U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Secures Over $11 Million in Funding for Minnesota’s Third District

The City of Mound would use this funding to implement Phase 3 of its project to build a water treatment plant to remove manganese from its drinking water supply. Dangerous levels of manganese have harmed the quality of Mound's drinking water supply. This tranche of funds will be used for, among other relevant expenses, utilities construction at the drinking water treatment plant. This project will improve drinking water quality for the 10,000 residents of Mound and surrounding areas.

Amount approved: $1,092,000

The funding would be used by the City of Minnetrista to improve its water treatment system to respond to high levels of manganese and iron contamination. Minnetrista will improve its water quality with a water treatment plant capable of treating significant volume and equipped with the filtration technology to consistently reduce iron and manganese levels below regulatory thresholds. Elevated manganese levels pose significant health risks, affecting memory, attention, motor skills, and infant development. This project will help the City of Minnetrista comply with the Environmental Protection Agency's drinking water standards regarding iron and manganese contamination.

Amount approved: $1,092,000

The City of Bloomington would use this funding to remove and replace booster station pumping infrastructure including pumps, motors, associated controls, and electrical components at the City's Poplar Bridge Booster Station and 82nd Street Booster Station. The new infrastructure will enhance reliability, ensure better control of system pressure, and optimize energy efficiency. These stations are critical to the delivery of drinking water in the City and for ensuring adequate system pressure to support flow requirements.

Amount approved: $1,092,000

The funding would be used by Hennepin Technical College Foundation to create a training space to prepare students for careers in public safety and allow existing officers to train employees. Hennepin Technical College would leverage its successful law enforcement curriculum to provide this training resource, which will allow participants to safely practice how to drive vehicles through neighborhood streets, approach emergencies in busy neighborhoods, and work with other first responders. The project will provide rigorous, practical training to local law enforcement, improving public safety. In addition, there are currently no training facilities that provide a simulated neighborhood setting in the Twin Cities, filling a local need.

Amount approved: $1,031,000

The funding would be used to upgrade the Minnetonka Police Department's record management system to a modernized, cloud-based system. This solution would replace the department's outdated legacy records software, consolidating multiple disconnected systems into a unified platform that enables real-time reporting, seamless evidence integration, enhanced transparency, and improved officer efficiency. The records management system will serve as a central hub for report writing, incident tracking, digital evidence management, and workflow automation. It will allow officers to complete documentation in the field, reducing time spent at the station and increasing community engagement.

Amount approved: $966,000

Maria's Voice would use this funding to make additions to its renowned domestic violence education program, expanding its scope and reach into the community. Maria's Voice works with public safety officials to spread its educational resources to all corners of the community. It achieves this goal by conducting proactive outreach to community hubs and offering its programming in multiple languages. The project will improve and expand domestic violence education in partnership with law enforcement to reduce violent crime.

Amount approved: $300,000

The reconstruction of the Highway 169/CR 130 interchange will provide improved operations and safety at a vital interchange serving the MN Science and Technology and Gravel Mining Area development areas, the Hennepin County Technical College, and major commercial zones serving the northwest metropolitan area. The area currently lacks connected pedestrian and bicycle access, has aged infrastructure including temporary traffic signals, and lacks capacity for the demand in the area This will provide improved operations and safety at a vital interchange serving the northwest metropolitan area.

Amount approved: $850,000

The City of Coon Rapids will use this funding to complete the existing directional interchange at TH 610 and East River Road (County State Aid Highway CSAH 1) by adding a westbound off-ramp loop and folded eastbound on-ramp with a TH 610 auxiliary lane between East River Road and Coon Rapids Boulevard. There is currently inadequate access to TH 610 for vehicles, including freight and commuter traffic, going to and coming from the east in southern Coon Rapids between TH 10 and the Mississippi River. The lack of access also affects public safety response times within the south portion of Coon Rapids. The current interchange only allows one direction access, it does not allow for eastbound on or westbound off access to/from Highway 610. The renovations will result in improved access and safety, emergency response, and functionality of the regional and local transportation systems.

Amount approved: $250,000

The City of Rogers would use this funding for a full roadway reconstruction and utility replacement on Main Street (CSAH 150) between Territorial Road (CSAH 116) to John Deere Lane. The roadway is in need of a complete reconstruction and the City will incorporate into this project pedestrian-oriented safety and streetscaping elements, traffic calming measures, and Safe Routes to School improvements at Rogers Elementary School.

Amount approved: $850,000

This project would allow the City of Anoka to plan, design, and construct improvements on a 1.3-mile stretch of Highway 47 between Highway 10 and Bunker Lake Boulevard in Anoka. It will include a grade-separating at the Highway 47/BNSF Railway Crossing, improving traffic flow and enhancing roadway safety along a dangerous stretch of the Highway 47 Corridor.

Amount approved: $250,000

The City of Edina would use this funding to provide facility upgrades for the South Metro Public Safety Training Facility, which provides state-of-the-art training facilities and services for public safety agencies in the region. This project would allow for capital improvements, including the replacement of fire tower burners, repairs to the kitchen burn simulator, renovations to the couch and bedroom burn simulations, retrofitting of burner controls, and the replacement of existing smoke generators with a recommended water-based smoke fluid. These equipment and facility improvements will help to maintain a safe and effective training environment, which will keep the public safety workforce strong and our communities safe.

Amount approved: $600,000

The City of Brooklyn Park would use this funding to design and install three watermain crossings. The watermain crossings are located at TH 610 & Jefferson Highway, TH 169 just south of 109th Avenue, and TH 169 just north of TH 610. This project would provide the utility infrastructure necessary to unlock 400 acres of developable land, attracting development, housing, innovation, and economic growth to Brooklyn Park.

Amount approved: $850,000

The funding would be used by the City of Maple Grove to expand and improve the Pets Under Police Supervision (PUPS) facility. Serving several cities in the surrounding area, the PUPS facility holds animals that have escaped or been abandoned, with the goal of reuniting them with their owners. The project will allow the facility to expand its capacity to keep up with population growth and the increase in abandoned and escaped animals. It will also maintain public safety, as the facility provides quarantines when necessary, and the expanded capacity will minimize the number of stray animals in the community.

Amount approved: $850,000

The City of Deephaven would use this funding to make a variety of improvements at Village Hall Park and Haralson Park. The improvements proposed include a gathering space for the public and other community groups, a wetland protection viewing platform to offer educational and recreational opportunities, an improved connection to the Minnetonka Lake Trail, modern restroom facilities and storm water management, and multi-purpose recreational facilities. The project will boost the local and regional economy by attracting more visitors and tourists to the parks and the City of Deephaven.

Amount approved: $250,000

The funding would be used by the City of Excelsior to conduct a cleanup of the Western Area Fire Training Academy (WAFTA) site. Fire training activities and previous operations as a Federal Nike Missile launch facility resulted in wide-spread soil and groundwater impacts by lead, petroleum, volatile organic compounds and PFAS. Significant below-grade structures remain that were the missile "silos" and utilities that supported the Nike missile facilities. The project will include environmental investigations and the remediation of impacted soil and groundwater, management of contaminated sediments and water contained within missile silos, demolition of former missile silos, and restoration of the Site with native vegetation and future development. This will protect the community from the harmful effects of contaminants (including PFAS) and potential drinking water contamination, while the end goal of the project is to create a workforce training center for police, fire, EMS, and other public safety departments.

Amount approved: $1,200,000