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Preston City Council Report: Back to normal issues here

By News Team

Fri, May 23rd, 2003
Posted in Features

Comparatively mundane business occupied the Preston City Council at it's regular Monday night meeting. Few citizens were in attendance as the controversial issues of the past several months were not being discussed.

Greg Johnson requested the council vacate a portion of Mill Street for the construction of a miniature golf course. His plans for the course include a historical image of the mill in Preston as an obstacle. He originally asked the council for the street to be vacated in the year 2000. At that time the council requested that prior to their decision they would need a more detailed physical plan, as well as a financial plan. Johnson has since legally organized his company under the name of Pappy's Place, LLC.

In a letter to the council, Johnson stressed that the trail location is excellent and that the business would be good for the city both for economic growth and for the provision of a healthy activity for citizens. Johnson said that he planned to develop the lots with or without the vacation of Mill Street.

Council member Heath Mensink said that he would like a 'conceptual drawing' before abandoning the street. David Joerg, city attorney, asked about the time frame for building the course. Johnson replied that he would like to do the landscaping this year and open by next year. Council members were concerned about the prospect of vacating the street and the course not being completed in a timely fashion.

The mayor wanted Johnson to present a clear business plan with a set date for opening. Council member Jerry Scheevel asked if a two year time frame would work and Johnson replied that it would. Johnson explained that this part of Mill Street has been grass for the seventeen years he has owned it and that the "street runs into the river."

Joerg suggested Johnson bring a business plan to the public hearing and it should include cleaning up his property. A citizen representing the Preston Dental Clinic was concerned about parking and maintenance of the remaining part of Mill Street. She was assured that the city would still maintain the remaining portion of the street. Council members reassured Johnson that they were not against his plan but encouraged him to go back to Planning and Zoning with a conceptual drawing showing the lay-out to them first.

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Agriculture Department launches 2003 Gypsy Moth trapping program

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Fri, May 23rd, 2003
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Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) Commissioner Gene Hugoson today announced that the department will soon begin its summer trapping program to monitor the state for evidence of start-up populations of gypsy moth, a destructive tree pest gradu ..... 
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No one satisfied with special assessment decision in Preston

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Fri, May 16th, 2003
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Ron Laughlin stood on the sidewalk in front of his home on Spring Street in Preston on Monday evening looking northward toward Highway 52.   “Now, tell me how a new curb and gutter and sidewalk are going to improve the value ..... 
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Spring Valley Care Center honors nursing staff

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Fri, May 16th, 2003
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Sixteen years ago, a family situation spurred Spring Valley’s Dave Thouin into a career change that would eventually lead him to a position as a Charge Nurse at the Spring Valley Care Center (SVCC). Thouin’s son, Christopher, was born with a multi-ha ..... 
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MPCA: “This facility is not a significant health risk”

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Fri, May 16th, 2003
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“This seems like a show,” Bonita Underbakke said near the end of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) public information meeting in Preston on Tuesday . “Does what these people say have anything to do with whether they will have a tire burni ..... 
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Rushford City Police will patrol Peterson

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Fri, May 16th, 2003
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At the request of Peterson Mayor Dick Lee and the Peterson City Council, the Rushford City Council voted Monday night, May 12th, to have the Rushford Police Department patrol Peterson streets five hours per week. The money paid by Peterson for the se ..... 
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Wastewater Plant project moves forward

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Fri, May 16th, 2003
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"Manholes look real good, like they were just laid five years ago," stated Mike Lynch, as he and Chuck Janski of Bonestroo Rosene Anderlik & Associates gave an update on the wastewater plant project to Harmony council members. If the outfall sewer li ..... 
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Friends of Forestville ready to do whatever it takes to save site

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Fri, May 16th, 2003
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"I love coming to Forestville and its celebrations. There’s kids in the metro area that can still take Spanish, and my school is faced with possibly losing its ag program. Now you want to close Forestville, that’s not fair,"   [Read the Rest]

Wykoff residents recall killer tornado of fifty years ago

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Fri, May 9th, 2003
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Don Jeche, his dad, Otto, and his six year old nephew Dennis Boetcher were milking cows early on the afternoon of May 12, 1953. It was Mother’s Day and the family was looking forward to sitting down for a special supper as soon as the chores were don ..... 
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