Wadena County residents speak out against North STAR Act
Multiple Wadena County residents addressed the county board on Feb. 13 stating their opposition to the proposed legislation, the North STAR Act.
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Multiple Wadena County residents addressed the county board on Feb. 13 stating their opposition to the proposed legislation, the North STAR Act.
"It’s always been discussed that we’ve been saving the money to put towards Lake Mitchell. Tonight, we’re here to do that for the public,” Council member Marty Barington said.
"Rather than taking out a $25 million loan, we can reduce it to roughly $20 million with the $4.6 million in capital reserves we have available," Mayor Bob Everson said.
Despite concerns about the cost, aldermen have approved an Echo Lake project management contract with a price tag of more than $650,000.
Engineers helping to plan Echo Lake restoration could be hired as the project managers, despite costing $200,000 more than one of their competitors.