St. Cloud City Council Meeting To Feature Discussion on Lincoln Center | #citycouncil
(KNSI) – Two St. Cloud City Council members have asked for time at Monday night’s meeting to discuss a controversial homeless shelter. Lincoln Center is a no-barrier facility, meaning anyone can stay there regardless of intoxication or other issues that may prevent them from getting into a traditional shelter. Since the facility opened in 2021, […]
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St. Cloud Mayor Kleis Says Data Doesn’t Back Up Downtown Safety Concerns
(KNSI) – St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis is pushing back against what he believes are common misconceptions about downtown safety. He says that every analysis of the data shows the city to be safer than average for Minnesota and the business district is a patrol that police officers regard as desirable. Kleis says the concern […]
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Mayor Kleis Hosts 900th Town Hall Meeting
(KNSI) – St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis held his 900th town hall Thursday morning at the Paramount Center. He faced a range of questions from those in attendance; downtown revitalization, property tax valuations, and the possibility of a returning outdoor pool. The YMCA is in the process of raising capital for an outdoor venue and […]
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St. Cloud Mayor to Hold 900th Town Hall Meeting
(KNSI) — St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis will meet with residents for his 900th town hall meeting this week. The four-term mayor says holding public meetings is part of keeping a promise. “When I first ran for mayor 17 years ago, there was two promises I made. One was to be available and accessible and […]
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Sauk Rapids City Council To Debate Manea’s Meats Expansion | #citycouncil
(KNSI) — Manea’s Meats is looking to expand its Sauk Rapids facility by 12,125 square feet through a planned unit development agreement. To accommodate the growth in what the city says is a crowded district, the council would need to abandon completely an alleyway that runs near the building on the north side of the […]
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Waite Park City Council Passes THC Ordinance, 2023 Budget | #citycouncil
(KNSI) – The Waite Park City Council gave final approval to two of the biggest items on its fall agenda Monday. It became the first area municipality to pass THC regulations, paving the way for licensing to start in early 2023. Administrator Shaunna Johnson says Waite Park sidestepping the most controversial parts of St. Cloud’s […]
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St. Cloud Mayor Announces Return of Safe Streets Initiative
(KNSI) — St. Cloud is bringing back its Safe Streets Initiative after one person was hit in a drive-by shooting and another incident of shots fired within hours on the city’s south side Sunday. In August, the St. Cloud Police Department was joined by the Minnesota State Patrol and the Stearns, Benton, and Morrison Counties […]
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Special St. Cloud City Council Meeting Monday to Finalize November Ballot Questions | #citycouncil
(KNSI) — The St. Cloud City Council will meet on Monday to finalize the wording on two questions on the November ballot asking voters to approve a half-cent sales tax and a property tax increase. St. Cloud wants to use the half-cent sales tax to pay for $21.1 million in upgrades to the Municipal Athletic […]
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