Great news today — permit from city is in and okayed!  Loans are signed and closed! Builder is ready to break down any minute!

BUT….

the Minnehaha Watershed district and our environmental survey company are still figuring out something that was started in August 2012, and was assumed to be completed in June of this year.  They will hopefully get their stuff done sometime next week — and then starts the 15 BUSINESS day waiting period for comments from neighbors.  So looks like ground breaking 3rd week in January at best — so our Christmas card will become a Groundhog’s day card.  That fat furry rodent better get outta the way or the wrecking ball will obliterate more than his shadow!