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...]

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...]

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...]

The City of Ostrander city council held a characteristically brief meeting the evening of Tuesday, February 6. Little to no budgetary discussion was held, the fire department had no calls from the previous month to report, a few small items of business were acted upon. The meeting opened with an address by the sole visitor, Doc Shipton of Fins and Films. Fins and Films, a … [Read more...]

Houston County Engineer Brian Pogodzinski announced at the February 6 Houston County Commission meeting that his office received notice in January from MnDOT that instead of the anticipated statewide transportation funding increase of 2-4%, the county will now see an increase of just over 10% for 2024. Pogodzinski explained, “What that means for Houston County is that we … [Read more...]

The Fountain Council again discussed needed repairs to the wastewater treatment plant lift station pump at the February 7 meeting. The current pump issues have been known for some time. There is no backup for it should it go out entirely. At the meeting, via conference call, was Mike Morris from MMS Environmental, with whom the city contracts for reporting and maintenance at … [Read more...]

The Fillmore County Board considered access agreements for a bike trail and bridge bonding agreements at their February 6 meeting. Highway Engineer Ron Gregg explained the bike trail agreements are with the Department of Natural Resources for access to the road right of way of CSAH 44 and 30 to extend the Harmony/Preston Valley State Trail to the Iowa state line and also … [Read more...]