Townships now represented on local road improvement advisory committee

An advisory committee established for the Department of Transportation’s Local Road Improvement Program will gain a member.

Effective May 20, 2022, a new law increases the size of the board from five to six by including a town board member appointed by the Minnesota Association of Townships.

Created in 2002, the program provides funding assistance to local agencies for constructing or reconstructing local roads.

Other members are a county commissioner; county engineer; city engineer; city council member or city administrator from a town with less than 5,000 residents; and a representative from a city whose population tops 5,000.

Rep. Luke Frederick (DFL-Mankato) and Sen. Julia Coleman (R-Waconia) are the sponsors.

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