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Nearly $3.2 million in grants will result in jobs, redevelopment, and more housing in the region, including housing affordable to families with low and moderate incomes.

The federal Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act allocated the funding to the Met Council to address transportation problems caused by the pandemic.

Members will help guide anti-displacement strategies and policy development by providing personal insight, local expertise and direct connections to communities impacted by the project.

Research scientists at the Metropolitan Wastewater Treatment Plant continue to monitor levels of the SARS-CoV-2 virus entering the plant, now including the newest variant, Omicron, in their study.

The names of three finalists for the open position for District 6 Council member were forwarded to Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan for consideration.

Planners are now considering the next steps toward advancing the dual goals of more affordable housing and less reliance on traditional energy sources.

The bus rapid transit line has received approval to enter the Project Development phase of the FTA's New Starts program. Project leadership now transitions from Ramsey County to the Met Council.

Comments on the report will be accepted through January 25, 2022 and will inform the final evaluation and route recommendation in spring 2022.

The committee will interview eight candidates at a public meeting on Thursday, Dec. 9, for the open position for District 6 Council member.

The award recognizes the successful construction of a project to rehabilitate an aging sewer near Minnehaha Park in south Minneapolis.

The facility needs to be replaced because significant plant upgrades — required to handle future growth and potential regulatory changes — are not feasible at the present site.

This committee will hold public meetings to accept statements from applicants, then recommend candidates to the Governor.

In his day job, Tyler Winter monitors water quality in area rivers. When off-duty, he fishes these same waters and educates people about certain fish that have been much maligned through history.