By Hannah Wingert The November 10 Harmony City Council meeting opened with a public forum to discuss the assessments, but as no one was present with questions or comments, the forum was closed. President of the Harmony Area Cancer Support Group, Ann Mraz, attended the meeting to discuss the cancer memorial park in Harmony. The support group was first started in the late 1980s … [Read more...]
Kingsland technology issues discussed
On November 2, the Kingsland School Board’s scheduled “work session” meeting was postponed, due to unexpected technical difficulties at the school. The school board meeting was rescheduled to November 4. But the Strategic Planning meeting was held as scheduled on November 2, with members attending via remote technology from their homes. During the Planning meeting, input … [Read more...]
Lanesboro council approves vacation of portion of Fillmore Avenue N.
By Hannah Wingert The Lanesboro City Council met at 5 p.m. on November 2 to hold a budget workshop. It was noted that utilities will go up because the city has to prove that it can pay for the new wastewater treatment plant. A few minor changes were made to the 2021 budget, but nothing major was changed. At 5:45, a public hearing was opened to discuss the potential vacation … [Read more...]
Fountain tables discussion on land detachment
Fountain City Council has received notice that Steve Eickhoff, executor of property formerly owned by his father Donald Eickhoff, along with the joint-property owner, is seeking detachment from the city. The issue was brought forth at the November 4 council meeting by Mayor Jim Schott. The 111.22 parcel acres is entirely farmland, with the exception of one pole building on the … [Read more...]
Fillmore County extends state of emergency
At the November 3 Fillmore County Board meeting the peacetime State of Emergency for continuing operations for COVID-19 was extended through December 1. The extension of the State of Emergency allows the county to continue telecommuting. It provides links to COVID related funding. County Administrator Bobbie Hillery commented that COVID is not going away, “There were 45 new … [Read more...]
Preston approves housing incentive applications
At the November 2 Preston City Council meeting, the council was short one member. Council member Holly Zuck submitted her resignation effective October 27. The council accepted her resignation with thanks for her service. A plaque will be prepared recognizing her years of service to the community. The Zucks are moving out of the Preston community. Cathy Enerson, EDA, … [Read more...]
Chatfield pavement management program
Tim Schoonhoven, Widseth engineer, encouraged the Chatfield City Council to manage the city’s street infrastructure in the most sustainable way at the council’s October 27 meeting. Craig Britton, city engineer, and Brian Burkholder drove all the city-owned streets (about 18 miles or 73% of the streets within the city limits) and alleys (two plus miles) in Chatfield and rated … [Read more...]
Ongoing general election discussed by Fillmore County Board
County Administrator Bobbie Hillery updated the Fillmore County Board on the 2020 ongoing general election at the board’s October 27 meeting. A total of 6,003 ballots have been distributed (2,886 absentee ballots and 3,117 mail-in ballots). So far 2,195 absentee ballots have been accepted and 1,527 mail-in ballots have been accepted. It has been crazy with people coming in to … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central adds additional early dismissals to calendar
The Fillmore Central School Board met on October 27 at 6:30 p.m. Superintendent Heath Olstad gave a report for the elementary and high school buildings. The end of the first quarter is on November 6 and parent-teacher conferences for grades K-6 will be held virtually on November 12. Six additional early dismissals have been added to the school calendar to give the teachers … [Read more...]
Remainder of Rushford CARES Relief Funds decided
By Wanda Hanson At their October 26, 2020, meeting, the Rushford City Council made a final decision on the disbursement of the remaining CARES relief funding for businesses and non-profits. Previously, 16 applicants had each received $4,000; six new applications had been received. The council decided to award each of those the same $4,000 amount. The council was split on how … [Read more...]