Taylors Falls tackles staffing, unpaid water bills and more
The new city zoning administrator will start her job in Taylors Falls June 20. Mayor Weiberg reported Monday night this week she had accepted the offer as approved by council two weeks prior. (Story Press May 18.)
Wyoming Council sees audit
The Wyoming City Council approach to balancing expenses and new property tax revenues appears to be keeping the tax capacity rate down, which council was glad to see in the 2022 audit presented by Bergen KDV.
Ever thought about running a child daycare; special resource fairs for you
Chisago County wants to get the word out to potential child daycare providers and existing centers and family based care businesses that there are resources and aid available. The effort underway includes a special set of public daycare fairs, where you can learn about opening a daycare or expanding one, or advice on tapping into programs that assist financially with food budgets and more. The sessions also look to measure any interest in “pod” daycare operations. A single large facility functions as the core of operations for four or more daycares. This concept spreads the expenses of utility costs, large equipment purchases and food prep work area over multiple users. This works for business owners who want to be independent, but would like to locate a daycare outside of their personal home.
North Branch council supports censure action against Neider
North Branch City Council members were not buying excuses put forward by a fellow council member, Kelly Neider, during a hearing held May 24 considering options to impose consequences for the member’s Code of Conduct violation. They ended up voting to censure Council member Neider, sending a message that her personal, derogatory statements specifically related to citizen and city appointee Patrick Meacham will not be tolerated.
Taylors Falls extends job offer for zoning administrator, roof replacement delayed
The city of Taylors Falls may be getting a city zoning administrator.
Bridge project explained in DOT open house
Wisconsin and Minnesota Departments of Transportation held an informational meeting May 10 at Osceola City Hall. The meeting was to bring the public up to speed on the Highway 243 Osceola Bridge project.
Local community members gather to #StartTheConversation on sextortion
Ignoring all the weird and damaging stuff that can happen to a youngster using the Internet is not a strategy for success. The more curious you are about your child’s Snapchat or Tik Tok connections, the greater the frequency that you check their friends page and ask about who they communicate with, the less likely they are to become victims of sextortion. Millions of child Internet users are asked to send nude images of themselves, as predators get inside their heads. They are then threatened that the photos will be distributed to team members, sent schoolwide or to employers if they don’t pay money.
Chisago Lakes Sewer Commission hears disc golf course proposal
Members of the multi-city Chisago Lakes Joint Sewage Treatment Commission seemed to support an idea for Chisago Lakes Community Education to use wastewater treatment plant land for a disc golf course, when the concept was presented at this week’s monthly meeting.
Special North Branch meeting held to schedule hearing about complaint against Neider
A complaint directed at North Branch Council member Kelly Neider filed in late March is going to be heard in an open hearing Wednesday May 24, at city hall at 6 p.m. City council met in special session May 8 and determined, with Council member Peter Schaps opposed, and Neider not voting, that at least one of the complaints meets the standards for a code of conduct violation the city council adheres to and the hearing date was set.
Uncommon Loon wins prestigious SBA award
Encore Entrepreneurs of the Year for the State of Minnesota are local business partners behind the Uncommon Loon; Bradley Klatt, Mark Skoglund and John Cariveau.
County board reaffirms acceptance of outside assets
Resident asked to disallow private election grants and gifts, termed “Zuckerbucks”
A citizen questioning the county’s official stance on what the GOP in America has generically dubbed “Zuckerbucks” was reassured by the County Board May 3 that policy exists to impede use of private funds for elections here
Chisago County denies Duncan legal aid, again
Generally speaking a county will defend an employee if a lawsuit alleging liability is filed, and if the employee was accused of an activity causing harm while in the course of performing official employee duties.
Local barns the feature of Lindstrom Artist
The creator of a softcover book just released in March finds sketching barns of the St. Croix Valley to be satisfying and meditative. The book is just part of spreading the-gospel-of-sketching that goes beyond books for Jim Lammers.
East Central Solid Waste Commission plans to expand full Mora facility
The landfill near Mora that ends up holding much of the household trash hauled out of Chisago County is running out of air space and the policymakers for the solid waste program plan to expand.
North Branch Council may consider Lakes Center 4 Youth funding again
The North Branch City Council session last week included a presentation on the Lakes Center 4 Youth & Families submitting a funding request in advance of the city budgeting process for 2024.
Lindstrom City administrator post attracts 15
The search for a new city administrator for Lindstrom is entering its final stages. The city council heard there have been 15 candidates identified by the recruiter/consultant and the next step is to narrow the field down to a handful of “finalists,” whose names then become public information.
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