Becker is getting $20.5 million in state bonding money to add public infrastructure and expand its business park. The city was asking for $24.7 million.
The Minnesota Senate has passed a nearly $1.9 billion public works construction package, a day after the House finally broke months of partisan stalemate and approved the bill.
Several local projects have made it into Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's state bonding proposal. The Governor unveiled the four and final piece of his bonding plan Wednesday, which he calls the "public safety and quality of life" part of the proposal.