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Commissioner Chris LaTondresse (Dist. 6) Update: May 15, 2021

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May 14, 2021

Dear friends and neighbors,

This week the Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA), which I Chair, unanimously approved a historic $17.1 million in new investments for affordable housing. This is not only the largest amount we’ve ever awarded at once to support affordable housing, it offers new focus and urgency on how our County is confronting this crisis.

For District 6 this action brings $2.85 million in new investments to five different projects that will create at least 416 affordable housing units in Edina, Minnetonka and Hopkins.

Our community is facing intersecting crises in housing, homelessness, income, public health and public safety. These crises affect all of us, and disproportionately harms communities of color. Now is the time for government to step up and take bold, innovative action to meet these challenges. That is what we’ve done with this week’s round of new investments. 

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HC Commissioner Chris LaTondresse (Dist. 6) Update: May 7, 2021

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Dear Friends and Neighbors,

“Warmer and wetter.” These two words not only describe Minnesota’s climate future. They represent the current reality experienced by many Hennepin County residents, as we all learn to adapt new realities brought on by climate change. A recent report lists Minnesota as second in the nation for extreme weather events and another Federal analysis shows that we are warming faster than many other states.

That’s why I am proud to share that this week Hennepin County officially adopted our Climate Action Plan, building on our new Net-Zero by 2050 emissions goal and the creation of a new director-level role responsible for operationalizing this work across our organization. On Tuesday I spotlighted two important themes of the plan—Resilience and Partnerships—at Arden Park in Edina, where improvements led by the City of Edina and Minnehaha Watershed District in partnership with County offer a model for the future.  

Learn more about the Climate Action Plan and the event (covered by WCCO and the Star Tribune) below.

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HC Commissioner Debbie Goettel (Dist. 6) Update: May 4, 2021

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April Newsletter from Hennepin County Commissioner Anderson

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April, 2021

Hello friends and neighbors,

We continue to live in difficult times, and to be silent when my neighbors are suffering is not an option. I have not experienced the same, raw, trauma that my Black friends and neighbors have lived with their whole lives, but I see it in their faces, and hear it in their voices. I’m heartbroken by the loss of Daunte Wright, who was senselessly killed by police. I’m frustrated by a militarized response to public grief, and angry at crimes of opportunity and looting.

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Better Government Starts with Us

None of us expected our days to look like this.

As the spouse of a nurse practitioner at Hennepin Healthcare, I didn’t expect to feel like I was sending my wife into a war zone every morning as a frontline health worker in a pandemic.

As a school board member, I didn’t expect my role to shift from public education governance to crisis management, figuring out how to remotely educate and feed 6,000 students.  Continue reading.

Regional Railroad Authority Leadership Election

Acting as the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority, the board elected Commissioner Jan Callison, District 6, as chair and Commissioner Mike Opat, District 1, as vice chair of the authority.

“I am honored to have been elected by my colleagues to serve as chair of the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority,” said Callison. “Former Rail Chair Commissioner Peter McLaughlin left a strong legacy of working tirelessly to advance transit in Hennepin County and the region. Hennepin County has been a leader in transit and transportation and I look forward to working with our public and private sector partners in creating a transit system that meets the needs of all residents, businesses and visitors in our region.”