The Granite Falls City Council on Monday evening, received an update on recent Highway 23 Coalition activities from coalition representative Aaron Backman. He stated that the group had been disappointed by the state's Corridors of Commerce project announcement in May which saw over $400 million going to four projects all within 50 miles of the Twin Cities metro area. However, the Coalition forged ahead with advocacy for their main goal of turning the two-lane segments on Highway 23 on either side of Paynesville into four-lane, and when Coalition member Kelly Morrel served as Governor Dayton's fishing guide during the Governor's Fishing Opener on Green Lake in Spicer, he used that opportunity to talk with him about the problems with getting funding for Hwy 23...
