Tonight Sean Macaday, the KIMT meteorologist behind the effort to create the Driftless National Park in southeastern Minnesota, officially withdrew his proposal. Senator Steve Drazkowski (R-Mazeppa) issued the following statement:

“Last week, Sean took time out of his night to attend a public meeting that I co-hosted with Representative Jacob about this topic. More than 250 people attended that meeting and the opposition to the national park idea was nearly unanimous. A lot of people would have continued to push forward in spite of the public opposition, but Sean genuinely listened to what our residents were saying and took their concerns seriously. I am grateful he did the right thing and withdrew the proposal.”