Scandia ready for Gateway Trail, but landowner raises issue with tunnel

Scandia ready for Gateway Trail, but landowner raises issue with tunnel

It’s been more than 15 years since the Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota began purchasing easements from property owners to extend the popular Gateway Trail into Scandia. Now, that work is finally coming to fruition. City officials next month expect to approve the plans and specifications for a trailhead on city-owned land near Meister’s Bar & Grill along with a tunnel under Oakhill Road (Washington County Road 52) and a one-mile trail connect…