Longtime South St. Paul champion, Jim Metzen was recognized at a ceremony attended by the family of the late Senator as the opening of a roadway was unveiled on Saturday morning.The one-time road to nowhere, now named Metzen Parkway, will lead visitors across the railroad tracks to amenities along the river, once known as Port Crosby, an 83 acres construction landfill that is now Kaposia Landing, outfitted with 5 ball diamonds, a concession and maintenence building and an off leash dog park , a project more than 20 years in the making. Dignitaries included State Representative Rick Hansen, who was a collegue of Senator Metzen for many years
Others on hand included former South St. Paul Mayor Beth Baumann who told the crowd about the kind of support necessary to make the project a reality. I also asked Baumann what Metzen would think of the honor.
