The Spring Valley City Council met in regular session on Monday, November 14, 2016. Members in attendance were Tony Archer, Todd Jones, Mayor Jim Struzyk, Bill Bires, and city administrator Deb Zimmer. Jeff Vehrenkamp was absent. Mayor Struzyk canvassed the election results, showing himself re-elected to a 2-year term as mayor, and Jessy Betts and Michael Hadland elected to … [Read more...]
Rushford Village looks to fill committees
The Rushford Village council will continue at with Mayor Gordon Johnson at the helm for at least another four years. The November 8 election did however see the replacement of incumbent Todd Baker (108 votes) with Mike Ebner (360 votes) for one of the two seats up for grabs. Incumbent Dennis Overland will serve another term as councilor after receiving the most votes (387). The … [Read more...]
Chatfield accepts bid for drainage ditch improvements
At the November 14 meeting of the Chatfield City Council, a bid from Griffin Construction for drainage ditch improvements at County Road 10 and Burr Oaks St. was approved. Councilor Ken Jacobson was absent. Mark Welch, G-Cubed Inc. engineer, explained that project specifications were sent out to eight contractors. Three bids were received, one was rescinded. Griffin … [Read more...]
Harmony Council approves 2017 improvement project
Several Harmony residents attended the public hearing for the proposed 2017 improvement project at the November 15 city council meeting. The project will include three different areas that the city would like to improve. The costs presented at the meeting were based on the feasibility study and will more than likely change somewhat after bids from contractors are accepted and … [Read more...]
Wykoff water and sewer issues addressed
The Wykoff City Council met on November 14 in regular session. Members in attendance were Rocky Vreeman, Mayor Al Williams, Deputy Clerk Becky Schmidt, Megan Lund, and Brody Mensink. Mitch Grabau was absent. Mark Arndt brought up that the city’s water continues to run considerably too high on fluoride. He said the readings are expected to be between 0.5 and 0.9, “but we’re … [Read more...]
Houston Board seeks official co-op agreements
The Houston School Board met at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, November 15 in the library of Houston High School. Present at the meeting were board members Kelleher, Stillin, Evenson, Bonner, Carlson, and Wilson. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, the board approved the agenda and opened the floor to public comment, of which there were none. The board passed all consent items unanimously, … [Read more...]
Opposition rises to feedlot at Houston Council meeting
The Houston City Council met at 6 p.m. on Monday, November 14, 2016 at the Houston City Hall. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, the council heard public comments. After a public comment regarding snowmobiling, two separate citizens made comments in support of the city fighting the recent county approval of a feedlot located near the city limits. A citizen identifying himself … [Read more...]
Water meter proposal in Canton
The Canton City Council heard an alternative proposal for the water meter replacement project at their regular meeting on November 9. Canton resident Robroy Kelly was present at the meeting to ask the council to consider an alternative type of water meter when they replace the existing meters. He explained to the council that he had visited Stockton, Minn., a local town that … [Read more...]
Fountain revisits plant issues; plans for 150 year celebration
The Fountain City Council has been plagued with lingering issues at the Wastewater Treatment Plant for several years. The plant is not in compliance and according to WSB & Associates Project Manager Richard Parr, “The clock is ticking.” At the Thursday, November 3 council meeting, Parr outlined the timeline for figuring out a solution. The plant has been out of Minnesota … [Read more...]
County discusses key employee positions
At the November 8 meeting of the County Board, possible structural adjustments for a couple of key employees were discussed. Jessica Erickson, Director of Nursing, had submitted her resignation, which was accepted at the October 25 meeting. She resigned to maintain family life balance. County Coordinator Bobbie Vickerman said Erickson was willing to do the work of the … [Read more...]