Those who have campaigned for a new Highway 10 and Armstrong Boulevard interchange are optimistic it will happen, but the Ramsey City Council wants its hired lobbyist to remain active until a promise becomes reality.
The council Sept. 23 on a 6-0 vote, with Councilmember Randy Backous absent, approved extending the city’s contract with Elwyn Tinklenberg’s The Tinklenberg Group to Nov. 7. This decision costs the city $6,700.
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