n this issue:
* Hennepin County provides residents with free tax preparation
* Hennepin County service centers will no longer accept Visa® credit cards
* PUC grants Xcel's certificate of need for high voltage transmission lines
* Residential recycling policy changes
* Environmental Response Fund grants approved
* Healthcare merger
* Stops for Us recognized with EPA National Achievements Award
* Central Corridor Project Office markets businesses along the corridor and station name modifications
* Lower Minnesota River Watershed District Board application deadline is Thursday, Feb. 23
* Roosevelt Library closing for renovation on Saturday, Feb. 11
* Lyndale Avenue Bridge closed for construction