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Council agrees staff should draft letter urging trustees to prioritize clean drinking water in 3M settlement funds
Summary
Councilmembers asked staff to draft a letter similar to one Hastings sent to trustees asking that the $20 million currently classified for non‑drinking-water projects be redirected to priority-1 clean drinking water uses; council supported drafting a letter and continuing to seek reimbursement for city O&M costs tied to treatment.
A letter Hastings sent to the 3M settlement trustees urging reallocation of priority‑2 funds to priority‑1 clean‑drinking‑water projects prompted a discussion at the March 11 Lake Elmo workshop about whether Lake Elmo should send a similar letter.
Council Member Holtz (paraphrasing settlement language) noted the settlement directs MPCA and DNR to focus first on achieving the goal in paragraph 14a—clean drinking water—and then on other restoration activities. Holtz…
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