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Metropolitan Council
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The Metropolitan Council is Minnesota's regional planning and services agency for the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area, comprising Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington counties, established by the state legislature in 1967. It plans and operates regional public transit (Metro Transit), wastewater/sewage treatment, regional parks, and affordable housing programs, and coordinates regional land-use and growth planning. The Council is governed by 17 members - one representing each of 16 geographic districts plus an at-large chair - all appointed by the Governor of Minnesota and confirmed by the state Senate, serving at the governor's pleasure.