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Moorhead officials outline 2025 legislative priorities, seek funding for flood projects and downtown initiatives
Summary
City governmental affairs director Lisa Bodie told the Moorhead EDA the city will press for flood mitigation funding, changes to the border cities enterprise zone, tax-exemptions for city hall renovations and support for public safety and transit during the 2025 state legislative session.
Moorhead governmental affairs director Lisa Bodie told the Moorhead Economic Development Authority that the city’s top 2025 priorities include completing flood-mitigation work tied to the FM diversion and seeking legislative help for downtown and tax measures.
Bodie said the city needs about $16,000,000 to renovate seven in-town lift stations to meet FEMA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers standards, and estimated the total work needed to finish the diversion project and related projects at about $60,000,000.
The request is part of a broader policy agenda Bodie described to the EDA, which includes changes to the Border Cities Enterprise Zone to allow additional…
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