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The Sun Post | January 24, 2018
Gov. Mark Dayton recently released his $1.5 billion public works bill proposal. The proposal includes two projects that would benefit the Golden Valley community.
Dayton recommended a total of $20 million to be used upgrade or repair pumping stations, levees, flood impoundments, and other flood mitigation structures in seven communities and two watershed districts – in Afton, Austin, Golden Valley, Halstad, Montevideo, Moorhead and Rushford and the Roseau River and the Bois de Sioux watersheds.
Marc Nevinski, Golden Valley physical development director, said the city is in need of about $2 million to address flood mitigation issues at the DeCola Ponds.
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Austin Daily Herald | January 24, 2018
The Austin campus of Riverland Community College would get $1.6 million for electrical system improvements if the Legislature agrees with Gov. Mark Dayton’s public works funding proposal.
His support for the Riverland electrical work is part of the $243 million he dedicates for “urgently-needed classroom and facility improvement projects at Minnesota State campuses around the state, including $180 million to maintain existing infrastructure.”
For 2018, the governor has focused primarily on restoring buildings and other infrastructure already operated by the state and the public colleges and universities.
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Herald Review | January 24, 2018
“It is promising to see that Governor Dayton’s bonding proposal includes $167 million for clean water infrastructure programs. Clean water is a vital part of a healthy community, yet wastewater and drinking water facilities throughout the state are aging and in dire need of expensive repairs and upgrades. Cities are facing astronomical costs and many simply cannot afford to make these needed infrastructure improvements without assistance from the state. We are pleased to see that Gov. Dayton’s bonding plan recognizes this need."
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The Ely Echo | January 22, 2018
It’s far too early to be popping champagne bottles or hiring contractors, but local officials were given three good reasons to smile about the bonding package advanced this week by Gov. Mark Dayton.
Not one, not two, but three Ely projects made the list.
Dayton proposed that the state invest $1.3 million in the development of a trailhead on Ely’s west entrance and included just over $1 million for the long-discussed plan to reconstruct 17th Avenue East.
Vermilion Community College will also be a big winner if Dayton’s plan comes to fruition, as it includes $2.3 million to put a new roof on and complete major renovations to the school’s 47-year-old classroom building.
While the announcement is a solid start, the projects must still navigate the political process in St. Paul and gain approval by the Minnesota Legislature.
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Faribault Daily News | January 23, 2018
Rice County’s three state-run institutions stand to benefit from Gov. Mark Dayton’s 2018 Public Works Bill proposed last Tuesday.
In his original announcement, Dayton listed more than $13 million for the Minnesota State Academies in Faribault. But details released late last week show that the academies, Minnesota Correctional Facility-Faribault and South Central College could see a combined $18.7 million if the proposal is passed as is.
Next, the Legislature will announce its own public works proposal, which will likely look different than Dayton’s after the Republican-led lawmakers expressed their displeasure with the $1.5 billion proposal from the Democratic Governor’s office after it was announced.
The proposal, at $1.5 billion, is $500 million more than the largest of recent bonding bills, causing critics to pump the brakes. Advocates for the proposal, however, see it as a no-frills plan despite the high cost.
Overall, Dayton’s proposal would invest $542 million into the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota State campuses like South Central College. Another $998 million would be directed to improving state buildings, building affordable housing, repairing clean water infrastructure and other infrastructure projects, according to a release from his office.
The final bill will come forward for a vote during the 2018 legislative session.
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