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Hennepin County marks 25 years of Environmental Response Fund, advances nearly $2.3M in new grants
Summary
County staff celebrated 25 years of the Environmental Response Fund (ERF), saying the program has invested over $80M in 500+ projects and spurred more than $3.4B in property value gains; the board was told nine new grants totaling nearly $2.3M will be approved later in the meeting.
Hennepin County highlighted the 25th anniversary of its Environmental Response Fund (ERF) at the Feb. 12 board meeting and described the program's role in brownfield cleanup and neighborhood revitalization.
"This work started in the mid‑1990s," Rosemary Lavin, director of the county's Environment and Energy Department, told the board while introducing a video of ERF projects. Lavin said the county created the ERF…
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