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Anoka

June 12, 2012 By Annette Meeks

Anoka County Pulls Out of Proposed ‘High Speed’ Twin Cities-Duluth Passenger Train Line

     It's no longer all aboard among the local governments attempting to rev up support for a ‘high speed’ rail line from the Twin Cities to Duluth.  The Anoka County Regional Rail Authority today voted 4-3 to get off the Northern Lights Express (NLX) and withdraw from the Minneapolis-Duluth/Superior Passenger Rail Alliance, effective in 90 days. “We have taken a look at the …

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September 19, 2011 By Annette Meeks

Anoka County Commissioners Buck Trend and Cut Spending and Taxes

The Anoka County Board of Commissioners announced last week that their 2012 budget would include a reduction of property taxes of $8.14 million, marking a 7.43 percent decrease from the previous year and the first time in 30 years that spending for the next fiscal year will be less than the current budget projections. Last week the Anoka County board passed a budget containing a $98,531,229 …

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March 4, 2010 By Annette Meeks

Big Government: ‘Symbolic’ Wind Turbines Generating More P.R. Than Power

BigGovernment.com ran the "symbolic wind turbines" piece by FFM's Tom Steward on its website. The article examines twelve wind turbines across Minnesota that have been in the news lately because they've been shutting down from the cold temperatures. What are these turbines generating if they're not generating energy? The story on BigGovernment.com can be found here. ‘Symbolic’ Wind Turbines …

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