News Roundup: Taxpayers Save, a New Top Cop & a MnDOT Mandate

Though you might live or work in Inver Grove Heights, chances are you follow, to some degree, what's happening in neighboring communities. Here are the Top 3 stories from IGH as well as some of the top stories posted on area Patch sites last week.

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INVER GROVE HEIGHTS

1. Atkins 'Concerned' About Lateness of Lafayette Bridge

Rep. Joe Atkins (DFL-52B) wrote a letter to MnDOT Commissioner Tom Sorel asking him to keep the project on schedule.

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William Robert Bernard, Jr., 29, was arrested Aug. 5 after police found him stumbling around the DNR boat launch at Verderosa Avenue and Hardman Avenue wearing nothing but his underwear.

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Chad Steven Johnson, 24, was arrested last week and charged with setting a wildfire at Kaposia Landing Park. If convicted of the crime, Johnson faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.  

TOP REGIONAL STORIES

• Apple Valley Rosemount: New Police Chief Selected to Lead Rosemount Force
• Burnsville: Burnsville Tech Business Snaps Up Local Competitor
• Eagan: Stream Global Services May Bring Headquarters, Hundreds of Jobs to Eagan
• Lakeville: District Hires New Century Middle School Principal
• Mendota Heights: District 197 Bond Refund to Lighten Taxpayer's Burden
• Oakdale: 
• Woodbury: 

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