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City of Carver mayor Courtney Johnson talks about the explosive growth in the past few years.

Carver had grown from roughly 1200 people for decades to almost 5000 people today and there is no end in sight for the foreseeable future. New homes are popping up along Jonathon Carver Parkway and a brand new commercial building just opened next to Fleet Farm. Carver also just opened a brand new City office…

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Denny Laufenburger is the previous mayor of Chanhassen and the Director at Open Hands Foundation.

Denny Laufenburger discusses his tenure as mayor of Chanhassen through the end of the recession up to 2018. He talks about the momentous changes the city experienced with development and also the passing of it’s most famous resident and how the city handled the onslaughts of people coming and going. His passion for service and…

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Carver County Commissioner Gayle Degler, a life of service.

Carver County Commissioner Gayle Degler talks about his life in public service along with his thoughts on what’s working and what additionally he’d like to see happen for Carver County. He offers some good insights. — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greg-anderson29/message

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Al Norby, director of Love Inc of Eastern Carver County talks about coordinating church outreach.

Love Inc is a combined effort of 25 area churches in Eastern Carver County to meet the needs of the community as a combined, coordinated outreach effort. Listen as director Al Norby discusses their mission. — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greg-anderson29/message

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What is Launch Ministry? We don’t have those problems here, do we? Corey Magstadt Director of Launch

It’s hard to imagine that in one of the wealthiest counties in the state of Minnesota that there are homeless teens right here. Corey talks about the problem and how their organization is addressing those issues head on and how we can be on the solution side of the issue. He shares some things most…

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What the heck is a County Commissioner and what do they actually do? I ask Randy Maluchnik to share.

Carver County Minnesota Commissioner Randy Maluchnik helps to explain what the role of a county commissioner is and how they fit in with federal, state and local governments to execute policy and oversee the operational aspects of county governance. Randy is one of the 5 Carver County Commissioners and has extensive government experience throughout his…

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“Caucus to primary” How and why here in Minnesota? By Maria Moeller and Molly Koivumaki ECLWV

Eastern Carver County League of Woman Voters President Maria Moeller and vice president Molly Koivumaki explain the mechanics of how Minnesota has ended up with a primary in 2020 and what that means to Carver County voters. This is a slightly different episode format in that it was recorded as a presentation for the Rotary…

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Bob Roepke, former mayor of Chaska discusses, wait for it, community! That’s a bit of an inside joke

Bob is one of those special people whose impact is felt decades after he has been out of office. He was instrumental in defying Chaska’s mission, purpose and vision that is still in use today. By defining where we were going to go and how we were going to operate, the city has become a…

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Carver County attorney Mark Metz discusses The attorney’s office and their mission and mandates.

Mark Metz covers what his office does beyond criminal prosecution and how the attorneys approach both victims of crime as well as the defendants and their council. He also talks about electing people for jobs that are lower profile but yet incredibly important. He approaches his job with diligence. — Send in a voice message:…

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Carver County Sherriff Jason Kamerud discusses policing in Carver County.

Career lawman and relatively newly elected Sherriff Jason Kamerud talks about police work in 2019 and the department’s values about how to treat people and the advantages of a central command center for Carver County communities. Jason is an interesting guy who is 100% committed to the citizens of Carver County. — Send in a…

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