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constitutional or common law right to privacy in most of the data contained in their driver's license records. That is consistent with the previous decisions. What's new? These orders contain very helpful language regarding the level of detail that needs to be included in the factual allegations in order for the complaint to be deemed sufficient to move forward. Simply put, baldly alleging that the defendants had no legitimate purpose for accessing a driver's license record is not enough. The Bass decision cites an older Supreme Court case for the proposition that "in the absence of clear evidence to the contrary, courts presume that [public officers] have properly discharged their official duties." U.S. v. Chem. Found., Inc., 272 U.S. 1, 14 -15 (1926). This supports the holding that a plaintiff must plead sufficient facts to make it plausible that a defendant did not have a legitimate purpose for accessing their records. Merely saying "I was looked up hundreds of times by fifty different law enforcement agencies" is not enough. They need to assert facts showing improper access of those records. This helps to further narrow the scope of these claims and to put more of a burden on the plaintiffs. Engineering Department Updates. The Anoka Conservation District, in cooperation with the Lower Rum River Watershed Management Organization, developed and mailed informational brochures last week to owners of property within the Lower Rum River Watershed District that may contain wetlands. The brochure also contains contact information in case a property owner has questions about wetlands in general, or if they suspect they might have a wetland on their property and would like additional information. For more information on wetlands, please visit the Anoka Conservation District's website at www.anokaswcd.org. Highway 10 Access Study Open House. The open house for the Highway 10 access study held by MnDOT on February 26, was a great success. Over 100 property owners and business people attended and voiced their opinions on the road design. Audience participation was good and a number of suggestions were make on how to improve portions of the project. These comments will be incorporated into the future design options. The Cold Winter Has Taken Its Toll - on most everything; including the numbers of skaters at the two primary rink locations in Ramsey. The numbers of users at the warming houses are counted by rink attendants each shift — and remain similar year -to -year in two ways. There are more patrons annually at Ramsey Elementary School than Central Park due to greater population densities, and the pedestrian connections for young people who do not drive. Additionally, the total numbers (both facilities) usually is around 6,500 and 7,000+ persons. Last year's total was 5,953. As of last weekend, the total for this winter (2013 -14) was 4,853 (7% more at the school than Central). "Weather permitting" the rinks and warming houses will remain open until 8:00 p.m. Sunday the 9 of March. Even if the `weather [would] permit', the rinks will be closed for the season on Monday the 10 Think Spring... Snow and Ice are Still Dominating. Last Friday we dealt with the biggest storm of the season so far, receiving 11" of snow, combined with high winds and subzero temperatures. City -wide plowing was completed in 12 -1/2 hours, with another city -wide plowing event on Saturday for cleanup. The plowing event was prolonged by deep snow, an icy under layer on the roadway, severe drifting in areas, and numerous cars stuck or abandoned in the roadway. We are treating