Proposed Road Through Wooded Area Officially Axed by St. Cloud City Council | #citycouncil
(KNSI) — The St. Cloud City Council has formally rejected a proposal to build a road through a wooded area that serves as a 350-foot natural buffer between an industrial site and a residential neighborhood. Brennan Investment Group owns the land where Bluestem/Fingerhut sits off Ridgewood Road. The road would have allowed an outlet from […]
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St. Cloud City Councilwoman Carol Lewis Announces Campaign for Mayor
(KNSI) — St. Cloud City Councilwoman Carol Lewis announced Monday she is running for mayor. Lewis, a lawyer by trade, has been a council member for 12 years and on the St. Cloud School Board for eight years. She told KNSI News she feels she has the experience to lead the city. “I know this […]
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St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis Not Running for Re-election
(KNSI) — St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis announced Friday he is not running for re-election in November. Kleis was first elected to the city office in 2005, defeating incumbent Mayor John Ellenbecker. Before that, he served in the Minnesota Senate for ten years. Kleis ran for re-election unopposed several times but did get several challengers […]
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St. Cloud City Council Rejects Plan for Private Road Through Wooded Area | #citycouncil
(KNSI) — The St. Cloud City Council unanimously rejected Monday night Brennan Investment Group’s request to build a private road through an environmentally sensitive area. The company asked for the road to give easier access to a vacant building behind Bluestem (formerly Fingerhut). The Planned Unit Development (PUD) would have connected the empty building’s northern […]
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Cold Spring City Council Greenlights $9.75 Million Bond for New Fire Hall | #citycouncil
(KNSI) — A years-long saga ended Wednesday in Cold Spring with a whimper rather than a bang. Or so it looks like, anyway. The city council had no one speak during a public hearing on financing for a new fire hall. The group then unanimously approved the authority to bond for up to $9.75 million […]
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St. Cloud City Council to Consider Board Appointments, Contracts, and Improvement Projects Monday Night | #citycouncil
(KNSI) — The St. Cloud City Council meets Monday night and will consider approving appointments to key boards, reviewing contracts, and approving some improvement projects. These items are on the consent agenda, considered routine and approved without discussion unless requested by a council member. The mayor’s office is recommending the approval of Darian Richardson to […]
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Sartell City Council to Tackle Busy Agenda Monday Night | #citycouncil
(KNSI) — Sartell City Council has a busy Monday night meeting schedule planned. A special session is set for 5:00 p.m. and will provide an update on hiring a new public works director. John Kothenbeutel will retire this spring. At 6:00, the council will look to avoid needing to use a mulligan as it debates […]
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City Council Takes Action To Renovate OR Replace Police Facility | #citycouncil
Agreements to begin work on possible renovation or design and construction of the new Chillicothe Police Facility were presented at Monday’s Chillicothe City Council meeting. If they build, the new facility would be constructed on city-owned property adjacent to the current police facility. The city has budgeted $7.2 million for the project, including an estimated […]
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Photo speed enforcement policy updated by New Iberia City Council | #citycouncil
The New Iberia City Council meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 16. After nearly a two-hour discussion, and the second-ever recess taken by the city council in the last seven years, the photo speed enforcement ordinance (No. 2023-36) was amended. BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Deedy Johnson-Reid: “Why are we worrying about the money in their pocket when they’re […]
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Charlotte City Council elects Anderson mayor pro tem after tense debate | #citycouncil
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – Following a tense vote during Monday night’s Charlotte City Council meeting, District 1 Representative Dante Anderson was elected the city’s new mayor pro tem. Historically, the person with the most votes from the city’s at-large race typically gets the majority vote from council members for the mayor pro tem seat. However, […]
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