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Sliding Hills and Local Government: Meet Brainerd Mayor Dave Badeaux

KAXE | By Heidi Holtan
Published January 6, 2022 at 2:30 PM CST
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.
Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch
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.

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Heidi Holtan
Heidi Holtan is Director of Content and Public Affairs. She manages producers/hosts and is the host of the KAXE Morning Show, including a variety of local content like Phenology, What's for Breakfast, Area Voices, The Sports Page and much more, alongside Morning Edition from NPR.
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