At their November 13 meeting, the Spring Valley City Council heard from Drew Weber, of Bolton and Menk, as he proposed reconstructing the blower room in the Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP). In September the council approved the purchase of six new blowers. Weber suggested the council also consider reconfiguring the blower room to make it more accessible. “This was … [Read more...]
Spring Valley Council Hears From Business Alliance
On October 9, the Spring Valley, Minn., City Council heard from Dan Freeman, of the Spring Valley Business Alliance, to consider future plans for the group’s proposed Broadway Project. In May, Freeman approached the council with the idea of the Broadway Project. At that time he explained, “The Broadway Project is an effort by the alliance to make downtown Spring Valley … [Read more...]
SMIF Thanks Spring Valley Council for Support, Preliminary Tax Levy Set
Andi Arnold, of the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF), addressed the Spring Valley City Council at their September 25 meeting. “We wanted to thank you guys for your continued support. Spring Valley is a huge supporter and we are grateful to you guys,” Arnold expressed. “You are just a great community.” SMIF serves a 20-county region within Southern Minnesota … [Read more...]
Upcoming Benefit for Tom and Kim Mosher, Who Lost Their Home to a Fire
What started out as a fun-filled Labor Day weekend ended in tragedy for Spring Valley couple Tom and Kim Mosher. As part of their family tradition, Kim, her sisters and their children spent much of the weekend at Forestville State Park. Tom spent the day enjoying a motorcycle ride and then he and his son-in-law Emery Swartzentruber joined the family around 4 p.m. Just over … [Read more...]
Spring Valley Budget Requests See Increases as Costs Rise
At their August 14 meeting, the Spring Valley City Council entered the season of budgets as they reviewed the annual department budget requests. This is the first step in the budget process as they will be set later in the year. Within the legislative department, City Administrator Deb Zimmer noted a $200 decrease in the liability insurance. Due to it being an election year … [Read more...]
Spring Valley battles noise with new ordinance
On July 10, the Spring Valley City Council held a public hearing prior to their regular meeting to discuss the proposed noise ordinance. The ordinance states “it is unlawful for any person to make, continue or cause to be made or continued any excessive, unnecessary or unusually loud noise or any noise which either annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, … [Read more...]
Broadway Project moves into design phase
Discussions continue for the proposed Broadway Project during the June 12 Spring Valley City Council meeting. During the council’s previous meeting, Spring Valley Business Alliance representative Dan Freeman approached the council to propose the creation of temporary seating areas throughout the downtown area in order to restrict the flow of traffic, making the area safer for … [Read more...]
Proposals and bonds top Spring Valley agenda
Prior to their May 8 meeting, the Spring Valley City Council held a tax abatement public hearing. Mike Bubany, of David Drown Associates, explained, “Last time I was here I presented bond recommendations for financing your street project this year. One of the things we talked about is what statutory authority to issue the debt. Cities have a lot of flexibility in how they … [Read more...]
Area farmers learn to celebrate culture, family during Mexico trip
Local dairy farmers recently had the unique opportunity, though Puentes/Bridges, to see life from a new perspective as they traveled to Mexico to meet with their employees’ families and immerse themselves in the culture. On Monday, April 17, the Preston Lions hosted farmers Michael Johnson of Fountain, Cole Hoscheit of Caledonia and Puentes/Bridges President Mercedes Falk to … [Read more...]
Spring Valley Council prepares for bond sales
The Spring Valley City Council began their April 10 meeting with Mike Bubany, of David Drown Associates, advising the group on the negotiated sale of the 2023A bonds. “While I’m here to talk about what is probably pretty simple, meaning we are borrowing money to pay for these projects, there is a lot of information you need to know,” Bubany started. “Whenever the city goes to … [Read more...]
Assessment hearing, audit top SV council agenda
The March 13 meeting of the Spring Valley City Council kicked off with the assessment hearing for the upcoming Farmer Street Improvement Project, which is set to begin in approximately June 2023. The cost for the street project will be split between the city of Spring Valley, Spring Valley Public Utilities and Fillmore County. The city’s portion is estimated at $918,000, … [Read more...]
Farmer Street to get vast improvements in 2023
Spring Valley residents came together on March 8, as representatives from Bolton & Menk presented information regarding the upcoming Farmer Street project. “Poor road conditions, sanitary sewer, water and storm sewer all need to be replaced, so really there’s only one answer, as a proposed improvement, and that is a full street and utility reconstruction. It is the most … [Read more...]
The end of an era for local drive-in
The Spring Valley A&W has been a staple of the community since it opened in 1956, then owned by Roger and Marge Simpson. Their son and his wife, Mark and Kathy Simpson, purchased the business in 1987 and ran it until they retired in 2017 when Tom Evanoff purchased it. For the past five years, Evanoff has enjoyed sharing the nostalgia of the drive-in, which first drew him … [Read more...]
Street improvements top SV council meeting
With warmer temperatures came talk of street improvements as Drew Weber, of Bolton and Menk, gave the Spring Valley City Council an update on the upcoming Farmer Street project, a joint project with Fillmore County, during their February 13 meeting. “This morning at 10 a.m., bidding opened for the Farmer Street project. We received four bids,” Weber shared. The lowest bid came … [Read more...]
Sweethearts find faith and family the best cure
For Harmony couple, John and Jacque Ryan, it was the arts that brought them together at a young age, but it was their faith which gave them strength to overcome adversity. “We kind of fell in love in art class. We were very good friends; we had this friendship that started even the year before that. We had a good time in there,” Jacque shared. “And his sense of humor, he … [Read more...]
