City of Brainerd Makes Decision on Northland Arboretum Funding

(BRAINERD, MN) — The city of Brainerd held its first regular council meeting of the month of May on Monday…

The meeting saw the council chambers be packed with citizens ready to voice their opinions on the funding of the Northland Arboretum, which was the big ticket agenda item. In our past conversations with Mayor Dave Badeaux, he mentioned that with the organization receiving funding through the city’s charter and the charter recently having its language updated, there were questions that needed to be answered with regard to the Arboretum’s qualifications for funding. Mayor Badeaux said that, after spirited discussion at the meeting, a compromise was reached…

Also on the agenda was the approval of bids for road work that is part of the city’s ongoing Mississippi Trail Head Park Project…

In our full conversation with Mayor Badeaux, he went into greater depth on the context around the decision on the Arboretum, receiving a grant for work to be done on Lum Park Road, the city’s Community Member of the Month going to the Snow Shovel Brigade, and more. That conversation may be found below.