At the Tuesday, July 16 Rushford Village Council meeting, the city received word from Bolton & Menk Engineer Derek Olinger regarding a drainage analysis of south Rushford. The area has been inundated with water several times this year including one event that led to scrambling of services to pump water. Olinger noted that the analysis is not a final report and additional … [Read more...]
Harmening to fill Mabel Deputy Clerk vacancy
On July 10, the Mabel City Council held a regular city council meeting. Members in attendance included Adam Wilder Mayor Jim Westby, City Clerk Karen Larson, Kirsten Wyffels. Gary Morken and Terry Torkelson were absent. No visitors were on hand to address the council. Interviews were recently held for the vacant deputy clerk position for the city of Mabel. Councilor … [Read more...]
Canton looks toward means of improvement
Initiated primarily by newly hired city clerk and treasurer Brock Bergey, a major topic of discussion during the regularly scheduled Canton City Council meeting held on July 10 revolved around possible improvements to be considered throughout the town. These included increased safety measures for citizens, ways of promoting civic pride, greater means of communication between … [Read more...]
R-P finds new buyer for Peterson building
Having vacated the site in August 2017, the Rushford-Peterson School Board has sought a buyer for the former Rushford-Peterson Middle School building since last year. Two bids were previously approved, then fell short, but it appears the district now has a solid buyer for the site. He even came with check in tow to the Monday, July 15 board meeting. The R-P Facilities … [Read more...]
County reverses course
At the July 9 meeting of the Fillmore County Board, the Land Records Department established earlier this year was quashed. The board voted unanimously to change back from the Land Records Director position to the County Assessor position. Human Resources Officer Kristina Kohn explained the department headed by a Land Records Director was not functioning as the board … [Read more...]
Cook sworn in as Whalan City Council member
Tanya Cook is the newest member of the Whalan City Council in Whalan, Minn. Cook filled the position left open when Johnny Halvorson resigned from the council in June due to health issues. Present at the July 8, regularly scheduled monthly city council meeting were Mayor Marlys Tuftin, along with council members Owen Lewis, Everett Johnson and Kim Berekvam. City Clerk … [Read more...]
2019 Preston street improvements
Brett Grabau, Stantec Consulting Services engineer, discussed proposed street improvements for 2019 during a public hearing at the Preston City Council’s July 1 meeting. In the city of Preston 40% of street reconstruction project costs are assessed to the benefiting property owners. Non-residential parcels get assessed for the total front footage of the property. Residential … [Read more...]
Wykoff street projects progressing
The Wykoff city council held a regular meeting on July 8. Council members in attendance included Lyle Morey, Mayor Al Williams, City Clerk Becky Schmidt, Mary Sackett and Richard Gleason. Mary Tjepkes was absent. The council discussed final steps regarding the Main Street project, as well as next steps on the upcoming County 5 project. Regarding the Main Street project, … [Read more...]
Chatfield assesses storm water damage
At Chatfield’s July 8 city council meeting, Brian Burkholder stated the city had quite a lot of water damage with the recent heavy rain. They are working with Fillmore and Olmsted Counties to obtain some state funding. Councilor Paul Novotny reported the Public Works committee discussed storm water damage, most of which is down CR 10. They are getting some quotes. It was an … [Read more...]
Harmony council debates lot fees
At their July 9 meeting, the Harmony City Council once again discussed the possibility of charging a lot fee based on utility base charges to residents who own a buildable lot in town. The city’s base charge for utility services with no usage is $58.84 a month which comes to a total of just over $700 a year. City Administrator Jerome Illg put together a list of 37 buildable … [Read more...]