Danielle Fribley
Lake George Neighborhood, St. Cloud
I want to send out a heartfelt thanks to Reps. Jeff Howe, Tama Theis and Sen. John Pederson for their sponsorship of legislation to support the Minnesota Safe-Routes-to-School Program. The program, which is very popular throughout Minnesota, provides funding to communities for building sidewalks, making street crossings safer and for developing bicycle routes to and from school. The program is so successful and popular that every year requests for funding far exceed available dollars. We’ve got one 2-year-old who loves biking and another one on the way so we, like many other families, will soon take full advantage of the program. We’re grateful for the infrastructure that will help them get to and from school safely. We all owe a huge thanks to these legislators for not only recognizing the importance of the program, but also its many benefits to students in the area.