 For release: July 29, 2014
Contact: Kayla Bromelkamp, public affairs, 612-348-8536
News release
August is child
support awareness month
The board proclaimed August 2104 as child support awareness month to recognize
the staff who work in the child support program. Hennepin County staff, the County
Attorney’s Office and the Fourth Judicial Court serve more than 71,000 children
each year by establishing paternity, locating parents, setting up child support
orders, collecting child support payments, providing employment and parenting
resources and enforcing court-ordered financial obligations that help families
become and remain self-sufficient and financially stable. More than $102 million is collected each year
and for each dollar spent by the county, $10 is collected for children.
Members appointed to Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek
Watershed District Board
The board appointed Mary Bisek of Minnetonka and
John Perry Forster of Eden Prairie to the Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed
District Board. They will serve a three-year term on the board. Four of the
board’s five members are appointed by Hennepin County and the fifth by Carver
County. The board serves an area that includes the cities of Chanhassen,
Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Deephaven and Shorewood.
Board approves county
land to be used for trail
The board approved for Three Rivers Park District to use county land in
Corcoran as a trailhead for the Lake Independence Regional Trail. The trail connects
the cities of Orono, Medina, Corcoran and Hanover. Three Rivers will be
responsible for all improvements and maintenance. The land is currently vacant.
Board approves school
recycling grants
The board approved a $25,979 school recycling grant for Wayzata Public
Schools and another for St. Louis Park Public Schools for $11,950. The grants
are used to grow recycling and organics recycling in schools, and help the
county move toward its goals of recycling 45 percent of waste and six percent
of organics by 2015. The county awarded seven other grants for school recycling
and organics recycling programs. For more information visit the county
website.
Board approves deconstruction services that will
divert 85 percent of waste
The board approved a contract with The Network
for Better Futures to provide deconstruction services from August 2014 through
July 2016. The Network for Better Futures will deconstruct up to 25 residential
buildings and divert 85 percent of the buildings waste for reuse or recycling. The
contract amount is not to exceed $464,000 and is expected to create at least
seven full-time jobs. The Network for Better Futures hires high-risk men with
histories of imprisonment, substance abuse, mental illness, chronic unemployment,
and homelessness, and provides them with access to employment, housing, health
care and community re-engagement.
County to host a Minnesota
GreenCorps member
The board approved an agreement with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
to host a member from Minnesota GreenCorps from September 2014 through August
2015. The member will work on implementing reuse and recycling programs at
apartments and student dormitories. Minnesota GreenCorps is a statewide program
and is part of AmeriCorps. Salary and benefits are funded by the Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency.
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Look for more news on the Hennepin County website at www.hennepin.us/news.
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