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Chouinard clan concert at St. Bridget’s July 24
The Chouinard Family invites the Chisago Lakes community to join them at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 24, when four generations of Chouinards gather to celebrate what they love and do best—making beautiful music together. The free concert at St. Bridget of Sweden Catholic Church in Lindstrom is open to everyone.
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Chisago City clears path for 9,000 square foot addition to Brink’s Market
The Chisago City Council on June 24 approved variances and a design review for a 9,000 sq. ft. building addition to Brink’s Market to be constructed this summer. The addition will accommodate new frozen food and dairy sections, a sushi station and a break room for the store’s staff.
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Chisago City sets stage for future industrial development; delays decision on city logo
Chisago City is preparing for future industrial development along East Viking Blvd. The Chisago City Council on May 27 agreed to spend approximately $50,000 from the city’s Capital Street Fund to purchase a strip of land south of East Viking Blvd./CSAH 36. The city had purchased 5.75 acres from the same property owners, Steve and Pamela Holmquist, in late 2024.
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Chisago City council selects new attorneys, receives Highway 8 update, 2024 audit
Several major reports and a couple of predicaments dominated the agenda of Chisago City’s April 22 council meeting, with all council members present.
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Chisago City lacks enthusiasm for Lindstrom plan to convert city offices for police headquarters
The Chisago City Council devoted most of an April 8 workshop session to discussing two options for remodeling the existing Lindstrom City Offices and Community Center as a new home for the Lakes Area Police Department (LAPD). The options were part of an architectural evaluation of the city hall commissioned by the Lindstrom City Council at a cost $10,000.
Solar array screening revised; Fire department receives water rescue team funding
March 25, with Council Member Nikki Battles absent, the four-member Chisago City Council moved swiftly through its agenda with one exception.
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Chisago City seeks bids to extend Old Towne Road trail, chips in $35,000 to upsize gas line
The full Chisago City Council Feb. 25 worked its way through an inch-thick stack of agenda documents. These ranged from revised personnel policies and lawn mowing contracts, to a new massage therapy ordinance, a gas franchise fee dilemma, and time-sensitive plans and advertising for bids for the Old Towne Road Trail Extension Project.
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Chisago City Council acts on sewer, water rates, Ojiketa fees; county to handle retail sale of cannabis licensing and compliance checks
The Chisago City Council began its Jan. 14 meeting by swearing in three familiar faces who won seats in the November election: long-time council member Jeremy Dresel, now mayor; former council member Mark Anderson, who returns after a brief hiatus to the fill the council seat vacated by Dresel; and incumbent Marie Rivers, re-elected.
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When public works requests $644k vehicle, council takes time to consider
The Chisago City Council on Nov. 12 moved swiftly through a busy agenda but applied the brakes when the public works department requested a $644,760 vactor truck.
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