BAXTER — Members of the Minnesota Senate Capital Investment Committee learned about infrastructure projects in Brainerd that are being proposed for bonding money.

Committee Chair Sen. Sandy Pappas (DFL-St. Paul), Sen. Ann Johnson Stewart (DFL-Minnetonka) and Sen. Karin Housley (R-Stillwater) met with Brainerd Mayor Dave Badeaux and city staff to learn about needed upgrades to the city’s water treatment facility and the desire for a pedestrian bridge over Highway 210 and a connection to the Cuyuna Lakes State Trail.

The city is requesting $28 million for the water treatment plant, which Badeaux said essentially needs an overhaul because of aging infrastructure and a growing population, especially with summer tourists.

The water treatment plant serves not only the roughly 14,000 residents

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