Brainerd mayor defends choice not to sign letter to state government

Brainerd mayor defends choice not to sign letter to state government

BRAINERD — Brainerd Mayor Dave Badeaux stands by his decision not to sign a letter penned by Crosslake Mayor Jackson Purfeerst to state lawmakers. “If you're looking for the fastest way to get me not to do something, just tell me I have to,” Badeaux wrote in his own response letter. Lowell Smith, chair of the Crow Wing County Republicans, spoke during the public forum at the Brainerd City Council meeting on Monday, Dec. 15, stating his disappoin…