Nearly half a million dollars in grants will help local communities plan for development around future transit lines and for other predevelopment activities.

After more than two decades of planning, state’s largest infrastructure project is moving into construction.

Council awards civil construction contract, setting stage to break ground on Southwest LRT.

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) cleared the path for construction to begin on the Southwest Light Rail Transit Project (SWLRT).

Council Chair Alene Tchourumoff will pursue a new professional opportunity. Vice Chair Harry Melander will assume the duties of the Chair in the Chair’s absence, until the end of the administration.

Thousands of households are expected to participate using smartphones — a first for the region.

A public hearing will be held Jan. 9, 2019 on an amendment to add the Riverview Modern Streetcar transitway project to the Current Revenue Scenario.

Following a public hearing in January and Council review and approval in February, the Council would acquire the new Crow River wastewater treatment plant in Rogers, to launch in 2030.

The Council will provide reclaimed water to Enerkem’s proposed waste-to-biofuels facility in Dakota County.

The update focuses on stewardship of the Regional Parks System and maintaining or enhancing the system, one of the region’s most popular features.

Industrial customers of the Council’s wastewater treatment services will have another option to pay SAC for their process wastewater flows.

The Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership (MCAP) awarded the Council for efforts to help the region adapt to climate change.

In 2016, households in the Twin Cities paid about $274 per year for wastewater collection and treatment service. That’s 41% less than households in our peer regions across the country.