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New site for Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District office

The Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District will move to a new location next month. Officials said the move to the Crow Wing County Land Services Building at 322 Laurel St., Suite 13, in Brainerd is designed to improve efficiency.

The new office will be located in the Land Services Building across from the Planning and Zoning Division. The new office location will provide the opportunity for residents to receive additional services at one convenient location. This location will provide the district an opportunity to partner with the Lands Services Department and University of Minnesota Extension to protect the county's natural resources in a fiscally responsible way. On Monday, the move will be complete and citizens should go to the new location for SWCD assistance.

More information may be obtained by visiting the Web site at www.co.crow-wing.mn.us/swcd/. The Crow Wing SWCD phone number, Web site and employee e-mail addresses will stay the same.

Koering named ranking member on Capital Investment Committee

Minnesota House Republican Leader David Senjem announced Tuesday he has appointed Sen. Paul Koering, R-Fort Ripley, to be the Senate GOP's lead member to the Senate Capital Investment Committee.

Party caucuses appoint members to update and advise their memberships on legislation being considered in committees. The 28-member Capital Investment (also known as Bonding) committee has jurisdiction over all bills appropriating money for the acquisition and improvement of state-owned lands and buildings.

Koering serves as the ranking minority member on the Health, Housing and Family Security Committee. He also serves on the Agricultural and Veterans, Agricultural and Veterans Budget and Policy, Health and Human Services Budget Division, Higher Education, and Higher Education Budget and Policy Committees.

The Fort Ripley Republican replaces Sen. Dick Day as the lead Republican on the Capital Investment Committee.

Ward: Three positions are open on MnSCU Board of Trustees

ST. PAUL Ð Rep. John Ward, DFL-Brainerd, announced that there are three open positions on the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees in 2010. The Board of Trustees supports and advises MnSCU administration.

The Trustee Candidate Advisory Council is looking for qualified individuals that represent a diverse population throughout the state. The council intends to fill one seat from the 1st Congressional District, one from the 8th Congressional District and the final seat is intended for statewide representation. The council is looking for candidates with administration experience in complex organizations, knowledge of Minnesota's post-secondary schools and leadership qualities that would both challenge and help school administrators.

More information about board membership may be obtained by contacting Kent Eklund at (612) 672-7784. To begin the application process, visit www.tcac.leg.mn or contact Sally Kidd of the Legislative Coordinating Commission at (651) 296-9002.

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