December 15, 2024
A proposal to possibly build one, two, or more, tiny houses in Blue Earth came to an abrupt end during a two hour Blue Earth Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) meeting on Monday, Dec. 9. The HRA had previously been studying a possible tiny house community of 11 homes that could be …
December 15, 2024
At the previous meeting of the Wells City Council, it looked like the tax levy for 2025 would increase by 7.24 percent. However, when the council held their Truth in Taxation meeting on Monday, Dec. 9, city administrator Tiffany Schrader announced the proposed levy increase had been reduced to …
December 15, 2024
A lot can happen in one week. During a special Winnebago City Council meeting on Dec. 3, the members of the council, along with city administrator Judi Hynes, lowered the city’s proposed tax levy increase to 9.02 percent. However, Hynes told the council at that meeting that it was possible …
December 15, 2024
The Blue Earth Area School Board held a couple of meetings and a public hearing which were all part of their regular meeting on Monday, Dec. 9. That public hearing was the annual Truth in Taxation Hearing, and during that part of the meeting, Fiscal Services coordinator Alan Wilhelmi had some …
December 8, 2024
The Winnebago City Council held a special meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 3 to deal with two matters, the proposed tax levy for 2025 and a cannabis ordinance for the city. The majority of the meeting was spent on the tax levy with council members and city administrator Judi Hynes meticulously …
December 8, 2024
The Blue Earth City Council held their annual Truth in Taxation Hearing during their regular meeting on Monday, Dec. 2. After the Truth in Taxation Hearing the council did not pass a motion to set the budget and levy, but postponed that decision until their Dec. 16 meeting. This past Monday …
December 8, 2024
A wide variety of topics were discussed at the Faribault County Board meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 3, including commissioner salaries, a cannabis ordinance, a DNR (Department of Natural Resources) land acquisition proposal and new squads for the Sheriff’s Department. While the commissioners …
December 8, 2024
While the Winnebago Economic Development Authority had a short agenda to work through at their meeting on Wednesday night, Dec. 4, there were many items of interest to discuss. The board learned that the potential buyer for the Flip-n-Shake is not pursuing purchasing the closed restaurant at …
December 8, 2024
The Blue Earth City Council held a combination of four meetings and public hearings during a three hour period on Monday night, Dec. 2. Besides their regular meeting, the council also held a budget work session, a public hearing on the proposed 2025 street/utility project and also held their …
December 1, 2024
It was a pretty positive evening for the Wells City Council when they met on Monday night, Nov. 25, for a work session and regular council meeting. The first piece of good news came while council members were working on the proposed tax levy for the upcoming year. When the council set the …
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