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Sliding Hills and Local Government: Meet Brainerd Mayor Dave Badeaux

After installing a new sled rack at the top of the hill, Troy Harris, Brainerd park maintenance foreman, left, and Dave Badeaux, Brainerd mayor, race down Big Sev at Hitch-Wayne Park Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, in Brainerd.
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After installing a new sled rack at the top of the hill, Troy Harris, Brainerd park maintenance foreman, left, and Dave Badeaux, Brainerd mayor, race down Big Sev at Hitch-Wayne Park Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, in Brainerd.

Today we talked with Mayor Dave Badeaux. We learned about how the city is investing in small things like neighborhood sledding hills to make Brainerd more livable.

Mayor Badeaux is part of a Brainerd city government that has seen an influx of younger voices, wanting to make a difference on the local level.

Heidi Holtan is KAXE's Director of Content and Public Affairs where she manages producers and is the local host of Morning Edition from NPR. Heidi is a regional correspondent for WDSE/WRPT's Duluth Public Television’s Almanac North.