Multimillion-dollar ballot questions before Minnesota voters on Election Day
Every voter in Minnesota has a chance to weigh in on a statewide ballot question, but dozens of cities, townships and a few counties are asking voters to make multimillion-dollar investments or change the way they cast a ballot.
The Minnesota Legislature failed to pass a bonding bill last session, leaving public works projects in limbo and municipalities hunting for workarounds.
Some of the priciest local proposals before voters are in Stearns County, Cottage Grove and Richfield. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer was joined by Collegeville-based correspondent Kirsti Marohn, Cottage Grove Journal publisher John McLoone and Mike Hanks, editor of the Bloomington-Richfield Sun Current on Wednesday to break down those ballot questions.
The city of Richfield is asking voters to approve a sales tax, in line with other similar proposals around the state, to fund building a new community center, improvements to Veterans Park and replacing the Wood Lake Nature Center building.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/10/30/multi-million-dollar-ballot-questions-before-minnesota-voters