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Anoka County Press Release
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Contact: Martha Weaver, Public Information Manager,
763-323-5744, or e-mail:
martha.weaver@co.anoka.mn.us |
January 11, 2008 |
Dennis Berg Elected Anoka County Board Chair
 Anoka
County Commissioner Dennis Berg was elected chair of the
seven-member county board at its organizational meeting January 8,
2008. Commissioner Jim Kordiak was elected vice chair.
“The county board will place an increased emphasis on economic
development in 2008,” Berg said. “Anoka County has 11 percent of the
labor force in the Twin Cities metropolitan area but just 7 percent
of the area’s jobs. We need to do a better job of closing that gap.”
Economic development projects already underway in Anoka County
include the Northstar Commuter Rail line, set to begin operations in
2009; expansion of the Anoka County-Blaine Airport to accommodate
corporate jets; the Running Aces Harness Park in Columbus, scheduled
for an April 2008 opening; and the proposed SportsTown USA
development in Blaine. “These projects will not only create jobs but
will strengthen the county’s commercial-industrial tax base which,
in turn, helps keep taxes down for residents living in Anoka
County.”
Berg has served on the county board since 1991, taking a leadership
role on transportation issues. In addition to serving as board
chair, Berg chairs the Public Works and Internal Audit Committees
and is a member of the Finance and Capital Improvement, Law Library
Board of Trustees, Management, Benefits and Compensation,
Fairgrounds Advisory, Web Oversight, and Wetlands Review Committees.
He also serves on the Anoka County Regional Railroad Authority,
Minnesota Inter-County Association and the Metropolitan Council
Transportation Advisory Board. He is a member of the Association of
Minnesota Counties (AMC) board of directors, AMC District 10
Executive Committee, and AMC Legislation Steering Committee.
Berg represents District 1 on the western side of the county which
includes Burns Township, Bethel, Ramsey, St. Francis, and portions
of Andover, Anoka, and Oak Grove.
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Anoka County Board Chair Dennis Berg
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