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City lobbyist says budget outlook improves; asks council for letters to support $4.6M water‑plant bonding request
Summary
Rob Eklund told the council the February budget forecast improved the state's fiscal picture and that the house and senate dynamics make bonding more viable; he said the city's bonding request for the water treatment plant is about $4.6 million and requested council letters to key legislators.
Rob Eklund, the city's lobbyist, briefed the International Falls City Council on state budget developments and the status of the city's capital investment request for the water treatment plant on March 2.
Eklund said the February forecast unexpectedly improved the state's budget outlook, which he said makes a bonding bill more likely this session. "The February forecast came out last Friday and all of a sudden the budget picture looks a little bit better," he said,…
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