July 6–12, 2026
Roseville adopted a climate equity action plan and decided the fate of its leaf recycling center, while Ramsey County locked in updated crime-fighting agreements with Saint Paul.
At your curb and in your yard. The Roseville City Council voted Monday to settle the future of the city's leaf recycling drop-off center (CVC-2684-142d2b17). If you've counted on that site to dispose of yard waste each fall, the decision is now made: the council has adopted its position on whether to keep or close the site. The bill is now enacted. Residents who relied on the drop-off may want to check with the city on what yard waste options remain. Separately, the council approved routine vendor payments (CVC-2684-364bb5e1), which keeps contracts with road crews and utility workers running without interruption.
On the climate plan. Roseville's council adopted a climate equity action plan (CVC-2684-88cc34f0), now in effect. The plan directs city resources toward helping lower-income households access solar panels, home weatherization, and other clean-energy programs first. It also anticipates local demand for green building and energy work. This is a planning document, so concrete programs will roll out over time rather than changing anything at your door this week.
Across the county. The Ramsey County Board, meeting Tuesday, July 7, approved an update to its joint agreement with Saint Paul (2026-244) on how federal Byrne Grant money flows to the "Familiar Faces" program, which focuses on people who cycle through the criminal system most often. That agreement is now enacted. The board also approved County Manager Ling Becker's amended employment contract (2026-260) following her performance review, and accepted a donation from the Minnesota State Fair for the county's social services department (2026-241). A separate action released a storm drain easement on a private property (2026-242), meaning that landowner regains full control of a piece of land the county previously had rights to use for storm water management. All four county items are enacted.
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Leaf-related or not, public health fees are next. The Ramsey County Board is weighing a set of fee increases for public health services (2026-265). No firm vote date is set, but the item is on the board's agenda. If you use county health programs, clinics, or testing services, higher fees could show up on your bill.
Drug death investigations, expanded. A state grant would allow the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's office to run more toxicology tests per overdose case (2026-256), helping identify which drugs are driving deaths locally. The item is on the board's agenda with no firm vote date confirmed.
Ramsey joins a statewide criminal records network. Under a pending agreement (2026-259), Ramsey County law enforcement and courts would connect to Minnesota's real-time criminal justice data system, giving officers and prosecutors access to warrants and case histories during traffic stops and investigations. Still awaiting a floor vote.
Crime prevention grants from the state. A separate item (2026-041) would bring Minnesota Department of Public Safety grant funding to Ramsey County for neighborhood-based crime intervention programs. This is headed to the full board with no scheduled date yet. Contact your Ramsey County commissioner if this is a priority for your neighborhood.
Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant master plan. The board is set to review updates to the development plan for the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant site (2026-217), which shapes what can be built there and how nearby traffic and land use could shift. The item is on the agenda but has no firm date.
At the airport and in medical research. On the federal side, a bill cleared committee that would direct $500 million yearly to airport baggage screening equipment and $250 million to checkpoint technology (HR 8770), funded through the security fee already on your airline ticket. Separate federal bills cleared committee to extend ALS research funding through 2031 (HR 8205) and direct NIH money toward maternal health research (HR 6238); both await a House floor vote with no date set. A DHS reorganization bill (HR 7574) would require that agency to submit a staffing plan for its community outreach office within 120 days of passage; it does not change services residents receive directly.
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