Northstar train, clean energy town halls coming to St. Cloud
Lawmakers will share info and take input at two upcoming town halls at the St. Cloud library — one on extending Northstar, the other on climate change
Northstar train, clean energy town halls coming to St. Cloud Lawmakers will share info and take input at two upcoming town halls at the St. Cloud library — one on extending Northstar, the other on climate change Check out this story on sctimes.com: https://www.sctimes.com/story/news/2020/01/08/northstar-train-and-clean-energy-town-halls-coming-st-cloud-dan-wolgamott-jerry-relph/2843700001/
Nora G. Hertel, St. Cloud Times Published 2:24 p.m. CT Jan. 8, 2020
State Rep. Dan Wolgamott, R-St. Cloud, joins community stakeholders to discuss extending Northstar train service to St. Cloud on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, at the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce. (Photo: Courtesy of Dan Wolgamott)
ST. CLOUD — Central Minnesotans can get updates and weigh in on the future of the Northstar commuter rail as well as climate change and clean energy at upcoming legislative forums.
Tuesday evening Rep. Dan Wolgamott, D-St. Cloud, and Rep. Jamie Long, D-Minneapolis, will hold a climate change and clean energy forum at the Great River Regional Library in St. Cloud.
Long is the vice chair of the House energy and climate committee.
The following day, the Republican-led Senate energy and utilities committee will meet in Rochester and take public input. Senate Republicans have a "Clean Energy First" policy proposal.
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Signs are posted at the Big Lake Northstar station. (Photo: Dave Schwarz, dschwarz@stcloudtimes.com)
At the end of the month, Wolgamott and Sen. Jerry Relph, R-St. Cloud, will hold a town hall on Northstar. The two lawmakers worked together to get state money to study and lay groundwork to extend the commuter train route from Big Lake to St. Cloud.
The lawmakers met with community stakeholders in November to gather feedback on the train, and the public at large can weigh in on Jan. 30 at the library.
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"These events will serve as an opportunity for constituents to receive an update on the issue areas, ask questions and deliver comments," according to a release from Wolgamott's office.
The Legislative session begins on Feb. 11.
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Meeting specifics
Climate Change & Clean Energy Forum
Who: Rep. Dan Wolgamott and Rep. Jamie Long
When: 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesday
Where: Bremer Community Room, Great River Regional Library, 1300 W Saint Germain St. in St. Cloud
Northstar Town Hall
Who: Rep. Dan Wolgamott and Sen. Jerry Relph
When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday Jan. 30
Where: Mississippi Community Room, Great River Regional Library, 1300 W Saint Germain St. in St. Cloud
Nora Hertel is the government watchdog reporter for the St. Cloud Times. Reach her at 320-255-8746 or nhertel@stcloudtimes.com. Follow her on Twitter @nghertel.
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