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Article: $68 million conservation wish list stalls at council; Some worries about the lack of metro projects prompt changes and a vote next week.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- March 10, 2009
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Byline: DOUG SMITH; STAFF WRITER
Preserve public access to a large swath of northern forests. Restore numerous wetlands and prairies. Acquire more land for wildlife habitat and public hunting.
Those are among more than $68 million in projects tentatively approved Monday by the council charged with recommending how to spend money raised through the constitutional amendment approved by voters last fall.
But the Lessard Outdoor Heritage Council wrestled with a key issue before failing to formally approve the spending package: How much habitat work should occur in the Twin Cities metro area, where most of the state's population lives, and how much ...