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MINN. CENTER FOR ENVIR. v. METRO. COUNCIL

No. C6-97-1694.

587 N.W.2d 838 (1999)

MINNESOTA CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY, Relator-Appellant, v. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

January 14, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Keppel, Charles Holtman, Minneapolis, Mark Ten Eyck, Minn. Center for Environmental Advocacy, St. Paul, for relator/appellant.

Sherry A. Enzler, Forrest D. Nowlin, Doherty, Rumble & Butler, P.A., St. Paul, Jay R. Lindgren, Mark Thompson, Metropolitan Council, St. Paul, for respondent.

Richard M. Dahl, Dunkley, Bennett & Christensen, P.A., Minneapolis, for amicus curiae Minnesotans for ISTEA.

A.W. Clapp III, for amici curiae Sierra Club North Star Chapter and Voyageurs Region Nat. Park Ass'n.

Charles N. Nauen, William A. Gengler, Lockridge Grindal Nauen & Holstein P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, for amicus curiae Minnesota Transp. Alliance.

Michael D. Madigan, Johnson & Madigan, Minneapolis, for amicus curiae Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Virginia M. Stark, Lindstrom, for amicus curiae Land Stewardship Project.

Stephen C. Rathke, Lommen, Nelson, Cole & Stageberg, P.A., Minneapolis, for amicus curiae Alliance for Metropolitan Stability.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

STRINGER, Justice.

This matter arises out of a judicial challenge to the respondent Metropolitan Council's (Council) approval of the 1998-2000 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). Appellant, the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA), is concerned specifically with the Stillwater Bridge Replacement Project (Project) included in the TIP. Appellant alleges that the Project is inconsistent with the Metropolitan Development Guide/Blueprint...

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