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Winters in one word are hard. They are hard because they are long, cold, dreary. They are hard because the sun seems to rarely shine. But they are also hard on our roads and our water systems. Each year there are dozens, maybe even hundreds of potholes that form in Crookston and city crews are […]
The City of Crookston street sweeper has been busy around town for the last few weeks. And you’ve possibly noticed a truck following close behind. That’s because when it comes to spring clean-up there is literally tons of sweeping to be done. This winter the City of Crookston put about 700 tons of sand on
The City of Crookston’s Ways & Means Committee Met on Monday night after the city council meeting and heard from Roger Garton, an Energy Management Representative with Otter Tail Power Company presented a lighting audit for City of Crookston facilities. The audit showed moving to LED lighting could save the city nearly $12,000 a year
The City of Crookston Public Works department, with help from some students and staff at the University of Minnesota Crookston, began sandbagging Riverside Ave this morning. Public Works Director Pat Kelly said they hope to be done early this afternoon. “Our only intention is to sandbag Riverside right now,” said Pat Kelly. “That will get
The City of Crookston Public Works and Water Departments are busy preparing for a possible high-water event as the water begins to rise along the Red Lake River. As of about 5:00 p.m. Monday night, the water had risen about 1.42 feet over the previous 48 hours to 7.02 feet in Crookston. Public Works Director
City of Crookston Public Works Director Pat Kelly said the city staff noticed a significant water usage increase over a couple of days before locating a leak on N. Front street Tuesday night. “We’ve noticed an increased use of water for the last day or two,” said Kelly. “Our water department and wastewater department have
