Guest Column: The story behind Nisswa's EDA appointments

Guest Column: The story behind Nisswa's EDA appointments

Recent reporting suggested that Nisswa's City Council was "surprised" by the process used to appoint members to the city's new Economic Development Authority (EDA). Unfortunately, the article focused on procedural disagreement while omitting the most important facts: what an EDA actually is and how Minnesota law governs EDA appointments. An EDA is not a typical city advisory committee. Under Minnesota law, it is a separate statutory authority wi…