Bluestem's been covering the effort to transfer the Upper Sioux Agency State Park to the Yellow Medicine Dakota Community since bills to do so were introduced in the Minnesota Legislature this winter.
There's been concern about what recreational opportunities will replace the park--a provision in the bills heard in the House and Senate--as well as the desire for public hearings about the process.
From a Department of Natural Resources press release (the DNR runs the park), DNR to host public engagement sessions on Upper Sioux Agency State Park and outdoor recreation in the Minnesota River Valley
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources invites the public to upcoming sessions to learn about recent legislation to transfer Upper Sioux Agency State Park lands to the Upper Sioux Community and share their feedback on outdoor recreation opportunities in the Minnesota River Valley in western Minnesota. Two sessions will be held at the Kilowatt Community Center, 600 Kilowatt Drive, Granite Falls, MN 56241, on Thursday, June 29. One session will be held from 2-4 p.m. and one from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Each engagement session will begin with information about legislation enacted this year regarding the transfer of Upper Sioux Agency State Park (USASP) lands to the Upper Sioux Community. A critical component of this process will be to enhance and/or create new outdoor recreational opportunities in the Minnesota River Valley, so the engagement sessions will focus on gathering ideas from attendees for achieving this outcome. The DNR understands the importance of outdoor recreation in this region and will use this feedback to help guide next steps.
Representatives from the DNR will be on hand to provide information, answer questions and listen to feedback.
To learn more about the land transfer process and efforts to enhance outdoor recreation in the Minnesota River Valley, visit the Department of Natural Resource's Upper Sioux Agency State Park Land Transfer page. . .
Informational meeting
We invite you to attend one of two public engagement sessions to learn more and provide feedback on opportunities to enhance outdoor recreation in the Minnesota River Valley.
Thursday, June 29
Session one: 2 to 4 p.m.
Session two: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.Kilowatt Community Center Meeting Room
600 Kilowatt Drive, Granite Falls, MN, 56241Contact Darin Newman , Parks and Trails Principal Planner, 651-259-5639
We hope readers can attend the meetings in Granite Falls.
Related posts
- Bill author not buying Gary Dahms' alternate reality about Upper Sioux Agency Park transfer
- Video & news digest: Granite Falls informational hearing on transferring Upper Sioux Agency State Park to Yellow Medicine Community
- Area legislators to host April 5 community meeting in Granite Falls about transfer of park to Upper Sioux Community/Pezihutazizi Oyate.
- Upper Sioux Community Pezihutazizi Oyate land transfer clears first MN House committee hearing
- Upper Sioux Community/Pezihutazizi Oyate land transfer bill heard in two MN Senate committees
Photo: Sunset in the valley. Photo by Heather M. Anderson/via MN DNR.
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