Government Affairs Meeting 5.19.26
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 (8:00 AM - 9:00 AM) (CDT)
Description
A G E N D A
8:00 Welcome (Committee Chair, David Werschay - Werschay Homes)
8:02 State and Local Government Affairs Briefs
(Nick Erickson, Mark Foster HFM, Steve Gottwalt, CMBA)
8:15 Greater St. Cloud Economic Development – Growing Our Area Economy
- NeTia Bauman – Executive Director, Greater St. Cloud Development Corp.
- Cathy Mehelich – Economic Development Director, City of St. Cloud
- Julie Lunning – Executive Director, St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce
- John Torgerson – Board Chair, St. Cloud Downtown Alliance
Open dialogue – Discuss area economic development challenges and opportunities
with our panel of presenters. Share your questions, needs, concerns, ideas and suggestions with our area economic development leadership.
8:55 Other issues? Your opportunity to raise any regulatory issue or concern.
9:00 Adjourn.
NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, June 16, 8:00-9:00 a.m., at Liberty Savings Bank and via Zoom
Featuring: 2026 Legislative Session Summary with CMBA’s Steve Gottwalt, and Housing First Minnesota’s Nick Erickson and Mark Foster. The Starter Home Act and code changes have been front-and-center at the State Capitol this session. What got accomplished, what fell on the cutting room floor, and what’s next?
Check-out CMBA Government Affairs News at www.CMBAonline.org/News
2842 2nd Street South
St. Cloud, MN 56301 United States
Join us at Liberty Bank Minnesota, (Doors will Open at 7:45) or via Zoom:
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