Pies and Great Discussion at Meet and Greet

Despite some foggy weather and possible slippery roads, LWVPRA had a good turn out of elected officials and community members Thursday night.   Everyone broke into small groups of 5 to 7 people with one or two elected officials. Community members expressed their concerns and asked questions on a variety of topics: nursing home, roads, pipeline, property taxes, recording of commissioners meetings, development vs environment, and many more. Every 15 minutes the groups shifted to speak with another official.  The evening was very informal and many people expressed how pleased they were with the format.  Several people recommended that League should hold more of these sessions maybe even in other parts of the county. Everyone learned a lot and experienced democracy at its very best.

Meet and Greet Your Local Elected Officials

League of Women Voters Park Rapids Area is providing citizens an opportunity  to get to know your local elected officials better.  A Meet and Greet with local elected officials will be held Thursday November 29, 6:00 pm at the Northwoods Bank, Park Rapids, meeting room. 

The following officials have responded Yes to participating: Hubbard County Commissioners Charlene Christianson, Dan Stacey, Ted Van Kempen and Dave de la Hunt. Tom Krueger is traveling on our date. County Attorney Jonathon Frieden will also be participating. Also Sheriff Cory Aukes has responded that he will be attending. Park Rapids City Council members participating will be Ryan Leckner, Tom Conway, Erika Randall and Liz Stone. Members of Hubbard Co Boards and City Commissions have also been encouraged to attend. 

Hubbard County had a great turn out of voters but the election is over for 2018. Now citizens have the opportunity to have a conversation  with officials who have been elected to serve us. Come for casual conversation over pie and coffee. All are welcome.

League of Women Voters Park Rapids Area  (LWVPRA), a non-partisan volunteer organization, whose mission is to encourage informed and active participation in government and influence public policy through education and advocacy.  All our programs are free and open to the public.  Please direct any questions about LWVPRA activities, events or on how to join LWVPRA (not for women only) by emailing 

lwvparkrapids@lwvmn.org