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The Crookston City Council had a short meeting on Monday night for new Councilmembers Kristie Jerde (Ward 1) and Wayne Melbye (At-Large), along with returning Councilmembers Clayton Briggs (Ward 3) and Joe Kresl (Ward 5) to take their oaths of office. Jerde was sworn into her first term in office after defeating incumbent Jake Fee […]
The Crookston City Council met on Monday night in the Council Chambers at City Hall. It was the final meeting for Councilmen Jake Fee and Bobby Baird who both lost in their reelection bids in November. Councilman Jake Fee thanked several people and alluded to Crookston being in a better place now than it was.
The Crookston City Council held a special meeting Monday night to pass a resolution to hire a new Information Technology Director. The Council passed the resolution hiring Chad Palm. Crookston City Administrator Amy Finch said Palm was also the first-ever IT Director for the City of Crookston. “This evening, Council approved a resolution to accept
The Ways & Means Committee on Monday approved adding $50,000 to the Building Better Business (B3) program. The program, which the Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority (CHEDA) administers, was started in 2019 and offers grants to Crookston businesses between $3,000-5,000 depending on qualifications. The committee discussed both the program’s existing guidelines and whether it
The Ways & Means Committee met on Monday evening with the committee moving to make additional cuts to the 2021 tax levy. The levy had previously been cut to 5 percent after the preliminary levy was set at 6 percent in September. Each percentage point in the city’s tax levy is equal to approximately $22,000.
On Tuesday, Governor Tim Walz announced new COVID-19 restrictions progressively limiting gatherings for banquets and similar events over the next few weeks, and setting a 10 p.m. curfew for bars and restaurants. KROX check in with local businesses to see how they anticipated being impacted by the new restrictions – CROOKSTON EAGLES Crookston Eagles manager
