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Thursday, November 13, 2025
Good morning, Woodbury readers!
This week’s Roundabout leads with a key development from City Hall, where Woodbury council members approved the use of local gambling funds to assist residents affected by the federal pause in SNAP benefits. The move directs financial support to Open Cupboard as demand for food shelf services continues to rise.
Also in this issue: Metro Transit announces new daily bus route connecting Woodbury to the Mall of America and MSP Airport, recognition for ISD 833 Superintendent Julie Nielsen as “Leader in Education of the Year,” and a recent $7.35 million sale of the EcoWater building.
We’ll see you next week with an updated list of events around Woodbury!
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Fresh milk and other produce at Open Cupboard's Today's Harvest. (Credit/Manali Shah)
Woodbury City Legal Gambling Fund Will Help Feed SNAP Recipients
by Beth-Ann Bloom | Published on Nov. 10, 2025
During a Nov. 5 Woodbury city council meeting, Jeff Dahl, City Administrator, proposed funding to help provide food to residents who have lost benefits due to the “pause” in SNAP funding during the federal government shutdown.
The funds would go to Open Cupboard, Woodbury’s food shelf. Winnie Williams, Open Cupboard’s chair and a longtime Woodbury resident and volunteer, had alerted city staff to the recent significant increases in the number of people relying on the food shelf.
Using a similar approach to the Oakdale City Council's choice to feed those who lost SNAP benefits, Dahl proposed a resolution to make a donation from Woodbury’s legal gambling fund financed by bars that pay a fee to the city to sponsor legal pull tabs.
City & County
 | Metro Transit adds Woodbury route with daily trips to the Mall of America, MSP airportby Beth-Ann Bloom | Staff ReporterWoodbury residents will be able to use public transportation to reach the airport, the Mall of America and points in between seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. starting Dec. 6. |
Schools
 | ISD 833 Superintendent Receives Educator Of The Year Awardby Manali Shah | Staff ReporterJulie Nielsen, superintendent, South Washington County School District (ISD 833), was named “Leader in Education of the Year” by the Cottage Area Chamber of Commerce. |
Business
 | EcoWater Building Sold to Superior 3rd Party Logistics in Early Octoberby Beth-Ann Bloom | Staff ReporterThe EcoWater building at 1890 Woodlane Drive was sold to Superior 3rd Party Logistics for $7.35 million dollars on October 7. |
Out & About
 | Events: Veterans tributes, fall theater, holiday markets and Thanksgiving traditionsby Woodbury News Net StaffEvents this week include veterans tributes, community meetings and family-friendly theater performances. |
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