City Clerk/Administrator Jake Dickson announced at the Caledonia City Council meeting on February 12 that the city submitted three applications for road funding for Warrior Avenue and the planned roundabout at the intersection of Highway 76 and 44. The city received good news on two of those and is waiting to hear from the third one. Dickson said, “We will probably be … [Read more...]
Houston County Public Health Receives Funding for Housing Initiatives
During the Houston County Commission meeting on February 13 John Pugleasa, director of Public Health and Human Services, outlined the intended utilization of housing funds allocated by the Department of Revenue. In 2023, $26,242.00 was allocated and must be spent by the end of 2024. The allocation for 2023 and 2024 is a total of $98,990, and Pugleasa estimates that the … [Read more...]
Fillmore County to Apply for Land Survey Grant
At the February 13 meeting of the Fillmore County Board, Joel Thoreson, county surveyor, and Jarad Carolan, county assistant surveyor, explained the application process for a Public Land Survey System (PLSS) Preservation Program grant. In 2023, the legislature passed the Public Land Survey System Preservation Grant Program that provides $9.7 million to help counties find the … [Read more...]
Does Houston Need More Stop Signs?
Matt Mohs, Houston’s city engineer, reported the results of his studies on stop signs at the February 12 city council meeting. The council had directed Mohs to investigate after citizens had shared concerns about the intersections of Chase and Spruce, Spruce and Maple and Ellsworth and Spruce. Mohs shared a document called Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Control, which … [Read more...]
Rushford Business Park – Down to Just 2
The city of Rushford purchased 23.5 acres of farmland from Wallace Himlie in 2007. The $699,999 parcel sold for $31,000 an acre and was purchased as a potential site for Tri-County Electric to build a new complex after the 2007 flood destroyed their facilities and as an opportunity for potential growth and job development for the community. The city platted nine … [Read more...]
Lanesboro Schools’ Possible Calendar
February 14 found the members of the Lanesboro School Board listening to Superintendent Matt Schultz present a proposed calendar for next school year. The calendar needs to be somewhat different next year. With the passage of the READ Act by the legislature, Lanesboro needs to build in additional teacher workshop days to train teachers in teaching reading. At this point, … [Read more...]
Workdays Scheduled for Eitzen’s Habitat for Humanity House
On February 13, Eitzen Mayor Jeff Adamson announced at the city council meeting that two workdays have been scheduled for the town’s Habitat for Humanity house. The first workday is set for Saturday, February 17, and the second is scheduled for Saturday, February 24. Adamson explained that “things are happening and hopefully by spring, Habitat for Humanity will get … [Read more...]
Brownsville Seeks Small Cities Development Grant
On February 7, the Brownsville City Council held a special meeting prior to the regular city council meeting regarding the $600,000 Small Cities Development Grant. Mayor Jean Meyer called the special meeting to order at 7 p.m. and reviewed the Small Cities Development Grant prior to opening the floor for comments. She explained that the city is planning on to apply for this … [Read more...]
Lanesboro Library Supporters Share Why Library is Valuable
A number of the Lanesboro Friends of the Library group were in attendance at the February 5 Lanesboro City Council meeting to speak on behalf of the library. Anna Loney distributed a compilation of comments about the library collected from community members to the council. She thanked the council for taking the time to read through the various reasons why people value the … [Read more...]
Preston Use of Public Safety Funding
At the February 5 meeting of the city council, City Administrator Ryan Throckmorton reported the city received $58,157 in December to be used for community engagement, mental health, training personnel and equipment needs. The funds are Preston’s portion of the $300 million in Public Safety Funding passed by the 2023 Minnesota legislature. The funds will be used primarily … [Read more...]