Metro HRA earns top performer status for 20th year The Metropolitan Council’s Housing and Redevelopment Authority has earned the top rating for performance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the 20th consecutive year. August 28, 2024
U.S. Army Reserve soldiers see criticality of wastewater treatment More than 50 soldiers from the 407th Civil Affairs Battalion, United States Army Reserve, toured the Metropolitan Council’s Seneca Water Resource Recovery Facility. August 28, 2024
Met Council vote sets over $500 million in transportation investment in motion The Metropolitan Council has approved a comprehensive transportation funding package. August 28, 2024
Meet Allison Waukau, tribal liaison and Native relations coordinator In December 2023, the Metropolitan Council hired its first full-time tribal liaison and Native relations coordinator, Allison Waukau, Menominee/Navajo. July 31, 2024
Met Council sets 2025 wastewater rates The Metropolitan Council has approved a 5.6% increase in the overall regional municipal wastewater charge for 2025. July 30, 2024
Metro regional parks and trails attract over 69 million visits Regional parks and trails in the seven-county metro region continue to be hugely popular, seeing 69.4 million visits in 2023. July 30, 2024
Metro population growth slows, construction strong The population of the seven-county Twin Cities region is growing more slowly in the 2020s than it did in the previous decade, but population continues to increase. July 30, 2024
Met Council asks cities to sign off on preliminary design plans for Blue Line Extension Hennepin County and the four cities on the route of the proposed METRO Blue Line Extension are being asked to review the preliminary design plans of the light rail transit project. July 30, 2024
Grants help cities clean up polluted land for redevelopment The Metropolitan Council has awarded four Livable Communities grants totaling nearly $1.5 million for assessing and cleaning up contaminated land for redevelopment. June 27, 2024
Met Council announces federal grant to address affordable housing shortage $4 million will help cities remove barriers to creating affordable housing choices June 27, 2024
Message from the Council Chair: Artists bring a fresh lens to policymaking The Met Council is utilizing art to help the community engage in policymaking for the future. June 25, 2024
Met Council grants support cities to prepare for development In June, the Metropolitan Council awarded 10 grants totaling $1.1 million to support cities as they prepare for development or create local policies that influence physical development. June 25, 2024
Met Council awards $1.1 million in grants to reduce water use The Met Council has awarded a total of $1.1 million in grants to support changes that reduce the amount of water being pumped from underground aquifers and surface waters as the region grows. June 25, 2024
Message from the Council Chair: Protecting the air, water, and home we love The Met Council is committed to reducing emissions and safeguarding our clean air and water. May 6, 2024
Community Relations staff connect Council members with local officials, residents The Community Relations team connects community and Met Council members. May 4, 2024