At the February 27 meeting of the Chatfield City Council, councilors approved a resolution amending the 2008 agreement with Hilltop Estates LLC. City Clerk Joel Young explained the target for the number of lots to be sold by 2023 by the developer will very likely be missed due to the effects of the Great Recession. The developer had agreed to have 155 lots sold by 2023 or … [Read more...]
Public invited to March 7 luncheon and reading of Femicide Report in Preston
On Tuesday March 7, Anne Detlefsen will be hosting a luncheon from 12-1 p.m. at Fillmore Community Advocates/Women’s Shelter, Inc., 212 Main Ave. SW in Preston to honor the Minnesotans who were murdered by domestic violence in 2016. The release of the 2016 Femicide Report marks 28 years of efforts by the Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women (MCBW) to document the deaths … [Read more...]
Rushford considers TIF district
Developer Bluff Country LLC, of La Crescent, has put forth an agreement to the City of Rushford for the purchase of Lot 2, Block 1 in the Himlie Business Park. The goal in development in the southeastern most lost is construction of six, duplex-style townhomes. At the Monday, February 27 council meeting, the city discussed the purchase agreement as well as a counter proposal … [Read more...]
Wykoff city attorney vacancy
The Wykoff City Council held a special meeting on March 1 to discuss the city attorney vacancy. All members were in attendance: Mary Tjepkes, Rocky Vreeman, Mayor Al Williams, Clerk Becky Schmidt, Mary Sackett, and Brody Mensink. Mayor Williams stated, “I called the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) to get their help to see how we should go about this.” Williams then … [Read more...]
County approves rezoning requests
Zoning Administrator Cristal Adkins reported on two rezoning requests for properties located near Chatfield in Chatfield Township at the county board’s February 28 meeting. A public hearing on each request was held at the February 22 Planning Commission. Terence Yust requested the rezoning of a portion of his property (in Section 6) from Agricultural to RA (Residential … [Read more...]
Rushford Village aims to clarify policing needs
On the heels of a January meeting with the City of Rushford, the City of Peterson, Rushford Police Department, and the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Department, the city has received a letter from Rushford indicating termination of the current policing arrangement and a desire to attempt to negotiate a new contemporary agreement. February 13, the City of Rushford approved ending … [Read more...]
Kingsland OK’s Flexible Learning Days
The Kingsland School Board met February 22 in regular session with all members present: Doug Plaehn, Deb Larson, Ann Oeltjen, Jackie Horsman, Tiffany Mundfrom, and Heather Betts, along with Superintendent John McDonald. The board approved the consent agenda items, including one resignation (Speech Pathologist Rachel Werges) and two hirings (Jacob Vetter as B squad baseball … [Read more...]
Mabel-Canton school district thanks school board during recognition week
The staff of Mabel-Canton expressed their gratitude to the school board for their service as part of Minnesota School Board recognition week, which ran from February 20-24. Congratulations were extended to the winter sports athletes as their season draws to a close. “Great job on your season and best of luck in the playoffs,” Board Chair Cristal Adkins expressed on behalf of … [Read more...]
Houston School Board grapples with naming rights
The Houston Public School Board met at 6 p.m. on Thursday, February 16 in the Houston Public High School library. In attendance were Superintendent Abraham and board members Norlien, Carlson, Stillin, and Wilson. Board members Bonner NS Krage came to the meeting later in the evening. Following the pledge and agenda approval, the board opened the meeting to public comment. … [Read more...]
Lanesboro School and City of Lanesboro discuss plans to partner on park road project
Over the past year, there has been a lot of discussion on where property lines lay between the Lanesboro Public School and the City of Lanesboro. At their February meeting, the Lanesboro City Council approved a motion to move forward with the park road project, the road that runs between the community center and school. “We are looking to cost share the project with the … [Read more...]