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TwinWest Legislative Breakfast | Metropolitan Council Chair Susan Haigh
Date: February 10, 2012
Time: 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Event Description
The TwinWest Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Breakfast series is Minnesota’s premier legislative and political forum. Each breakfast unites compelling, well-known speakers and state legislators with more than 150 business leaders from across the Twin Cites.
The February 10 Legislative Breakfast will feature Metropolitan Council Chair Susan Haigh as our keynote speaker.
Susan Haigh was appointed chair of the Metropolitan Council by Gov. Mark Dayton in January 2011. She is the 13th chair of the Council since its creation by the Legislature in 1967.
Haigh brings to the job an extensive background in government and community service. Since February 2005, she has served as president and CEO of Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, which has built more than 820 homes in 50 cities with the help of partner families, volunteers and donors.
She previously served as a Ramsey County commissioner from 1995 to 2005, chief deputy Ramsey County attorney from 1982 to 1994, assistant Dakota County attorney from 1979 to 1982 and as a staff lawyer of the Metropolitan Council from 1977 to 1979.
As a county commissioner, Haigh served on the metro counties’ Light Rail Joint Powers Board and was an early advocate of the Central Corridor LRT line. She also was a leader on solid waste management issues.
The Metropolitan Council is the regional planning agency serving the Twin Cities seven-county metropolitan area and providing essential services to the region. The Council works with local communities to provide these critical services:
- Operates the region's largest bus system.
- Collects and treats wastewater.
- Engages communities and the public in planning for future growth.
- Provides forecasts of the region's population and household growth.
- Provides affordable housing opportunities for low- and moderate-income individuals and families.
- Provides planning, acquisitions and funding for a regional system of parks and trails.
- Provides a framework for decisions and implementation for regional systems including aviation, transportation, parks and open space, water quality and water management.
Come hear about the Metropolitan's top priorities in the coming year, what challenges our region faces, and how the Met Council plays a role in the region's economic vitality.
The February 10 Legislative Breakfast will feature Metropolitan Council Chair Susan Haigh as our keynote speaker.
Susan Haigh was appointed chair of the Metropolitan Council by Gov. Mark Dayton in January 2011. She is the 13th chair of the Council since its creation by the Legislature in 1967.
Haigh brings to the job an extensive background in government and community service. Since February 2005, she has served as president and CEO of Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, which has built more than 820 homes in 50 cities with the help of partner families, volunteers and donors.
She previously served as a Ramsey County commissioner from 1995 to 2005, chief deputy Ramsey County attorney from 1982 to 1994, assistant Dakota County attorney from 1979 to 1982 and as a staff lawyer of the Metropolitan Council from 1977 to 1979.
As a county commissioner, Haigh served on the metro counties’ Light Rail Joint Powers Board and was an early advocate of the Central Corridor LRT line. She also was a leader on solid waste management issues.
The Metropolitan Council is the regional planning agency serving the Twin Cities seven-county metropolitan area and providing essential services to the region. The Council works with local communities to provide these critical services:
- Operates the region's largest bus system.
- Collects and treats wastewater.
- Engages communities and the public in planning for future growth.
- Provides forecasts of the region's population and household growth.
- Provides affordable housing opportunities for low- and moderate-income individuals and families.
- Provides planning, acquisitions and funding for a regional system of parks and trails.
- Provides a framework for decisions and implementation for regional systems including aviation, transportation, parks and open space, water quality and water management.
Come hear about the Metropolitan's top priorities in the coming year, what challenges our region faces, and how the Met Council plays a role in the region's economic vitality.
Thank you to our 2011-2012 Legislative Breakfast Series Sponsor:
Comcast - Xfinity
Home Service Plus
Thank you to our Legislative Breakfast Session Sponsors:
Allina Hospitals and Clinics
Circadian
Finance & Commerce/Politics in Minnesota/Capitol Report
Pawn America
Voyager Bank
Home Service Plus
Thank you to our Legislative Breakfast Session Sponsors:
Allina Hospitals and Clinics
Circadian
Finance & Commerce/Politics in Minnesota/Capitol Report
Pawn America
Voyager Bank
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