City of Carver news

A bird-watching hike will be held at Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge this Saturday, May 10, from 8 to 10 a.m.

The event will be held in conjunction with the North American Migration Count and Fort Snelling State Park, the hike will highlight the large diversity of birds to be found in the area during the spring migration period.

Although none of the options for a future Highway 41 Minnesota River crossing have been taken off the table as yet, Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) staff now admits that central option C-2 was once their preferred alternative and remains a top contender.

Carver County Sheriff’s deputies arrested David Alan Hostutler, 41, of Bloomington and Herbert Wellington Carman, 49, of Eden Prairie, for drug offenses, according to a press release from Carver County Sheriff Bud Olson.

On March 25, deputies responded to 401 Broadway Avenue North in the city of Carver to check the welfare of an adult female.

Upon arriving at the scene, deputies found two men at the home who were allegedly in possession of illegal drugs.

By Mark W. Olson

Wal-Mart officials have informed the city of Carver that they are withdrawing plans for a store in the town.

Last fall, Wal-Mart and property owner Mark Lano entered into a purchase agreement for 26.5 acres of farmland, near the County Road 147 and Highway 212 intersection. At Monday night’s Carver City Council meeting, Planner Cindy Olness announced that the company had withdrawn its plans.

The Fish and Wildlife Service is holding an open house to get public comment on the historic Gehl-Mittlested House.

The house, located within the Rapids Lake Unit of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, is a Chaska brick farmhouse situated on the west bank of the Minnesota River and includes a brick outhouse and stone barn foundation ruins.

A public open house is scheduled for Thursday March 6 at the Rapids Lake Visitor Center, to review preliminary reuse options and to seek public input regarding the reuse of the house.

A decision on a new Highway 41 Minnesota River crossing has yet to be made, according to MnDOT project manager Diane Langenbach.  

"We are still meeting with stakeholders and working on a proposed preferred alternative," she stated in an e-mail.

By Mollee Francisco 

Nine months after a railroad trestle near Carver went tumbling into the Minnesota River, taking several railcars with it, Union Pacific is now looking at abandoning its line.

A MnDOT bridge inspection resulted in the state closure of a Carver bridge that had already been closed by the city.

By Mark W. Olson

The city of Carver is considering new locations for a city hall.