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Council At Large John LeTourneau Jeff Wise Joe Field Council — Ward 2 Collin McGlone Council — Ward 4 Chris Riley Filings close at 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 5. Property for Sale. The City was contacted this week regarding two significant pieces of property that are going on the market. The owner of the Country Crossing Mall, at the Northwest corner of 167 and State Highway 47, is putting the property up for sale and it will be available for $500,000. Also, a representative of Al Pearson called and said the 49 acres of property he owns on the north side of Highway 10, between the golf course and Legacy Christian Academy, is scheduled to go to auction on June 29 Mr. Pearson currently owns 210 acres on both sides of Highway 10. Update on City transportation issues. Representatives of Senator Klobuchar's office stopped in this week with Elwyn Tinklynberg to get an update on City transportation issues. Mr. Travis Talvitie, the Senator's Deputy Legislative Director and General Tim Cossalter, Outreach Director indicated that it is still very uncertain whether there will be a transportation bill in Congress this year. They encouraged the City to continue preparation of the Armstrong interchange for funding opportunities as they might become available. Priorities for funding of transportation projects will be based upon the State Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP), while economic development funding would be more flexible. The Armstrong Interchange is currently under consideration for the STIP. Parking Ramp Revisions. MNDOT has rejected the City's request to remove the awning on the North West side of the ramp and to utilize that money to construct a decorative sign. Consequently, the awning will be part of the project and the City will need to reassess the location, design, and expenditure in regard to the sign. This will be scheduled for a future meeting. High Water Closes Anoka County Launches along Mississippi River. Staff received a press . release stating that the Anoka County Parks and Recreation Department has closed the public boat launches at Mississippi West Park in Ramsey and Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park in Coon Rapids due to dangerously high flow rates on the Mississippi River. Shortly after the press release was received, an email was sent stating that the boat launch at Riverfront Regional Park in Fridley on the Mississippi River is now closed due to dangerous water levels as well Attached to the Weekly update is the Press Release relating to the closed launches.