Lino Lakes Considers Making English Official Language

In what may be a first in Minnesota, a Lino Lakes city council member says a controversial proposal to make English the city's official language would save the city money.

If the proposal was approved, all documents would be printed in English only.

If a resident needed it translated, they'd pay for the translation, not the city.

City Council Member Dave Roeser says it's expensive for a small city to accommodate multiple languages.

However Chuck Samuelson with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) calls the proposal bad public policy.

The city council could vote on the proposal in the next month.