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Medford City Administrator Andy Welti in October 2016 explains the layout of the proposed $3.95 million municipal complex, including city hall and fire hall. When a referendum on the project failed, city leaders turned their attention to other concerns. (File photo/southernminn.com
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Medford City Administrator Andy Welti in October 2016 explains the layout of the proposed $3.95 million municipal complex, including city hall and fire hall. When a referendum on the project failed, city leaders turned their attention to other concerns. (File photo/southernminn.com
Senjem named a Legislator of Distinction
Honored by the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities.
Posted: Dec 16, 2020 4:34 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC) has named State Senator David Senjem a “Legislator of Distinction.”
The Rochester Republican is serving his sixth term in the Minnesota Senate and is being honored for advancing CGMC policy initiatives at the statehouse.
CGMC says Senjem, chairman of the Senate Capital Investment Committee, was instrumental in crafting a historic $1.9 billion capital investment bill that provides funding for projects across the state.
“The Legislature’s most impactful achievement this year was the passage of the bonding bill,” says Greg Zylka, mayor of Little Falls and president of the CGMC. “Sen. Senjem deftly navigated through tricky politics in the Senate to create a bill that was able to pass with overwhelming support from Democrats and Republicans alike. The pro