 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
9/30/2014
Contact: Carolyn Marinan, public affairs, 612-348-5969
News release
County receives additional funding for environmental
cleanup
The board approved two agreements that would provide
additional funding for clean-up efforts on contaminated lands, also known as brownfields.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provided $450,000 in additional
brownfields revolving loan funds to the county making the new total $1.95
million. This will allow the county to make an existing $1 million available to
municipalities and developers for the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield
sites through September 30, 2019. The county also received two grants totaling
$400,000 to assess eligible brownfield project sites for potential hazardous
substance and petroleum contamination located along six transit corridors.
Budget public hearings and meetings
The board will launch a series of budget hearings beginning in
October to discuss the budget and gather public input. The meetings can be
viewed live on Metro Cable Network/Channel 6 or online at www.hennepin.us/boardmeetings.
All budget meetings are held in the Board Room on the 24th floor of the Hennepin County
Government Center, 300 S. Sixth St. in downtown Minneapolis and are open to the
public.
Thursday, Oct. 9
Public hearing for health budget from 9:30 a.m. to noon
Tuesday, Oct. 14
Public hearing on Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority levy and budge
tbeginning at 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 21
Public hearing for operations and library budget from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 23
Public hearing for the county’s 2014-2018 capital improvements
budget at 9:30 a.m.
Public hearing on proposed changes to fees for county services at 10 a.m.
Monday, Oct. 27
Public hearing on public works budget from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30
p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 4
Public hearing on Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority levy and
budget beginning at 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 13
Public hearing on human services and public health budget from
10 a.m. to noon
Friday, Nov. 14
Public hearing on public safety budget from 10 a.m. to noon
Tuesday, Dec. 2
Public meeting on the proposed budget and levies at 6 p.m. (Truth in
Taxation meeting)
Tuesday, Dec. 16
The final county, Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment
Authority and Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority budgets and tax
levies will be adopted beginning at 1:30 p.m.
For more information, see the budget news release.
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