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Last week Councilman Tom Vedbraaten, during a meeting of the Crookston City Council, said it seems like Crookston is making it difficult for businesses by stretching out their process with the City regarding APG Development. City Attorney Corky Reynolds explained that there is a state statute regarding the planning commission making a land use determination […]
On Wednesday evening Pam Whitmore, Collaboration and Mediation Manager for the League of Minnesota Cities, conducted training with about 15 members of the City of Crookston staff, council, and commissions including Mayor Guy Martin. Whitmore began the meeting talking about the difference in roles between the City Council and the city staff, which are primarily
The Crookston City Council met on Monday night and during the Crookston Forum, a portion of the meeting for individuals to address items not on the agenda, Brian LaPlante questioned why the City of Crookston was encumbering funds to support Epitome Energy, LLC when they had been involved in an equity drive for several months.
The Crookston City Council voted to set the Preliminary Levy at 3% for 2020, while using $241,000 from reserves. A meeting to look closer at the budget and to decide if they want to cut items or keep items in the budget has been set for September 23. The levy increase doesn’t mean that taxes
The Crookston City Council met on Monday night and had tense moments after Councilman Clayton Briggs pulled a resolution to transfer $150,000 to the Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority from the consent agenda. Monday’s meeting showed not all Council Members knew what they were voting on at last week’s Ways & Means Committee meeting
The Ways & Means Committee met on Monday night and were presented with some levy options by City of Crookston Finance Director Angel Weasner. The options ranged from a zero percent to a 7.6 percent levy with one or two street projects and various deferred items, with option four preferred with a few changes explains
