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Henning Construction has been moving dirt along the northwest shoreline of The Lake in Luverne as part of efforts to improve that area for local recreation.
Luverne City Council members discussed the “green space reclamation” at their Tuesday, April 13, meeting, noting that it will turn the sharp drop-off into a gently sloping shoreline.
City Administrator John Call updated City Council members at their Tuesday, April 13, meeting, noting that the water level of the lake is low this year, presenting an opportunity to reshape the dirt.
“That area is hard to mow and a little bit unsightly, so what we hope to do in the next week or so is basically shape it into a nice gradual incline down to the lake,” Call said.
“Public works can handle the rest of the seeding and getting some grass there.”
The roughly $20,000 project will be paid for out of the Luverne Loop budget as part of trailhead improvements along the path.
“Hopefully it will be a nice area to be used a little more for recreation, rather than just being a steep drop-off,” Call said.
Council member Scott Viessman also suggested that the newly sloped ground could offer a new sledding hill for local families in the winter time.
Storm sewer pipe for Towne Square
In other dirt work for the city, Henning Construction is working on a storm sewer pipe project behind the Econolodge near the Hatting Street and Highway 75 intersection.
Henning workers are installing a structural storm sewer pipe that will help serve the Towne Square development in the former Sharkee’s and Mert’s Repair properties.
Call told the council that the work will take longer and cost a bit more, given the low-lying area, but he said it will be a good project to get done.
“It’s an area that is naturally very wet, almost like ground springs, so right now they’re trying to drain the area. … But they might have to haul in some aggregate and rock.”