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City crews were out this week removing grates around some of the downtown trees where the trees had begun to grow into the grates. The openings were then filled with black dirt. Public Works Director Pat Kelly said staff would try torch to cut wider openings in the grates with a plasma torch, but not […]
The Crookston Charter Commission met Monday evening in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The committee reviewed the 2019 meeting with new City Administrator Amy Finch to begin to move on items that have come into question in the charter over the past 15 months. Blake Carlson asked whether the issue of a special election
The Crookston City Council met Monday night approving a law enforcement mutual aid agreement along with setting special assessments for 2020 street improvements and unpaid charges. No one attended the public hearings for the assessments. The special assessments approved by the City Council totaled $167,352.85 for three street projects and the unpaid service charges. Each
Truth-In-Taxation statements began arriving at Crookston residences and businesses late last week. Included in those statements are increases in property valuation for many buildings in Crookston. The most significant increase is in residential property valuations. Polk County Assessor Mark Landsverk said residential properties in Crookston increased approximately 7-10 percent in value over the last year.
The Crookston City Council will meet Monday, November 23 at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The Council will hold public hearings on the proposed assessments for three street improvement projects and for unpaid services with subsequent resolutions approving those assessments. Also included is a resolution in support of a mutual aid
The Crookston Planning Commission met Wednesday evening to consider releasing land in the Downtown Square from its lease from Resource Management LLP. The committee voted unanimously to recommend the land be conveyed by a quick claim deed. The City of Crookston’s lease for the Downtown Square included all the property on the area, which is
