As part of his Water Quality Forum in Edgerton March 30, Gov. Mark Dayton stopped in Luverne later that day to congratulate local officials on the Lewis Clark Regional Water System.
“I’m very, very proud of that,” said Dayton, who put $41 million state bonding support toward Lewis and Clark. “It’s crucial for the economic health of the community.”
City leaders and area water officials met with the governor at the Lewis and Clark meter house near the public works buildings on Blue Mound Avenue.
There Mayor Pat Baustian presented Dayton with a key to the city, thanking him for his support of the pipeline.
The governor praised Luverne for its vision and leadership in pressing for the supplemental water from the Missouri River aquifer.
He also pledged to continue pushing for funds to get the final leg of the project connected to Worthington and the Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System.