MOORHEAD — Minnesota House Democrats toured several state-funded construction projects on Wednesday, Sept. 24, including Moorhead’s Fire Station No. 1 and the 11th Street Underpass project.

Rep. Heather Keeler of Moorhead helped host the tour for the House Capital Committee, which also included stops between Minnesota State University Moorhead and the Juvenile Detention Center.

Keeler said the tour allowed state leaders to see firsthand how funding impacts residents and local infrastructure.

"Moorhead is rapidly growing and we love that, but that means that our emergency response times have to be quick, too," Keeler said. "Businesses don't want to move here if we don't have fast response times, families don't want to move here if your house is going to burn down and people don't respond

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