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2006 News Release Archive

 

Growth/Land Use Planning

• Region's growth strong and steady (7-18-06)
• Council releases land use data (7-10-06)
• Council approves policy to protect property rights (1-25-06)

 

Livable Communities

• Council awards housing grants (12-15-06)
• Council awards $8.8 million in Livable Communities grants (12-15-06)
• Council awards $2.9 million in brownfield cleanup grants (6-28-06)
• Council awards affordable housing funds (5-24-06)
• Council awards $3.6 million in brownfield cleanup grants (1-25-06)
• Council awards $8.4 million in Livable Communities grants (1-25-06)

 

Transit/Transportation

• FTA gives green light to start engineering on Central Corridor light rail project (12-14-06)
• Council promotes DBE opportunities in Central Corridor contract services (12-12-06)
• Council seeks transit representative on transportation board (11-27-06)
• Metro Transit projects 2006 ridership at 73.8 million (11-15-06)
• Local companies, individuals recognized for commuter program innovation (11-14-06)
• Fawcett, Blakey to head Central Corridor LRT committee (11-8-06)
• Council seeks DBE participation in Central Corridor contract services (11-2-06)
• Appointment of Community Advisory Committee is important next step in Central Corridor project (10-20-06)
• Metro Transit carries a quarter of Twins fans to playoff games
  — subsequent shuttles will operate only for weekday afternoon games (10-6-06)
• Advisory panel named for Central Corridor light rail project (9-18-06)
• Council approves light rail along Central Corridor (6-28-06)
• Metro Transit seeks comments on proposed changes in northwest metro (4-28-06)
• Public hearings set for Central Corridor transit project (4-13-06)
• Proposed Central Corridor LRT line passes key test (3-22-06)
• Metro Transit reaches contract agreement with Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 (1-30-06)
• Metro Transit still hopes settlement can be achieved (1-16-06)

 

Water, Wastewater and Environmental

• Met Council to hold public information meeting and public hearing on improving regional sanitary sewer facilities in Excelsior area (12-21-06)
• Met Council to hold public hearing on improvement plans for regional sanitary sewer facilities in Orono (11-22-06)
• Met Council to hold public hearing on improvement plans for regional sanitary sewer facilities in Mound and Minnetrista (11-14-06)
• Regional sewer construction to temporarily close County Road 96 (10-26-06)
• Council takes stock of environmental achievements (4-20-06)
• Stormwater in sewers threaten region's growth capacity (2-9-06)

 

Metropolitan Council - Genera

• Minnesota Chamber and its top official receive Regional Leadership Award (12-13-06)
• Twin Cities residents put regional parks to good use (6-14-06)
• State Sen. Linda Higgins gets Metro Council kudos (2-23-06)
• Transportation remains region's most important problem, residents say (1-30-06)
• Council chair urges investments in transit, parks (1-30-06)
• State Rep. Dennis Ozment gets Metro Council kudos (1-25-06)
• Council to hold State of the Region event (1-20-06)