The Houston County Commission held a public hearing before the regularly scheduled commission meeting on June 13, to hear comments from Houston County community members regarding the updated comprehensive land use plan. Evan Monson from DKA gave an overview of the plan and was available to answer questions and listen to comments from community members, along with two of his … [Read more...]
Summer projects approved in Mabel
The Mabel City Council approved zoning permits from Dean and Lorri Peterson, Sue and Gary Morken, Sherry Johnson, Joe Larson, Jason and Brooke Harmening, Juanita and Jerry Jacobsen, Wade Johnson, Vivian Vine, Joel Amdahl, and Sherry Johnson at the June 14 regularly scheduled meeting. Summer is the time to make repairs and build additions to your homes and businesses. Mabel … [Read more...]
Chatfield awards construction contract for 2023 Street Project
At a special city council meeting held on June 7, the bid from Griffin Construction Co. Inc. in the amount of $1,759,308.26 was accepted for the 2023 Street Improvement Project. Four contractors had submitted bids for the project. The project includes the reconstruction of portions of Grand St. SE, Hawley St. SE, and Prospect St. SE and the rehabilitation of a portion of … [Read more...]
Whalan receives positive drinking water report
The Whalan City Council announced at their June 12 meeting that they have received a positive response to the city’s drinking water. Residents can rest assured knowing that their tap water is safe to consume. Present at the meeting were Mayor David Hallum along with council members Owen Lewis, Thore E. Johnson, Sheila Higbe and Kim Berekvam. City Clerk/Treasurer Michele … [Read more...]
Fillmore County hears property valuation appeals
County Administrator Bobbie Hillery swore in members for the Fillmore County Board of Appeal and Equalization at the June 13 meeting. Members included the five county commissioners and Auditor/Treasurer Heather Broadwater. County Assessor Jason McCaslin gave an overview of changes for the 2023 assessment. He noted he appealed a calculation of 12.5% inflation for residential … [Read more...]
Broadway Project moves into design phase
Discussions continue for the proposed Broadway Project during the June 12 Spring Valley City Council meeting. During the council’s previous meeting, Spring Valley Business Alliance representative Dan Freeman approached the council to propose the creation of temporary seating areas throughout the downtown area in order to restrict the flow of traffic, making the area safer for … [Read more...]
Wykoff purchases new light poles
The Wykoff City Council met on the evening of June 12. All council members except Kaleb Himli were present at the meeting. After the approval of minutes, time was taken to listen to the comments of Wykoff citizens. Todd Northway spoke to the council about his concerns with the state of the emergency sirens in town. The sirens were first installed in the early eighties and … [Read more...]
Houston Ambulance staff shortage
Anna Frauenkron of the Houston Ambulance visited the Houston City Council meeting on June 12 to ask for help in the struggle with summer day time coverage for the local ambulance. With some people on vacation and teachers not available during the summer hours, only two people will be around to cover on-call for the ambulance for a solid two-week period coming up. Frauenkron … [Read more...]
Rushford eyes downtown beautification
The June 12 Rushford Council meeting primarily discussed notices and miscellaneous reports. Still, two items of general business did garner some comment. First up, new Rushford Ambulance Director Joey Busse was present, along with retiring director Lynn Humble, to meet the council. Humble’s time with the service ends this month after 39 years with the crew and 13 years in the … [Read more...]
Totaled Caledonia squad car to be repaired
On June 12, the Caledonia City Council accepted the recommendation from Police Chief Kurt Zehnder and Sergeant Jim Stemper to accept the insurance settlement of $22,150 and keep the damaged squad car as a backup. According to the staff report, “In April a police department squad car received damage in a snow related crash, it was a single vehicle crash, and nobody was hurt. … [Read more...]