Construction has started at B-52 Burgers and Brew in Inver Grove Heights to add a 2,300-square-foot rooftop, which will be able to seat 100 people and have its own bar space.

Restaurant Co-owner Mike McMahon said once finished, B-52 Burgers and Brew will be the first restaurant in the city with a rooftop patio. He hopes to have the space open by late June.

by DENISE MARTIN 

The former Rose Hill Resort comprised of 4.47 acres,  was voluntarily annexed into the City of Lindstrom, during the city council meeting January 19.  This is the first step towards a development project.

Sewer and water needs can only be resolved by first bringing the property into the city, Administrator John Olinger explained.

There are no engineering or design plans submitted yet, so any fine points of a sewer and water extension project are unidentified. It may also be necessary to bring in adjoining properties at some point, but this annexation is only involving three parcels, from the highway frontage road, down LeHigh Road to the resort’s lakeshore.

A good chunk of the landmass in this general area has already come into Lindstrom (clinic, bank, dental office) and Township supervisors were unanimous in allowing this expected annexation.  The orderly annexation agreement also stipulates Lindstrom pays the township two payments to ease loss of property taxes,  at $517 annually.  This is the township portion of taxes that the old resort once generated.