St. Paul, MN - This week, the House DFL Majority released their revised Jobs and Local Projects or “bonding” legislative package. The legislation, which is a culmination of 43 committee hearings over the biennium where over 250 individual bills were heard, contains $2.524 billion in renovations, repairs, and replacement of public assets like higher education institutions, clean water infrastructure, correctional facilities, roads and bridges, parks and trails, municipal buildings and more.
The proposal includes $1 million in funding for the extension of the Northstar Commuter Rail to St. Cloud and $8.95 million for the St. Cloud Municipal Athletic Complex (MAC). Both measures were championed by State Representative Dan Wolgamott (DFL - St. Cloud), who helped craft the legislation as a member of the House Capital Investment Division.
“Now is the time to be investing in jobs and local projects, both in St. Cloud and all over Minnesota,” said Rep. Wolgamott. “Taking the next step of finishing Northstar and updating the MAC will create jobs for our region now, and create economic opportunity for our community for years to come. I’m proud to be a champion for our community on the House Capital Investment Division, and I look forward to advocating for these and other projects as we bring this over the finish line for the betterment of Minnesota.”
A copy of the proposal can be found here. A spreadsheet of the projects included is available here.
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