Matt Mohs of Bolton & Menk visited the Houston City Council’s regular October 14 meeting to update the council on various projects in the city. First on his update was the Local Road Improvement Program (LRIP) funding opportunity. The funding cycle opened on September 16 with applications due on December 12. Construction would need to be completed during the years 2026, … [Read more...]

At the October 13 meeting of the Chatfield City Council, three proposed ordinances were reviewed. Councilor Mike Urban was absent. Ordinance # 480 establishing standards for installation of sidewalks in subdivisions was reviewed as recommended by the Planning & Zoning Commission. This will amend Chatfield Code. No action was taken this day. It will lay out when sidewalks … [Read more...]

Pete Filipi, Contegrity Group, updated commissioners on the jail budget to date and progress on the jail renovation and expansion at the board’s October 14 meeting. Filipi noted bids for the project opened in March 2023. In November 2023 a building permit was obtained. The contingency fund budget started with a total of $421,300. With construction of the new facility and … [Read more...]

At the October 13 Caledonia City Council meeting, Mayor Jeremy Leis signed a proclamation recognizing the song “Caledonia,” written and recorded by Dougie MacLean, as Caledonia’s official song. The song was selected in honor of Caledonia’s founder, Captain Samuel McPhail, a settler and pioneer of Scottish ancestry. Councilmember John Rauk, who proposed the idea of having an … [Read more...]

On Monday, October 13, the Spring Valley City Council heard from Bill Spitzer, Director of Transportation for Semcac, who gave the council an update on Rolling Hills Transit, which is the public transportation system within Spring Valley. Rolling Hills works within a five county area serving 17 communities with 12 buses. According to Spitzer, the year-to-date ridership for … [Read more...]

Mayor Jeff Adamson called the October 14 meeting of the Eitzen City Council to order at 6:09 p.m. Present at the meeting were council members Doug Meyer, Mitch Lange and Mayor Adamson. City Clerk Steve Schuldt was also in attendance. A motion was made by Councilmember Meyer to approve the minutes from the September 9 city council meeting. The motion was seconded by Lange … [Read more...]

At the October 14 meeting, the Rushford City Council unanimously approved the separation and release agreement with City Administrator Tony Chladek. A special meeting to discuss a personnel issue had been scheduled for October 8, but was later canceled. City Attorney Chris Hoodecheck attended the meeting virtually. The contract between the departing Chladek and the city … [Read more...]

The Mabel City Council unanimously approved renaming the Disposal Plant Road to Kowalski Trail at its October 8 meeting.  Public Works Director Bob Mierau proposed renaming the road to the sewer plant from Disposal Plant Road to Kowalski Trail to recognize Mike and Linda Kowalsky for their ongoing support of wildlife conservation. Mierau noted in an email to the council, … [Read more...]

At the October 7 meeting of the county board, one of the applications for conditional use permits for telecommunication towers contributed to a prolonged debate. The Planning Commission recently approved conditional use applications for four telecommunication towers. Mike Huizenga, project manager for GSS, representing his client Cloud 1 Services was present to answer … [Read more...]

During the public comment portion of the October 6 Lanesboro City Council meeting, Peter Torkelson asked if the disciplinary action taken against the library director had been removed from the records yet as he had requested at last month’s meeting, citing improper procedure and misquotes. Sandy Webb also spoke in support of good things that were happening at the Lanesboro … [Read more...]