Work continues on short-term rental guidelines in Brainerd – Brainerd Dispatch | #citycouncil
BRAINERD — How far should property rights extend, and what effect could government intervention have on the quality of housing properties? Those are two of the questions still in play on the topic of short-term rental regulations in Brainerd. City Council members approved the first reading of an ordinance relating to the topic during their […]
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Minneapolis City Council members in deadlock vote for new 3rd Precinct location | #citycouncil
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Minneapolis City Council committee members remain in a deadlock vote Tuesday for the latest proposal on where to rebuild the Third Precinct. The discussion follows Mayor Jacob Frey’s proposal to build the new Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct at 2633 Minnehaha Ave. The location went on the market on Oct. 25 […]
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Minneapolis City Council rejects worker’s comp payout for MPD officer | #citycouncil
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The Minneapolis City Council voted to reject a $150,000 worker’s comp payout to a former Minneapolis police officer who was involved in the arrest of Jaleel Stallings. Council members voted 9-3 to send the payment for former Sgt. Andrew Bittell back to city staff members. Earlier in the week, the council’s […]
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Goodhue City Council approves policing contract with county sheriff | #citycouncil
Goodhue faces police department officer loss After next week the small city of Goodhue will no longer have a police department following the announced resignations from its rank and file officers. FOX 9’s Rose Schmidt has the details. GOODHUE, Minn. (FOX 9) – After the sudden resignation of the city’s entire police force, the Goodhue […]
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Minneapolis Mayor Frey vetoes Hennepin Ave redesign, 24-hour bus lanes
article The current rendering of the Hennepin Avenue redesign proposed through Uptown. MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – After a battle between council members and businesses over a redesign of Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis to add bike and 24-hour dedicated bus lanes was approved by the Minneapolis City Council, it has now been vetoed. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob […]
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New concerns over Minneapolis mayor’s city coordinator choice ahead of vote
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – As the Minneapolis City Council prepares to vote Thursday on Mayor Jacob Frey’s nomination to have Heather Johnson for city coordinator on Thursday, the city employees who have opposed the move are once again speaking out, raising new concerns over how the process has been handled and the potential impact her […]
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Mpls mayor nominates emergency director despite failed response to Floyd unrest
Report outlines response to 2020 Minneapolis riots An investigation has concluded that not only did the Minneapolis Police Department not know how to effectively use a National Guard deployment in the wake of riots following George Floyd’s death – no action plan even existed. (FOX 9) – Mayor Jacob Frey is nominating Barret Lane for […]
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Robbinsdale City Council member charged with drunken driving resigns | #citycouncil
ROBBINSDALE, Minn. (FOX 9) – Robbinsdale City Council member Robert Kline, who was charged with leading police on a wrong-way chase while drunk, officially resigned his position Friday. In a resignation letter to the mayor and other council members, Kline said, “This was not an easy decision to make, but the right one for me […]
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