At the March 18 Preston City Council meeting, the purchase of 16.6 acres from Robert Doherty was unanimously approved. The total cost for the property is $232,400. The city paid $15,000 against the purchase price months ago to extend the option. The remaining cost for the city is $217,400. This is about an acre and a half more than the city initially intended to purchase. The … [Read more...]
Celebrating outdoor recreation in Fillmore County
Many of us enjoy outdoor recreation. Fortunately for us, Fillmore County is blessed with the availability of a variety of outdoor recreational activities. A summit will be held on March 29 (8:30 a.m. to noon) at Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center to recognize the economic value/impact realized by Fillmore County, local businesses, and groups involved in outdoor … [Read more...]
County offices remodel ongoing
Remodeling construction options for the main floor of the courthouse to house Taxpayer Services offices resulted in a very lengthy discussion at the county board’s March 12 meeting. Plans involve moving auditor/treasurer employees across the hall to the area now occupied by the assessor. The assessor office employees and zoning and feedlot will move to the area now occupied … [Read more...]
Twiford St. development agreement amended
Chris Giesen, economic development coordinator, described EDA recommended changes to a development agreement with DGI Minnesota, Inc. at the Chatfield City Council’s March 11 meeting. Due to some title issues that the EDA is working to resolve, it has become necessary to allow time extensions and also some language changes to the development agreement. Giesen said the … [Read more...]
Future veterans home, survey completed
At the March 4 city council meeting, Preston City Administrator Joe Hoffman provided the state’s survey map and legal descriptions for the property that is expected to be the future site of a state veterans home. The city has a purchase agreement with Robert Doherty for the property. The surveyed area includes 14.43 acres. Once the option to buy is exercised and the city … [Read more...]
Access to county land for CWD disease management control granted
The March 5 county board meeting was dominated by the citizens input section of the agenda. Several came forward urging the board to reconsider last week’s action. At the February 26 board meeting a request from the DNR to have access to county land was denied. In the minutes it stated the chair was authorized to “share the board’s wishes for no hunting, no access onto the … [Read more...]
Chatfield Highway 52 Project
At the February 25 meeting of the Chatfield City Council, a construction agreement with MnDOT was approved pertaining to the in-city construction of Highway 52. MnDOT’s agreement with the city lays out the city’s responsibility for the cost of lighting, utility adjustments, and roadway striping construction on Highway 52 within the city limits. The city’s estimated share of … [Read more...]
2018 Project of the Year
Wayne Sandberg, president of the Minnesota County Engineers Association, was present to recognize the county’s outstanding achievement at the board’s February 26 meeting. At a recent annual meeting of the Engineers Association, Fillmore County was selected for the 2018 Project of the Year award for its CSAH 1 project. He noted this is the busiest road in the county. The … [Read more...]
Preston exercises land purchase option for veterans home
At the February 20 city council meeting, the council unanimously approved exercising its option to buy property from Robert Doherty, which is expected to be the future home of a veterans home. City attorney Dwight Luhmann said Doherty was not crazy about extending the option for 30 days as authorized by the city council at its February 4 meeting. The extension to the option … [Read more...]
County adopts new pay plan
The Fillmore County Classification and Compensation Study final report was reviewed at the February 12 county board meeting. The report was compiled by David Drown Associates Company. Kristina Kohn, Human Resources, led a discussion on the new pay plan and final job classifications. The county employs 156 people. The study reviewed descriptions of 65 positions. The study … [Read more...]