Construction has begun on Spring Valley’s Tracy Road Street Project. Drew Weber, of Bolton and Menk, gave the Spring Valley City Council an update at their July 14 meeting. According to Weber, the intersection closure at Section Avenue/CSAH 1 and Tracy Road/ CSAH 8 will begin on July 17. “From a project-wide standpoint I thought it best they get started. Just before the … [Read more...]
Kingsland Board Accepts Generous Donations From Booster Club
At the their June 16 meeting, the Kingsland School Board thanked the Kingsland Athletic Booster Club (KABC) for their generous donations of $20,000 for the athletic fields maintenance and $130,000 to build a new football field crow’s nest. “That is for the football field, the softball field (located on the school’s property) and baseball field. The football field needs to be … [Read more...]
Spring Valley Council Hears from SMIF, Begins Next Step on Active Transportation Grant Project
The Spring Valley City Council June 9 meeting kicked off with a presentation by Aaron Johnson, Philanthropy director at Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF). “The foundation is a donor supported foundation. We invest for economic growth in the 20 counties of south central and southeastern Minnesota. This includes 175 communities and one native nation,” Johnson … [Read more...]
Spring Valley Awarded $1 Million Grant
At their meeting on Monday, May 12 the Spring Valley City Council learned they have been awarded a sizable grant through the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s (MnDOT) Active Transportation (AT) grant program. “Congratulations, you were awarded a million dollars, which was the maximum amount through that program,” Drew Weber, of Bolton and Menk, expressed. “The scope … [Read more...]
Kingsland is Going Solar
On Monday, April 21, Brock Johnson, of Solar Connections, spoke to the Kingsland School Board about the proposed solar installation contract. “It is a 203.4 kilowatts DC ground mount solar array. Total project is $392,562, the important thing is the payback period, which is between four and five years. It’s really good in the solar world if you can get payback within five … [Read more...]
Spring Valley Projects Top Council Agenda
Drew Weber, of Bolton and Menk gave updates on the Spring Valley’s street projects at the city council’s April 14 meeting. The final pay estimate for the 2022 Fremont Street Improvement Project with a total of $54,972.23 was approved. “Good news is it came in at a little over $100,000 below what you budgeted. It doesn’t always happen that way, but we’ll take that as a … [Read more...]
Construction Season Coming Soon to Spring Valley
Residents filled the Spring Valley Community Center on Thursday, March 27 for the Spring Valley Neighborhood Meeting to learn more about the 2025 Tracy Road Project. “The project scope is Tracy Road from Trunk Highway 16/Broadway Avenue over to Section Avenue. The project does expend all the way through that Section Avenue and County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 1 intersection … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (3/24)
#3 Warriors Fulfill Destiny, Romp to 1AA Title There is no argument as to who the best boys team is in Section 1AA this year. State third-ranked and 1-seed Caledonia (27-2), by virtue of its commanding win over Lake City in the 1AA title game, added the Tigers to the list of vanquished section foes. And all have been vanquished emphatically. Amidst Caledonia’ 14-0 record … [Read more...]
Maintenance Continues to Top the Agenda for Kingsland School Board
Superintendent Scott Klavetter gave the Kingsland School Board a facility maintenance update during their March 17 meeting. The plan for solar installations is moving forward with bids due on Monday, March 24. “Those will come in and whoever is the winning bid will start working in the month of April on the grant application on the school district’s behalf. They will … [Read more...]
Audits and Cannabinoids Top Spring Valley Council Agenda
The Spring Valley City Council welcomed Kali Lentz of Smith Schafer as she shared the annual audit report during their March 10 meeting. According the Lentz, the city received and unmodified clean opinion for the 2024 audit. The audit showed the general property tax levy represented 43% of the total governmental revenues in 2024 with $1,815,949. The tax increment financing … [Read more...]