Sunday, March 3, 2013
Advisory board appointments, new county administrator, library news, new 911 facility breaks ground and more from Commissioner Jan Callison.
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Sunday, March 3
Editor's note: The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners consists of one commissioner from each of seven districts. Jan Callison represents part of Chanhassen, Deephaven, north Eden Prairie, Edina, Excelsior, Greenwood, Hopkins, Long Lake, Minnetonka, Minnetonka Beach, northern Mound, Orono, Shorewood, Spring Park, Tonka Bay, Wayzata and Woodland. The Board made appointments to the following Citizen Advisory Boards: The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners appoints citizens and local officials to serve on a variety of advisory boards, task forces and committees through an open appointments process. For many advisory boards the process begins after the first of the year through public interviews, allowing the commissioners to select …
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
County leaders were selected Tuesday during the County Board's yearly organizational meeting.
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Wednesday, January 9
The following was released by Hennepin County: Commissioner Mike Opat of the 1st District was unanimously re-elected chair of the seven-member Hennepin County Board of Commissioners Tuesday at the at the board’s organizational meeting for 2013. “I’m grateful for the support of my fellow commissioners,” said Opat. “I expect us to continue to be a busy and productive board in 2013. The Hennepin Board takes seriously our position as a leading local unit of government in Minnesota, and we look forward to the challenges ahead.” Opat has served on the board since 1993. He represents Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, New Hope, Osseo and Robbinsdale. Opat has served seven terms as board chair from 2001 through 2003, and 2009 through 2012…
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Callison discusses key issues and how she views the job of county commissioner.
The race for the District 6 seat on the Hennepin County Board has become a lively one—with dueling yard signs and Internet comments. There’s a good reason why. In the coming years, Hennepin County commissioners will have to tackle many complex issues. To help you know how the candidates would tackle the challenges ahead, Patch asked the candidates where they stand on key issues and how they view the job of county commissioner. Today, we’re running an e-mail interview with incumbent Jan Callison. Click here for the interview with challenger Dave Wahlstedt. *** Patch: What would your philosophy be toward your work on the County Board? Jan Callison: My philosophy is to thoughtfully consider the issues, listen to other points of view and …
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
"She has worked cooperatively with the City of Hopkins and other neighboring
cities."
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
To the editor: It is with great pleasure that I recommend Jan Callison for County Commissioner with Hennepin County. She has worked cooperatively with the City of Hopkins and other neighboring cities. She assisted the City of Hopkins with ongoing infrastructure projects such as Shady Oak Road and SWLRT as well as working on grants for Shady Oak Beach, Little League Fields and many other projects within the City of Hopkins. Recently she assisted us in the transition of our City of Hopkins dispatch to Hennepin County. Her dedication of time and effort helped this transition go smoothly and she was instrumental in this process. It is an honor and a pleasure to work with Jan Callison and I highly recommend her for the Hennepin County …
Saturday, October 13, 2012
"By voting to re-elect Jan Callison as a Hennepin County Commissioner, we
will keep in office one member of the County Board who is responsive to her
constituents, not to a single party."
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Saturday, October 13, 2012
To the editor: Why should we bother to vote on November 6? We've heard too many stories about dishonest politicians, unethical candidates, the unwillingness of elected officials to work across party lines to address serious issues, and about our tax dollars being wasted. For all of those reasons, we MUST vote this year; to make sure we keep the ethical, capable people in office who have proven worthy of our trust! By voting to re-elect Jan Callison as a Hennepin County Commissioner, we will keep in office one member of the County Board who is responsive to her constituents, not to a single party. Jan has proven as a city council member, mayor and county commissioner that she will work hard to spend our tax dollars wisely; that she will…
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
The chairwoman of the association praised the incumbent’s commitment to public safety.
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Editor’s Note: The following letter to the editor was submitted to Patch. To submit a letter to the editor, e-mail your local Patch editor. The Hennepin County Sheriff's Deputies Association's Political Action Committee is proud to unanimously endorse Hennepin County Commissioner Jan Callison for re-election. Over the last four years we have communicated with Commissioner Callison regarding the need to prioritize adequate public safety funding and to meet long term goals. Her commitments to courthouse security and the new 911 Communications Center demonstrate that she listened to our concerns. We have found our conversations to be meaningful and productive relative to employee labor issues. We understand the financial constraints of …
Monday, October 8, 2012
Jan Callison is running for re-election as a Hennepin County commissioner in the sixth district.
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Monday, October 8, 2012
To the Editor: This letter provides my enthusiastic endorsement of Jan Callison in her bid for re-election to the Hennepin County Commission. Jan is an outstanding elected official. More than that, she is an outstanding person who cares deeply about the people that she represents and the many issues that she confronts as a county commissioner. Jan is an excellent steward of the public trust. She is fiscally prudent and she constantly strives to deliver high value services at reasonable cost to her constituents. I had the opportunity to get to know Jan when I served with her on the Minnetonka City Council. It was there that I came to know Jan's intellect, her work ethic, her integrity and her absolute commitment to do what is right. …
Friday, June 29, 2012
The Hennepin County Commissioner is running for another term on the County Board.
Editor's Note: Patch is running bios on the candidates for the Hennepin County 6th District commissioner seat. This race will be decided during the General Election on Nov. 6. Today, we look at Jan Callison, the incumbent in the race. On Thursday, we looked at challenger Dave Wahlstedt. District: Hennepin County 6th District Political experience: Occupation: Attorney. She worked as an in-house attorney for a Fortune 1000 company, in private practice and as an adjunct professor at William Mitchell School of Law. What other job titles have you had? Education: BA in History/political science, and French from Morningside College (1975); MA in International Studies from Johns Hopkins University (1978); JD from Harvard Law School (1982) Home: …
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
The candidates and issues that Hopkins voters are considering in the 2012 election.
Hopkins Patch is devoted to bringing you the information you need about every race in town. Here's our start on the candidates and issues we've been covering. *** Kurt Bills Amy Klobuchar All candidates Keith Ellison (DFL, incumbent) Chris Fields (GOP) Gary Boisclair (DFL) Gregg A. Iverson (DFL) Roger Champagne (GOP) Ron Latz (DFL, incumbent) Paul Scofield (GOP) David Arvidson (GOP) Steve Simon (DFL, incumbent) All Candidates Jan Callison Dave Wahlstedt All candidates Daniel Freeman All candidates John Gunyou Leigh Harrod Barry Anderson Dean Barkley Tim Tingelstad Elizabeth Cutter Lois Conroy Marc Berris
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
6th District Commissioner Jan Callison, who represents Hopkins, is among those up for re-election.
The Hennepin County Board on Tuesday unanimously approved a final redistricting plan for county commissioner districts that puts five of the seven commissioners up for re-election this fall. Jan Callison, who represents Hopkins as the 6th District commissioner, is among those up for re-election. Callison represents all or part of the following cities: Deephaven, Eden Prairie, Edina, Excelsior, Greenwood, Hopkins, Long Lake, Minnetonka, Minnetonka Beach, Orono, Shorewood, Tonka Bay, Wayzata and Woodland. She was elected to the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners in 2008. Three districts have variations of at least 5 percent—the 1st, 2nd and 7th districts—and require elections next fall. Three of the districts—the 5th, 6th and 7th—were …
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