Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Minutes from Nov. 10 and Nov. 23 Commission meetings are available

The minutes from the November 10, 2010, and November 23, 2010, meetings of the Coon Rapids Regional Dam Commission are now available. The minutes are posted at the following links:

November 23, 2010, CRRD Commission minutes

November 10, 2010, CRRD Commission minutes

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Coon Rapids Dam walkway re-opens; pool is lowered to winter level

Repairs at Coon Rapids Dam are complete, the walkway across the Dam has re-opened, and the pool behind the Dam reached its winter elevation on Nov. 22.

For updates on the dam status, call the Three Rivers Park District Hotline at 763-559-6778 or visit www.ThreeRiversParks.org.

Monday, November 22, 2010

Agenda for November 23, 2010, meeting is available

The agenda for the November 23, 2010, Coon Rapids Regional Dam Commission meeting is now available. The meeting will take place from 1-4 p.m. in the Gardenview Room of the Brooklyn Park Community Activity Center, 5600 85th Ave. N., Brooklyn Park. The meeting agenda is available at this link:

November 23 CRRD Commission meeting agenda

Notes from Oct. 19 meeting are available

The final meeting notes from the Coon Rapids Regional Dam Commission meeting on Oct. 19, 2010, are available at this link:

October 19, 2010, meeting notes

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Information presented at Nov. 17 open house is available

Information that was presented at the Coon Rapids Regional Dam Commission's open house on November 17, 2010, is available to view. The presentation provides background information about the Coon Rapids Dam and the issues that are being studied by the Commission. The presentation is available at this link:

CRRD Commission open house presentation

A presentation prepared by Stanley Consultants about investigations of the apron structure below the Dam is available here:

Stanley Consultants presentation

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Update: Change in meeting location for open house

The Coon Rapids Regional Dam Commission will host an open house on Wednesday, November 17, 2010. The open house will be held in the Council Chambers of the Champlin Municipal Center, 11955 Champlin Drive, Champlin, from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m.

The 2010 Minnesota Legislature established the commission to advise Senate and House of Representative committees on future options for the Coon Rapids Dam. The commission will study options and provide recommendations for the future of the dam including:
1)     Suitable public uses,
2)     Governance,
3)     Operation,
4)     Maintenance, and 
5)     Financing of the dam and its operations.
In reviewing options and developing recommendations, the commission will consider economic, environmental, ecological, and other pertinent factors.

The Commission has developed a work plan that will: a) build common knowledge of Coon Rapids Dam interests among commission members, b) identify and analyze viable options, and c) review and discuss selected options for recommendation in the commission’s report. The report will be submitted to the Legislature by March 1, 2011. 

At the open house, information will be presented about the work of the Commission, and the public is invited to make comments.

The Commission will meet at least once per month until the report is sent to the Legislature on March 1, 2011.  A second open house will be held early in 2011 to provide an opportunity for the public to review and comment on the draft recommendations of the Commission. For more information on the Coon Rapids Regional Dam Commission, please contact Charlie Petersen at Charlie.Petersen@state.mn.us.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Upcoming CRRD Commission meetings

The Coon Rapids Regional Dam Commission has scheduled the following meetings in November and December 2010:


Commission Meeting: Wednesday, November 10, from 1-4 p.m. at the Brooklyn Park Community Activity Center (Gardenview Room), 5600 85th Ave. N., Brooklyn Park


Open House: Wednesday, November 17, from 5-7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Champlin Municipal Center, 11955 Champlin Drive, Champlin


Commission Meeting: Tuesday, November 23, from 1-4 p.m. at the Brooklyn Park Community Activity Center (Gardenview Room), 5600 85th Ave. N., Brooklyn Park


Commission Meeting: Tuesday, December 7, from 1-4 p.m. at the Brooklyn Park Community Activity Center (Gardenview Room), 5600 85th Ave. N., Brooklyn Park

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Meeting notes from September 21, 2010, meeting are available

The meeting notes from the first Coon Rapids Regional Dam Commission meeting, which was held on September 21, 2010, are available. To view the notes, click on this link:

September 21, 2010, meeting notes

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Coon Rapids Regional Dam Commission meeting is October 19, 2010

The next meeting of the Coon Rapids Regional Dam Commission is scheduled for Tuesday, October 19, 2010, from 12:30-4 p.m. It will be held in the Gardenview Room of the Brooklyn Park Community Activity Center, 5600 85th Ave. N., Brooklyn Park. The agenda is available at the following link:

October 19, 2010, agenda

Monday, October 18, 2010

Informational materials

This website is designed to be a resource for documents the Coon Rapids Regional Dam Commission uses as it studies the Coon Rapids Dam. An informational brochure that Three Rivers Park District produced earlier this year was provided to Commission members prior to their first meeting. The brochure is available at this link:

Informational brochure

The agenda for the first Coon Rapids Regional Dam Commission meeting, which was held September 21, 2010, is available here:

September 21, 2010, CRD Commission agenda

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Minnesota Legislature creates Coon Rapids Regional Dam Commission

The 2010 Minnesota Legislature created a Commission to study options and make recommendations for the future of the Coon Rapids Dam, which spans the Mississippi River between Brooklyn Park and Coon Rapids, Minnesota.

The Legislation directs the Commission to consider the Coon Rapids Dam’s suitable public uses, governance, operation, maintenance and financing. The Commission will consider economic, environmental, ecological, and other pertinent factors, and the Commission will present its analysis and recommendations to the Legislature and the Governor by March 1, 2011.

The Commission includes representatives from the Legislature; federal and state agencies that have jurisdiction over waterways; the Metropolitan Council; Three Rivers Park District; Hennepin and Anoka counties; and representatives from each of the cities adjacent to the Dam and the recreational pool.