MANKATO — A Mankato council man has been re-appointed as chairman for a regional development program’s board of directors.
Mike Laven has begun his second term chairing Region Nine Development Commission. He has served on the commission since 2019 and was first named its chair in 2022.
RNDC works with counties, cities, townships and schools throughout southcentral Minnesota.
Laven is Mankato’s councilman-at-large.
Earlier this year, he was appointed to the National League of Cities Transportation and Infrastructure Services Committee.