Metropolitan Council
 The Metropolitan Council is the regional planning agency serving the Twin Cities seven-county metropolitan area and providing essential services to the region. The Council works with local communities to provide these critical services: · operates the region's largest bus system · collects and treats wastewater · engages communities and the public in planning for future growth · provides forecasts of the region's population and household growth · provides affordable housing opportunities for low- and moderate-income individuals and families · provides planning, acquisitions and funding for a regional system of parks and trails · provides a framework for decisions and implementation for regional services inclusing aviation, transportation, parks and open space, water quality and water management.
Click here for the Metropolitan Council's 2004 Annual Report.
You can also access the text-only version of the report and additional information on the Metropolitan Council's Web site, www.metrocouncil.org.
The members of the Metropolitan Council below represent the TwinWest region.
 | Chair - Peter Bell
Executive vice president, publishing & educational services, Hazelden, a drug-abuse prevention organization, 2001-2002; executive vice president, corporate community relations, TCF Bank, 1994-1999; member, U of M Board of Regents; past board activity: Citizens League, Center of the American Experiment, Center for New Black Leadership, Greater Minnesota Housing Fund.
651.602.1453
peter.bell@metc.state.mn.us |  | Roger Scherer, Plymouth
Chair, Management Committee; member, Environment CommitteeLegislator, 1966-72; appointed to Council in 1980-84 and 1992-98; board chair, former CEO/president, Scherer Brothers Lumber Co.; St. John's University Board of Regents, 1988-97; board chair, Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, 1990; Plymouth Planning Commission, 1992.
763.557.9749
roger.scherer@metc.state.mn.us |  | Tony Pistilli, Brooklyn Park
Member, Community Development and Management CommitteesOwner of Park Appraisal Service, a real estate appraisal company; Brooklyn Park City Council member, 2001-2003; Brooklyn Park Planning Commission, 1995-2000.
763.228.1867
tony.pistilli@metc.state.mn.us |  | Mary Hill Smith, Wayzata
Chair, Transportation Committee; member, Management Committee Council member since 1993; Former chair, Wayzata School Board; served on the boards of Minnesota Women's Campaign Fund, Sheltering Arms Foundation,
U of M Center for Transportation Studies, Guthrie Theater, Interfaith Outreach/ Community Partners.
952.475.1388
mary.smith@metc.state.mn.us |  |
Peggy Leppik, Golden Valley
Chair, Environment Committee; member, Transportation CommitteeFormer State Representative, 1991-2003; former chair, House Higher Education Finance Committee; former member, Golden Valley Planning Commission.
763.546.3328
peggy.leppik@metc.state.mn.us |  | Annette Meeks, Minneapolis
Member, Community Development and Transportation CommitteesDirector of government affairs and public programs for the Center of the American Experiment; State Vice Chair, Republican Party of Minnesota; founder/president, North Star Excellence in Public Service Leadership Series.
612.341.8168
annette.meeks@metc.state.mn.us |
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