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Sherburne EDA backs joint MPCA wasted‑food grant application from three food shelves
Summary
The Sherburne County EDA approved a letter of support for CARE Food Shelf, Big Lake Food Shelf and Monticello Help Center to pursue an MPCA wasted‑food grant to buy a shared refrigerated truck and expand perishable‑food programming.
The Sherburne County Economic Development Authority voted on April 2 to send a letter of support for a joint MPCA wasted‑food grant application from three local food shelves.
Staff member Brian requested adding the support letter to the agenda and told the board the CARE Food Shelf, Big Lake Food Shelf and Monticello Help Center are applying together to the MPCA for funding to purchase a refrigerated truck that the groups would share. Brian said the truck would help ‘save food from being wasted and actually reduce organic waste in landfills’ while enabling more programming around perishable food and food‑safety education.
The chair asked for a motion to approve the letter, a board member moved and another seconded, and the board approved the motion by voice vote.
No dollar amount for the truck was recorded in the meeting minutes excerpt. The motion authorizes staff to deliver a letter of support representing the EDA’s endorsement of the three organizations’ grant application to the MPCA.
