Charlie Zelle, chair of the Metropolitan Council, will deliver the council’s annual “State of the Region” address at Allianz Field in St. Paul on Thursday.
Zelle is the chairman of the Jefferson Lines interstate bus company and a former commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation. His address is expected to touch on key issues in housing, transportation, parks, water and real estate development, which are laid out in the Met Council’s new “Imagine 2050” regional development guide.
The 17-member Met Council, appointed by the governor, oversees regional planning throughout the seven-county metro.
Zelle will be introduced by Dr. Bill McGuire, owner of the Minnesota United professional soccer team and former chief executive officer of UnitedHealth Group.
His address will be followed by a panel discussion featuring McGuire, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, Kate Beane, executive director of the Minnesota Museum of American Art and adjunct faculty in American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota, and Alene Tchourumoff, a senior vice president for Community Development and Engagement at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
The event begins at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, with a livestream beginning at 1:55 p.m. Allianz Field is located at 400 Snelling Ave. N. in St. Paul.
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