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Top goals for Brainerd identified

...venue to allow for resident input. Council chambers can be an intimidating environment and offers limited space, he said. Councilwoman Mary Koep suggested exploring two goals at a time deeper, and then allow for public input. City council meetings will be...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2013-04-22/top-goals-brainerd-identified
News
Brainerd follows Baxter's lead, approves mobile food vendors

...certain is how much local food vendors will be paying for the opportunity to set up their mobile shops around Brainerd. Councilwoman Mary Koep suggested charging a $750 fee, while most council members thought $200 was a better price point.One thing...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/2013-04-05/brainerd-follows-baxters-lead-app
Opinion
Brainerd City Council: Mobile food vendors to be allowed in Brainerd

...Planner Mark Ostgarden said he didn't think setting a specific zone for the vendors would work for a city like Brainerd.Councilwoman Mary Koep said city staff and council members who are meeting to hash out the details should look deeper into requiring noise...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2013-04-01/brainerd-city-council-mobile-food-ve
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Outside charitable organizations soon able to hold gambling in city

...on dirty fuels like coal, oil and gas should be diverted to creating jobs in Minnesota producing our own clean energy."Councilwoman Mary Koep opposed the motion.The council will also encourage Brainerd Public Utility to become involved as possible with...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2013-03-04/outside-charitable-organizations-soo
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Healthy community design

...space is covered with pavement or buildings, it rarely ever reverts back. When it's gone, it's gone forever.City Councilwoman Mary Koep's thinking in regard to preserving what green space opportunities we have left is headed in the right direction...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/open-forum/2012-08-31/healthy-community-desi
Open Forum

...arguing that residents should have had a voice in a citywide referendum."To me this is a very sad day for our city," said Councilwoman Lisa Goodman, who said the stadium's costs to her constituents outweigh its benefits. Goodman said she was ashamed that...

http://brainerddispatch.com/2012-05-24-8
Open Forum: Why put it out for bids?

...the misinformation and questionable procedure regarding the award of the transit contract that took place June 1. I found Councilwoman Koep's comment disturbing about the prospect being "offensive" that the contract would be awarded to a non-profit entity...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/061209/opi_20090612024.shtml
Opinion
This was Brainerd

...contest was shot by Duain Guin of Brainerd. 30 years ago (1979) In an unexpected election turnabout, incumbent Ward 1 councilwoman Mary Koep has filed for an at-large council post. Koep, who has represented Ward 1 since 1970, will vie for one of two...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/110409/new_20091104021.shtml
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Will NOW leader bring new focus?

...white, a lawyer, a divorced mother and 56 years old - as its new president. The chief of staff to Montgomery County Councilwoman Duchy Trachtenberg defeated Latifa Lyles, 33, a black from the District of Columbia, on campaign pledges to return to...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/070409/opi_20090704035.shtml
Opinion
CLC theater director Lamberson one of four to receive state arts award

...are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or of low vision. The other three honorees, writer-teacher Morgan Grayce Willow, councilwoman Lisa Goodman, and visual artist Yuri Arajs, are all from Minneapolis. Lamberson has worked for 16 years involving senior...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/101702/tem_1017020011.shtml
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