Chaska City Manager Matt Podhradsky talks about the massive changes in process in Chaska along with his role as a "buck stops here" position in Chaska's city government.

Kellie Sites, director of the Waconia Area Chamber of Commerce discusses the many thing "brewing" in charming Waconia in West Central Carver County Minnesota.

Andy Mooney has made a huge impact in downtown Chaska in a very short period of time with their Red Banch Bakery. It shows how accurate they were in their assessment that this was something the community needed and would support. Andy also discusses how they've expanded and what his outlook is for small businesses in small towns. He's bright and engaging and it was a fun interview.

Tom Funk came to Victoria city government fairly recently and is enjoying many positive changes and developments the city has seen in the past few years. Victoria has several community building opportunities including a summer car show series, art fairs as well as an active social scene with new restaurants and bars. The housing growth has been incredible also. Tom was a great guest with strong opinions and yet an open mind.

Carver had grown from roughly 1200 people for decades to almost 5000 people today and there is no end in sight for the foreseeable future. New homes are popping up along Jonathon Carver Parkway and a brand new commercial building just opened next to Fleet Farm. Carver also just opened a brand new City office building in the historic downtown area this year. Courtney talks about her vision and desire for more community involvement on the front of these initiatives. She is smart, capable and enthusiastic about the city.

Denny Laufenburger discusses his tenure as mayor of Chanhassen through the end of the recession up to 2018. He talks about the momentous changes the city experienced with development and also the passing of it's most famous resident and how the city handled the onslaughts of people coming and going. His passion for service and love of Chanhassen is loud and clear.

Carver County Commissioner Gayle Degler talks about his life in public service along with his thoughts on what's working and what additionally he'd like to see happen for Carver County. He offers some good insights.

Love Inc is a combined effort of 25 area churches in Eastern Carver County to meet the needs of the community as a combined, coordinated outreach effort. Listen as director Al Norby discusses their mission.

It's hard to imagine that in one of the wealthiest counties in the state of Minnesota that there are homeless teens right here. Corey talks about the problem and how their organization is addressing those issues head on and how we can be on the solution side of the issue. He shares some things most people don't know about and what they are doing to help. Corey is one of my most favorite people in the community because of his giant heart and his willingness to lean into the tough stuff. You can follow them on Facebook or visit www.launchministry.org for more updates and ways to help.

Carver County Minnesota Commissioner Randy Maluchnik helps to explain what the role of a county commissioner is and how they fit in with federal, state and local governments to execute policy and oversee the operational aspects of county governance. Randy is one of the 5 Carver County Commissioners and has extensive government experience throughout his career. There are many things we discussed that if fully unpacked would have made this interview last for several hours. I plan to circle back after connecting with some additional comissioners.