring municipal water to contaminated neighborhoods over the next couple of years. While it’s not feasible to extend municipal water service to all properties given Lake Elmo’s rural, open space character, the city will look at options for water as road work is planned in impacted neighborhoods. More information about the 3M settlement work groups, areas of PFAS contamination and well testing in the east metro is available at 3msettlement.state.mn.us. To stay up to date on the city’s water issues, sign up for our weekly e-newsletter, the FRESH, or follow us on Facebook.