DNR commissioner highlights Itasca needs in capital bonding request

Overdue sewer work to the historic Douglas Lodge, restoring a dormitory-style lodging facility and cleaning up erosion issues at the Mississippi Headwaters are some of the improvements needed at Itasca State Park.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources commissioner says his agency would need $132 million annually for the next 10 years to catch up with what he calls "asset preservation" statewide.

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