Citizens’ Voices Minutes

4/7, 2006

 

Present: Bill, Anne, Dave, Kristi, John, Malda, Shelly, Dennis McCoy.

 

Most of the meeting was a telling by Dennis of the plans for the "Justice Center" that the BE county commission has for constructing a new facility fairly close to the Wickersham Clinic.

All county law enforcement would be moved there as would be the judges & the court administrator.

The law enforcement center would be left empty. The county government center would have 3000 sq. ft. empty but it would be easily filled by moving some offices in there. Two floors of the court house would be empty, possibly for an arts related activity or the Historical Society. The Nichols building would be half empty & would need government agency tenants.

We will discuss the possibility that Citizens Voices has a role in a possible community meeting on the project.

 

Dave reported on the Regional Forum. The last meeting was well attended. The activity does need some funding. Would the Mankato Foundation be a good source? other? We will discuss the funding possibilities at the April 21 meeting.

 

The next Forum meeting is on May 4th on "Does Minnesota Need a Constitutional Amendment to define Marriage?"

 

Next Citizens Voices meeting is on this Friday, April 21, 7:30 am at the Coffee Hag.