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State Rep. Keith Allen briefs Goodhue County on bonding, wastewater and new inspector general office
Summary
State Rep. Keith Allen (House District 19A) updated the Goodhue County Board on the recently completed legislative session, highlighting a passed budget, a limited bonding bill focused on roads and bridges, funding protections for cities and counties, SSIS technology upgrades and a push for a statewide Office of Inspector General to address fraud.
Rep. Keith Allen, state representative for House District 19A, told the Goodhue County Board of Commissioners that this year’s legislative session produced a bipartisan budget, a “skinny” bonding bill and several measures aimed at protecting local government funding.
Allen, a longtime resident of the Wanamingo Canyon area, said the bonding bill the Legislature passed focused largely on state projects such as roads and bridges and did not include many smaller local projects. He said wastewater treatment and clean-water systems are emerging priorities for many outstate communities and that a larger bonding effort next session…
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