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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Carolyn
Marinan, Communications, 612-348-5969
County board actions
Votes Tuesday approved a public hearing to gather feedback on transportation and transit tax, approved an agreement that will help secure resources for the homeless, renewed funding that helps teen parents, approved agreements relating to road reconstruction in Medina and appointed candidates to citizen advisory boards.
 Public hearing set for new transportation and transit
sales tax
The board approved a public hearing to gather public comment
on the imposition of a new sales tax of up to one-half cent and the potential
uses of that revenue for transportation and transit projects.
This tax would replace the current sales tax of one-quarter
cent imposed by Hennepin County for the Counties Transit Improvement Board
(CTIB).
The public hearing will be held before the Public Works
Committee on Tuesday, March 21, at 1:30 p.m. in the Board Room (A-2400) of the
Hennepin County Government Center, 300 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis.
All are welcome.
Prior to the hearing, Hennepin County Public Works staff
will hold two open houses to share information about the new tax and its
potential uses. Staff will answer questions and take written comments.
Both open houses will be held at county libraries on Monday,
March 20, 5 – 7 p.m., with a short presentation at 6 p.m.
Read more about the action.
Learn more about how Hennepin County is connecting people
to places.
The board approved an agreement that will better position
Hennepin County and six other metro counties to receive future grant funding to
combat long-term homelessness. The agreement will allow the counties to expand
coordination on housing issues, reduce administrative costs and submit regional
applications for grant funding.
Read more about the agreement.
The board accepted $66,667 of grant funding from the
Minnesota Department of Human Services for a program that helps teen parents
attend school, deliver healthy babies, delay subsequent pregnancies, develop
responsive parenting skills and achieve self-sufficiency. Funding will allow
the program to retain a social worker to connect eligible teen parents with
services.
View details about the grant funding.
The board approved a series of
contracts and amendments relating to reconstruction at the intersection of
Pinto Drive (County Roads 115 and 116) and Highway 55. Hennepin County is
working with the City of Medina and the Minnesota Department of Transportation
to address safety, capacity and mobility issues at the intersection.
Read more about the agreements.
Read
more about the construction project.
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Board
- Richard Miller
- Jessica Loftus
Adult Mental Health Local Advisory Council Board
- Rosalin Chrest
- Kristin McGrath
- Marjorie Schaffer
- Rozeria Fuller
- Rachel Dwyer
- Christine Johnson
- Leonard Freeman
- Shelia Wiegman
- Shannon Williams
- Kelly Wysong
Library Board
- Erin Vrieze Daniels
- Margaret Ligon
Read
more about citizen advisory boards.
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the Hennepin County website at www.hennepin.us/news.
Discover how we're making a difference in our communities at www.hennepin.us/stories.
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