Week in Review: Black Dog, BPAC, Buzz and the Police Blotter

Week in Review is a rundown of the most popular stories on Burnsville Patch over the last seven days.  

This week we covered the city council's response to a new , the to the Burnsville business community, the work of and a . 

But the Week in Review is about what has most peaked the interest of the public. And with that, the list is limited to just the top five. 

In order of descending popularity, the week's most popular stories are the following:

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Burnsville's new public works director Steve Albrecht doesn't expect to see a significant change in water levels at Black Dog Road until at least mid-May. He said that once the water on the road has fully receded, officials need 7-10 days to ensure safety and clear debris from the road.

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BPAC chief executive John Elbaum admitted that while he cherished the relationship built between BPAC and the Envision Academy of the Arts, the Center is wasting little time finding a replacement tenant for the failing school. Envision was expected to contribute $1.1 million in rent and operational fees in 2011. 

3.

Burnsville's boys in blue responded to everything from DWIs, sexual abuse and domestic violence to burglary, theft and death.

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Liz Kohagen, owner of Burnsville's Buzz Coffee Shop & Cafe, opened the community hot spot in the midst of one of the worst recessions in history. Despite the obvious challenges, Buzz has become one of the most popular places to be in Burnsville. This article is the transcript of our interview with Kohagen.

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Prior Lake's Erick Garza Armenta, 36, was charged Wednesday with multiple counts of sexually molesting his two Burnsville-based step-daughters. Burnsville police officers arrested Armenta at his Eden Prairie workplace on Monday and Dakota County prosecutors formally charged him Wednesday night.