Hennepin County

Hennepin County initiated the Bottineau Boulevard Partnership in 2000 to guide planning for physical improvements to County Road 81 (Bottineau Boulevard) and economic revitalization in the communities served by the road.

Hennepin Community Works (HCW) is also interested in this corridor. HCW seeks encourage communities in the County to work together to create good jobs, provide access to employment, and build the long-term value of communities by investing in infrastructure, public works, parks, and the natural environment.

Mike Opat

Commissioner

Mike Opat was elected to the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners in November 1992. The County Board is the governing body of Hennepin County, Minnesota which has more than one million residents, an annual budget of $1.7 billion and some 10,000 employees.

Before his election to the County Board in 1992, Opat worked for ten years as a correctional officer and supervisor at the County's Adult Corrections Facility, a medium-security workhouse facility. In 1987, he was named Minnesota Correctional Counselor of the Year.

Opat has a Master of Public Policy Degree from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Minnesota.

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Bottineau Boulevard: the new County Road 81 (Mar. 10, 2005)

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North Hennepin Community College Ann Wynia, President North Memorial Medical Center Dave Cress, CEO Scherer Bros. Lumber Co. Peter Scherer, President Target Corporation Mike Logan, Sr. Group Manager, Government Affairs Wells Fargo Bank Kelly J. Gosz President, Twin Cities Banking City of Brooklyn Park Mayor Steve Lampi City of Crystal Mayor RaNae Bowman City of Maple Grove Mayor Mark Steffenson City of Minneapolis Council Member Barb Johnson City of Osseo Mayor John Hall City of Robbinsdale Mayor Mike Holtz Hennepin County Commissioner Mike Opat Metropolitan Council Council Member Tony Pistilli North Metro Mayors Association Phil Cohen	Hennepin County Hennepin County initiated the Bottineau Boulevard Partnership in 2000 to guide planning for physical improvements to County Road 81 (Bottineau Boulevard) and economic revitalization in the communities served by the road. Hennepin Community Works (HCW) is also interested in this corridor. HCW seeks encourage communities in the County to work together to create good jobs, provide access to employment, and build the long-term value of communities by investing in infrastructure, public works, parks, and the natural environment. Mike Opat Commissioner Mike Opat was elected to the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners in November 1992. The County Board is the governing body of Hennepin County, Minnesota which has more than one million residents, an annual budget of $1.7 billion and some 10,000 employees. Before his election to the County Board in 1992, Opat worked for ten years as a correctional officer and supervisor at the County's Adult Corrections Facility, a medium-security workhouse facility. In 1987, he was named Minnesota Correctional Counselor of the Year. Opat has a Master of Public Policy Degree from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Minnesota. Copyright 2005 Bottineau Boulevard Partnership \| Contact Us	More Info Bottineau Boulevard: the new County Road 81 (Mar. 10, 2005) Archives