St. Croix River Crossing Dispute Subcommittees

Process Advisory Committee

The Process Advisory Committee will assist the mediators to develop agendas and guide the decision-making process.

• Bill Berndt, Western Wisconsin Realtors Association
• Laura Dean, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
• Matt Hollinshead, Sierra Club
• Steve Johnson, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
• Howard Lieberman, Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission

Cumulative Impacts

• Laura Dean, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
• Mary McComber, City of Oak Park Heights
• Mat Hollinshead, Sierra Club
• Nick Rowse, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Brian McMahon, Preservation Alliance of Minnesota
• Dennis Gimmestad, Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office
• Steve Thorne, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
• Dan Seemon, USACE
• Terry Pederson, Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation
• Rick Arnebeck, Minnesota Dept. of Transportation
• Rick Dalton, Minnesota Dept. of Transportation
• Gerry Larson, Minnesota Dept. of Transportation
• Tom Lovejoy, Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources
• Bill Berndt, Western Wisconsin Realtors Association
• Steve Johnson, Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources
• Tod Drescher, Friends of the St. Croix
• Virginia Laszewski, U.S. EPA
• Rick Bernstein, Wisconsin State Historic Preservation Office
• Stan Narusiewicz, New St. Croix Bridge Coalition

Cultural Resource Impacts/Section 106/4(f)

• Laura Dean, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
• Rick Bernstein, Wisconsin State Historic Preservation Office
• Dennis Gimmestad, Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office
• Howard Lieberman, Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission
• Brian McMahon, Preservation Alliance of Minnesota
• Don Empson, Stillwater Lift Bridge Association
• Jim Laskin, Stillwater Area Chamber
• Rick Arnebeck, Minnesota Dept. of Transportation
• Joe Hudak, Minnesota Dept. of Transportation
• Jackie Sluess, Minnesota Dept. of Transportation
• Sara Jordon, Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office
• Bob Newbury, Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation
• Cheryl Martin, Federal Highway Administration
• Stan Narusiewicz, New St. Croix Bridge Coalition

Water Resources/Standards

• Dan Seemon, USACE
• Jay Kimble, City of Stillwater
• Mary McComber, City of Oak Park Heights
• Rick Arnebeck, Minnesota Dept. of Transportation
• Mary Lacho, Minnesota Dept. of Transportation
• Terry Pederson, Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation
• Tom Lovejoy, Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources
• Larry Kennedy, St. Croix River Association
• Nick Rowse, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Steve Thorne, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
• Stan Narusiewicz, New St. Croix Bridge Coalition
• Steve Johnson, Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources

Public Information Meeting

• Rick Arnebeck – Minnesota Dept. of Transportation
• Bill Berndt – Western Wisconsin Realtors Association
• Beth Diem – Friends of the St.Croix
• Don Empson – Stillwater Lift Bridge Association
• Dennis Gimmestad – Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office
• Larry Kennedy – St. Croix River Association
• Mary McComber – City of Oak Park Heights
• Mary McFarland – Minnesota Dept. of Transportation
• Terry Pederson – Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation
• Brent Pickard – Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation
• Dmitry Tomasevich – Minnesota Dept. of Transportation

Peer Review/Traffic Forecasting

Panel Members

• Fred Dock, Meyers, Mohaddes Associates, Minneapolis
• Ed Beimborn, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
• Norm Marshall, Smart Mobility, Norwich, Vermont
• David Boyce, University of Pennsylvania

Work Group

• Mat Hollinshead, Sierra Club
• Brian McMahon, Preservation Alliance of Minnesota
• Bill Berndt, Western Wisconsin Realtors Association
• Steve Thorne, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
• Laura Dean, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
• Steve Johnson, Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources
• Stan Narusiewicz, New St. Croix Bridge Coalition
• Brian Vollum, Minnesota Dept. of Transportation

Bridge Design

• Mary McComber, City of Oak Park Heights
• Mat Hollinshead, Sierra Club
• Howard Lieberman, Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission
• Steve Thorne, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
• Tod Drescher, Friends of the St. Croix
• Dennis Gimmestad, Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office
• Jim Laskin, Stillwater Area Chamber
• Stan Narusiewicz, New St. Croix Bridge Coalition
• Dan Dorgan, Minnesota Dept. of Transportation
• Val Svensson, Minnesota Dept. of Transportation

Technical Advisory Team (Project Staff Team)

The staff team, including transportation, historic preservation and environmental interests and any consultants hired to assist in the problem-solving process, will work to provide important information to the group to successfully accomplish meeting agendas.

Policy Advisory Team

A high-level team of agency representatives will convene periodically to measure the progress of the consensus-building efforts, assess the relationship between the negotiation outcomes and the regulatory and policy requirements. The team will work to resolve policy differences that the group may elevate to them.


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