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Jan Callison
Commissioner
6th District
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Dave Nuckols
Principal Aide
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Cassi Holmstrom
Administrative Assistant & Scheduling
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The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners consists of one commissioner from each of seven districts. I am proud to represent Deephaven, north Eden Prairie, Edina, Excelsior, Greenwood, Hopkins, Long Lake, Minnetonka, Minnetonka Beach, northern Mound, Orono, Shorewood, Spring Park, Tonka Bay, Wayzata and Woodland.
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County road conditions
 For current information about road/travel conditions around the 6th District, click on this Hennepin County webpage for an interactive map. In addition to road restrictions and closures due to flooding, this map identifies roads under construction.
 On Friday, June 20, the Wayzata Summer Band performed at Summer on the Plaza. The band is made up of students who have completed grades six through eight from the three middle schools in the Wayzata school district. The band has six conductors. The concert included small ensemble music and music from past and present centuries.
For upcoming Summer on the Plaza events, visit the county website.
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Jan Callison
June 10, 2014
911 dispatch services for Golden Valley approved
 The board approved Golden Valley's request that Hennepin County provide public safety dispatch services. The new Regional Emergency Communications Center under construction in Plymouth will have the capacity to provide emergency dispatch services to additional communities when it opens later this fall.
By providing dispatch services to Golden Valley, the county supports consolidation of government services to gain cost efficiencies. Hennepin County currently provides public safety dispatch services for 23 law enforcement agencies and 19 fire departments.
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Board appoints assistant county administrator for public safety
Mark S. Thompson was appointed assistant county administrator for public safety. He brings more than 26 years experience in criminal justice work, most recently as administrator for the Fourth Judicial District Court. In his new role, he will work closely with the Community Corrections and Rehabilitation Department, County Attorney's Office, Emergency Management Department, the Public Defender's Office and the Sheriff's Office.
Creation of Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority opportunity fund
The board, acting as the Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority, approved a pilot program that will target acquistion of strategic development sites on or near transit corridors to provide affordable housing, create jobs, provide access to employment or enhance the tax base.
June 24, 2014
 Reconstruction of County Road 101 (Bushaway Road) approved
The reconstruction of County Road 101, also known as Bushaway Road, in Wayzata, Minnetonka and Woodland, was approved by the board. To move forward on the project, the county will negotiate agreements with the cities, BNSF Railway, Metropolitan Council, and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. These agreements will set the project budget for the reconstruction and safety improvements needed for the roadway between Minnetonka Boulevard and Wayzata Boulevard. The new roadway will also support pedestrian and bicyclist use.
Greater detail about the project can be found here.
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Board approves maximum levies for watersheds
The board approved plan amendments and maximum levies for the Bassett Creek Watershed, Shingle Creek Watershed and West Mississippi Watershed.
The maximum levy for the Shingle Creek Watershed will be set at $260,000. Funds will be used toward the Plymouth Bass Lake Pond Project to reduce pollutant loads to Bass Lake and other water quality projects. The Bassett Creek Watershed levy will be set at $1 million for the 2015 Bassett Creek Main Stem Restoration Project. The West Mississippi Watershed levy will be set at $50,000 for water quality improvement projects.
These levies will be included in the truth-in-taxation statement.
Agendas and minutes of action taken by the Hennepin County Board are posted under Hennepin County meetings and agendas. For greater detail on the above agenda items and additional board actions, visit county board actions webpage.
In addition to our regularly scheduled board meetings, the board often meets on Thursday mornings to receive "board briefings." These are informal opportunities to discuss emerging issues. No decisions are made. Board briefings occur in the Boardroom on the 24th floor of the Hennepin County Government Center and are open to the public.
June 5, 2014
Hennepin County Libraries – Library staff updated the board on the results of implementing new library hours in 2014, their quarterly goals in 2014, their strategy relating to capital expenditures on library buildings over the next 10 years and work they are doing relating to services and staffing. Staff also reported on action taken by the Law Library to appoint the Hennepin County Library Director as the acting director for the Law Library. This will align the Law Library under the Hennepin County Library System providing it with additional support and direction to permit it to keep pace with changes in the legal information environment.
Special meetings of Hennepin County Board and Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority
What: Special meetings for municipal approval or disapproval of the physical design component of the preliminary design plans for the Southwest Light Rail Transit (SW LRT) project.
When: Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at or around 1:30 p.m.
Where: County Board Room, 24th floor of the Government Center - 300 S. 6th Street, Minneapolis.
Public hearing
What: A public hearing during the Budget and Capital Investment Committee for the purpose of issuing debt under the county's Five-Year Capital Improvement Program.
When: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at or around 1:30 p.m.
Where: County Board Room, 24th floor of the Government Center - 300 S. 6th Street, Minneapolis.
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