The Whalan City Council met on September 12, 2016 with all council members present including City Clerk Lolly Melander. Several visitors also attended the meeting. The Whalan church has given the city a check in the amount of $315.23 from the softball tournament. Melander thanked the church for their donation. Minutes The minutes from the August 8, 2016 meeting were … [Read more...]
Things are looking up for Fire Cat Solar
Business is heating up for Shawn Bangs and his company, Fire Cat Solar, LLC, located in Canton, Minn. As solar energy becomes more popular, Fire Cat Solar is there to help the average person not only understand how the process works but to make the process an easy one. Bangs, who became an electrical contractor in 1995, has owned and operated Bangs Electric for over 20 years … [Read more...]
Locating AEDs in Canton
The Canton City Council discussed where to place two additional AEDs at their regular meeting on September 14, 2016. The City of Canton will be getting two additional Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). An AED is a portable device that automatically diagnoses and treats certain life-threatening heart conditions. Sudden cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of … [Read more...]
Rushford looks at budget and levy
As 2016 heads into the end of the year, cities are looking to finalize their budgets and levies for 2017. After a detailed summary at the Monday, September 12 Rushford Council meeting, the city is looking at a proposed 2017 levy of $867,000. This represents a 9.8%, or $77,000, increase over 2016 levy of $790,000. City Clerk/Treasurer Kathy Zacher noted the percentage would … [Read more...]
Peterson hears citizen concerns
Several citizens packed into the council chambers for the Wednesday, September 14 Peterson Council meeting. Mayor Tim Hallum noted to those in attendance that no public comment would be allowed during the agenda portion of the meeting. Concerns ranged from city action on delinquent utility and zoning limitations to council pay scale and property problems Resident Deb Hoff … [Read more...]
Flamingos flock Fillmore County
You may have noticed a flock of flamingos moving around the Preston, Harmony, Lanesboro, and Fountain area in the last year and wondering what they were for. The flamingo flock was started by the Harmony Just For Kix dance team as a fundraiser for a trip to the Outback Bowl. The Outback Bowl is held in Tampa Bay, Fla., around New Year’s each year and features college … [Read more...]
Wykoff city clerk resigns
The Wykoff City Council met on September 12th in regular session. Members in attendance were Mitch Grabau, Rocky Vreeman, Mayor Al Williams, Deputy Clerk Becky Schmidt, Megan Lund, and Brody Mensink. Also in attendance was city attorney Thomas Manion. One of the main items discussed was the city clerk position. Mayor Williams said the city had received a signed letter of … [Read more...]
Preston discusses 2017 budget
City Administrator Joe Hoffman presented some possible adjustments to the 2017 budget at the city council’s September 6 meeting. Councilman Dave Harrison was absent. The initial draft of the budget was discussed at the August 23 meeting with a $54,000 levy increase over last year, or 6.77%. Hoffman noted there was no increase in health insurance premiums, but none had been … [Read more...]
Powell voted Coach of the Year
The Minnesota High School Coaches Association has begun to announce their awards for 2016 spring sports. Lane Powell of Harmony, former girls varsity golf coach for Fillmore Central, has been named the Class A Girls Golf Coach of the Year for the state of Minnesota. This honor is voted on by all high school golf coaches in the state. Powell coached junior high boys golf for … [Read more...]
County to trim 2017 Budget
At the September 6 meeting of the county board, the commissioners, by consensus, set a goal to limit the levy increase to less than 6 or 7%. County Coordinator Bobbie Vickerman reviewed preliminary numbers for 2017. Vickerman said based on what each of the departments presented, before any changes are figured in, the levy increase could potentially be over 15%, or about $1.4 … [Read more...]