http://www.edenprairienews.com/news/city-news/honoring-highway-212-bet-decades-later-5553 Comments for "Honoring a Highway 212 bet - decades later" en http://www.edenprairienews.com/news/city-news/honoring-highway-212-bet-decades-later-5553 <p> At last week’s Highway 212 grand opening, after hands had been shaked and a ribbon had been cut, there was one more small detail to take care of. </p> <p> A bet had to be settled. </p> <p> Years ago, city of Chaska attorney Luke Melchert and former Carver County engineer/public works director Pat Murphy made a wager. In the 1970s, the pair served on an ad hoc committee for new Highway 212. However, after hitting dead end after dead end to get the project funded, they quit in aggravation, related Melchert. </p> <br class="clear" /><p><a href="http://www.edenprairienews.com/news/city-news/honoring-highway-212-bet-decades-later-5553">read more</a></p> http://www.edenprairienews.com/news/city-news/honoring-highway-212-bet-decades-later-5553#comments City news Entertainment Looking Back Public Safety Top Stories Transportation Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:32:26 -0500 Karla 5553 at http://www.edenprairienews.com