Articles by Hannah Wingert

Members of the Harmony City Council, the EDA, and the Planning and Zoning Commission met on March 18 for another joint planning session to continue discussing the creation of a city ordinance to govern a data center if one were built in Harmony. As of now, there is no development agreement or specific company that is planning to build a data center in Harmony, but there are … [Read more...]

At the March 10 Harmony City Council meeting, the consent agenda was approved and included the minutes of the February 10 council meeting as well as the February 4 and February 18 planning session minutes, and the amended minutes for the January 13 meeting. It also included the claims and February checks, investment report, cash balances, the year-to-date budget, a facilitation … [Read more...]

Lanesboro resident Sandy Webb spoke during the public comment portion of the March 2 Lanesboro City Council meeting, representing the Lanesboro Community Theater. This summer, the theater will be performing “A Wrinkle in Time,” and to kick that off, a community read of the book by Madeline L’Engle will begin on March 14. Copies of the book will be available at the Lanesboro and … [Read more...]

At the February 10 Harmony City Council meeting, the consent agenda was approved and included the minutes of the January 13 meeting, the claims and January checks, the investment report, the cash balances, and the budget. A liquor license renewal for Kwik Trip was also approved with the condition that all required documents are received by the city. Brett Grabau from Stantec … [Read more...]

At the February 2 Lanesboro City Council meeting, resident John Levell commented about the Root River Restoration Project. He classified it as a modification project and said that he believes portions of the project will be detrimental to native species. He was against removing dead trees as they have an ecological purpose for woodpeckers, owl, squirrels, and more and said that … [Read more...]

At the January 13 Harmony City Council meeting, the consent agenda was approved and included the minutes of the December meeting and the December planning session, the claims and January checks, the investment report, cash balances, and the budget. An agreement renewal for 2026 with Gundersen Health System was approved as was a letter from SMIF thanking the city for its … [Read more...]

A public hearing was held at the opening of the January 5 Lanesboro city council meeting to hear questions and comments about the proposed Ashburn Street East overlay project. Several members of the public asked questions about why the project was being done and where the funding for it would come from. During the public comment portion of the meeting, Lanesboro resident … [Read more...]