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“We are anticipating completion of the removal of the last of the steel deck plat girder spans sometime next week,” wrote Terry Peterson with Omaha Track Material – the outfit handling the project. “Once that is complete, we will begin preparation for the demolition of the six concrete piers.”

Carver’s river crossing was originally built in 1871 by the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway (M&St.L). The railroad bested steamboats in the area by allowing for travel year round, including when the river levels were too low or the water frozen. It also allowed for important connections between Minneapolis and St. Paul to points west and south.

Read more: Chaska Herald – Bye bye bridge

Carver on the Minnesota has accepted the donation of an 1890, fully restored, 30′ steamboat. More information on Carver on the Minnesota’s facebook page.

The nonprofit was also written up this week in the Chaska Herald.

Jan Marie Labine, 47, was sentenced to a year in prison for a drunk driving crash that injured Carver Mayor Greg Osterdyk and Evelyn Grimm during the 2010 Steamboat Days celebration, according to a Carver County Attorney’s Office news release.

On June 3, consistent with the request of Chief Deputy County Attorney Mike Wentzell, Judge Richard Perkins stayed an 18-month prison sentence and imposed a one year jail term – the maximum jail sentence allowed by the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines for this offense.

Read the rest of the story at ChaskaHerald.com

The former building inspector claims he’s disabled, on medicine and facing discrimination.

Williams was fired April 4. His attorney Tom Glennon said it’s clear that Carver leaders were looking for any excuse to fire Williams. He said the city’s actions amount to “transparent retaliation against Mr. Williams for having asserted his rights as a disabled employee.”

On March 31, Williams filed a discrimination charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC will likely take several months to look into the matter and perhaps investigate it.

Read the full story at startribune.com

The Chaska Herald has published the latest news on the status of Mills Fleet Farm:

The next step is for the city to request and receive bids from contractors for building a four-lane divided entrance road and making other public improvements approaching the site. City Engineer Dan Boyum said the target date for opening bids is May 26.

The city is also planning on refinishing the old Carver water tower.

The City Council voted unanimously this month to accept bids today (April 28) for interior coating, exterior painting and repairs to the 100,000-gallon water tower at 1765 Mount Hope Roa