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October 2012 Appendix A Southwest Transitway List of Recipients Draft Environmental Impact Statement FEDERAL AGENCIES Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Centers for Disease Control Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Railroad Administration Federal Transit Administration United States Department of Agriculture United States Department of the Army United States Department of Commerce United States Department of Energy United States Department of Homeland Security United States Department of the Interior, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance United States Department of Transportation United States Department of Public Safety Surface Transporation Board UNITED STATES LEGISLATORS Hon. Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator Hon. Al Franken, U.S. Senator Hon. Eric Paulsen, U.S. Representative (District 3) Hon. Keith Ellison, U.S. Representative (District 5) FEDERAL AGENCIES – REGIONAL OFFICES Federal Aviation Administration, Great Lakes Regional Office Federal Highway Administration, Minnesota Division United States Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District United States Coast Guard, Ninth Coast Guard District United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Region V United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5 United States Fish and Wildlife Service STATE AGENCIES Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources Minnesota Department of Agriculture Minnesota Department of Commerce October 2012 Southwest Transitway Appendix A Draft Environmental Impact Statement List of Recipients Minnesota Department of Health Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Minnesota Department of Public Service Minnesota Department of Transportation Minnesota Environmental Quality Board Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Indian Affairs Council Minnesota Office of the State Archaeologist Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS Hon. Mark Dayton, Governor Hon. David Hann, Minnesota State Senator (District 42) Hon. Kirk Stensrud, Minnesota State Representative (District 42A) Hon. Jennifer Loon, Minnesota State Representative (District 42B) Hon. Geoff Michel, Minnesota State Senator (District 41) Hon. Keith Downey, Minnesota State Representative (District 41A) Hon. Ron Latz, Minnesota State Senator (District 44) Hon. Steve Simon, Minnesota State Representative (District 44A) Hon. Ryan Winkler, Minnesota State Representative (District 44B) Hon. Scott Dibble, Minnesota State Senator (District 60) Hon. Marion Greene, Minnesota State Representative (District 60A) Hon. Frank Hornstein, Minnesota State Representative (District 60B) Hon. Jeff Hayden, Minnesota State Senator (District 61) Hon. Karen Clark, Minnesota State Representative (District 61A) Hon. Susan Allen, Minnesota State Representative (District 61B) Hon. Linda Higgins, Minnesota State Senator (District 58) Hon. Bobby Joe Champion, Minnesota State Representative (District 58B) LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS Hon. R.T. Rybak, Mayor of Minneapolis Hon. Barbara Johnson, Minneapolis City Council President (Ward 4) Hon. Robert Lilligren, Minneapolis City Council Vice President (Ward 6) Hon. Gary Schiff, Minneapolis City Council Majority Leader (Ward 9) October 2012 Appendix A Southwest Transitway List of Recipients Draft Environmental Impact Statement Hon. Cam Gordon, Minneapolis City Council Minority Leader (Ward 2) Hon. Kevin Reich, Minneapolis City Councilor (Ward 1) Hon. Diane Hofstede, Minneapolis City Councilor (Ward 3) Hon. Don Samuels, Minneapolis City Councilor (Ward 5) Hon. Lisa Goodman, Minneapolis City Councilor (Ward 7) Hon. Elizabeth Glidden, Minneapolis City Councilor (Ward 8) Hon. Meg Tuthill, Minneapolis City Councilor (Ward 10) Hon. John Quincy, Minneapolis City Councilor (Ward 11) Hon. Sandy Colvin Roy, Minneapolis City Councilor (Ward 12) Hon. Betsy Hodges, Minneapolis City Councilor (Ward 13) Hon. Jeff Jacobs, Mayor of St. Louis Park Hon. Steve Hallfin, St. Louis Park City Councilor (At-Large) Hon. Jake Spano, St. Louis Park City Councilor (At-Large) Hon. Susan Sanger, St. Louis Park City Councilor (Ward 1) Hon. Anne Mavity, St. Louis Park City Councilor (Ward 2) Hon. Susan Santa, St. Louis Park City Councilor (Ward 3) Hon. Julia Ross, St. Louis Park City Councilor (Ward 4) Hon. Gene Maxwell, Mayor of Hopkins Hon. Molly Cummings, Hopkins City Councilor Hon. Jason Gadd, Hopkins City Councilor Hon. Kristi Halverson, Hopkins City Councilor Hon. Cheryl Youakim, Hopkins City Councilor Hon. Terry Schneider, Mayor of Minnetonka Hon. Dick Allendorf, Minnetonka City Councilor (At-Large) Hon. Patty Acomb, Minnetonka City Councilor (At-Large) Hon. Bob Ellingson, Minnetonka City Councilor (Ward 1) Hon. Tony Wagner, Minnetonka City Councilor (Ward 2) Hon. Brad Wiersum, Minnetonka City Councilor (Ward 3) Hon. James Hiller, Minnetonka City Councilor (Ward 4) Hon. Nancy Tyra-Lukens, Mayor of Eden Prairie Hon. Brad Aho, Eden Prairie City Councilor Hon. Sherry Butcher Wickstrom, Eden Prairie City Councilor Hon. Ron Case, Eden Prairie City Councilor October 2012 Southwest Transitway Appendix A Draft Environmental Impact Statement List of Recipients Hon. Kathy Nelson, Eden Prairie City Councilor Hon. Mike Opat, Hennepin County Commissioner (District 1, Chair) Vacant, Hennepin County Commissioner (District 2) Hon. Gail Dorfman, Hennepin County Commissioner (District 3) Hon. Peter McLaughlin, Hennepin County Commissioner (District 4) Hon. Randy Johnson, Hennepin County Commissioner (District 5) Hon. Jan Callison, Hennepin County Commissioner (District 6) Hon. Jeff Johnson, Hennepin County Commissioner (District 7) County Agencies Hennepin County, Department of Housing, Community Works and Transit Hennepin County, Department of Environmental Services Hennepin County, Department of Transportation Hennepin County, Department of Research, Planning and Development Hennepin Conservation District Libraries Hennepin County Library – Eden Prairie Branch Hennepin County Library – Minnetonka Branch Hennepin County Library – Hopkins Branch Hennepin County Library – St. Louis Park Branch Hennepin County Library – Edina Branch Hennepin County Library – Franklin Branch Hennepin County Library – Minneapolis Central Branch Hennepin County Library – Sumner Branch Hennepin County Library – Walker Branch Beth El Synagogue, Max Shapiro Memorial Library Local Municipalities City of Eden Prairie City of Edina City of Hopkins City of Minneapolis City of Minnetonka City of St. Louis Park October 2012 Appendix A Southwest Transitway List of Recipients Draft Environmental Impact Statement Local and Regional Agencies Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce Metropolitan Council - Metro Transit Metropolitan Council District 3, Jennifer Munt Metropolitan Council District 5, Steve Elkins Metropolitan Council District 6, James Brimeyer Metropolitan Council District 7, Gary Cunningham Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Mississippi Watershed Management Organization Riley/Purgatory/Bluff Creek Watershed District Nine Mile Creek Watershed District Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Bassett Creek Watershed Management Organization Three Rivers Park District Eden Prairie Heritage Preservation Commission Kenwood Isles Area Association Greater Minneapolis BOMA Other Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Canadian Pacific Railroad Twin Cities & Western Railroad October 2012 .
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