FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 11, 2016
Battle Creek Winter Recreation Legislative Update
Hello Everyone,
As you have likely heard the Battle Creek Winter Recreation Area project did not make into the Senate bonding bill. There is a bill called “Snow Angels” that is in the Omnibus Senate Supplemental Budget Bill at this point. The Snow Angels bill has $1M (earmarked for a Ski Jump in Redwing) in HF 2749 (the Omnibus Supplemental Budget Bill).
We need constituents to send letters or emails or try any kind of contact to the following members that are on the committee (see members listed below and their email addresses). Of particular emphasis to the Battle Creek project these three members; Dick Cohen, Chuck Wiger and Matt Dean are on the House / Senate Conference Committee for this bill. We need to tell them how important it is to the 30 schools with cross country ski programs, and citizens from the East Metro that need this facility to recreate. It would be ideal if we can get an additional $2 million added to the Snow Angels bill for our project. Thank you for all of your efforts.
Committee:
Senate-
- Senator Dick Cohen http://www.senate.mn/members/member_emailform.php?mem_id=1008&ls=
- Senator Chuck Wiger http://www.senate.mn/members/member_emailform.php?mem_id=1067&ls=
- Senator Tony Lourey [email protected]
- Senator Tom Saxhaug [email protected]
- Senator Michelle Fishbach [email protected]
House-
- Rep. Jim Knoblach [email protected]
- Rep. Matt Dean [email protected]
- Rep. Jennifer Loon [email protected]
- Rep. Pat Garafalo [email protected]
- Rep. Denny McNamara [email protected]
Mark McCabe | Director of Park Operations
Ramsey County
Parks and Recreation