We began the community-based planning process in January 1998 by holding public RiverTalk open houses in four cities along the Mississippi River: St. Cloud, Clearwater, Monticello, and Elk River. The intent of the RiverTalks was to meet local community members and to discuss river issues and concerns.An overview of issues and concerns - summarized from all four meetingsHere's what RiverTalk participants told us in their own words:Elk River Meeting, January 27, 1998Clearwater Meeting, February 3, 1998Monticello Meeting, January 28, 1998St. Cloud Meeting, February 4, 1998Download the complete list of verbatim issue and concern statements [PDF/69KB].
