Michael Ruhland
Council Member · City of Lino Lakes
Serves or has served in 1 government: City of Lino Lakes
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Council Member Michael Ruhland cast the lone dissenting vote in the council's 3-1 decision to censure colleague Chris Lyden over his response to an email containing anti-Muslim commentary.
Council Member Michael Ruhland was named as a defendant in a federal lawsuit alleging discriminatory treatment of the proposed Madinah Lakes housing development; the same month, the council voted 3-1 to censure Council Member Chris Lyden over a related email, with Ruhland the lone dissenting vote.
Council Member Michael Ruhland defended the city council's one-year moratorium on new residential development, saying the vote was not racially motivated after critics linked it to a proposed Muslim-oriented housing project.
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