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WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE REVIEWS FIRST PROPOSED 2020 BUDGETS

The Crookston Ways & Means Committee held a special meeting Monday night to review the proposed budgets for 2020 for Public Works and Parks and Recreation.   Those two departments are among the biggest in the city with Public Works having a proposed $2.2 million budget, while Parks and Recreation’s proposed budget is $1.9 million.  The […]

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PARK BOARD REVIEW 2020 BUDGET, RAY ECKLUND ENCOURAGES PARK BOARD TO DEFEND PARKS

The Crookston Park Board met Monday evening and review the proposed 2020 budget.  They also heard from former Parks and Recreation Director Ray Ecklund in his response to a recent letter to the editor in the Crookston Times.  Ecklund began by talking about the work that went into creating Highland Park.  “I came to Crookston

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PARK BOARD TOURS CROOKSTON POOL WITH STAFF AND SOME INTERESTED SWIMMERS

The Crookston Park Board toured the Crookston Community Pool Monday afternoon along with a couple of staff members and some of the pool’s users.  Each member was presented with the budget that the Ways & Means Committee forwarded to the council for approval last week and there was a tour of the facilities.  Trish Erdman

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COUNCIL SENDS GATEWAY OVERLAY DISTRICT BACK TO PLANNING COMMISSION

The Crookston City Council had a public forum scheduled for Tuesday night’s meeting to discuss the proposed Gateway Overlay District.  Councilmembers were the only ones to speak during the forum before voting to send the district back to the Crookston Planning Commission. Councilmen Jake Fee, Tom Vedbraaten, Bobby Baird and Steve Erickson all expressed concern

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PARK BOARD GETS OUTDOOR RINK UPDATE, AWARDS GRANTS AND TOURS PARKS

The Crookston Park Board met on Monday night at City Hall.  The agenda included one item and a bus tour of the city’s parks.  An item that was not on the agenda was an update from Parks and Recreation Scott Riopelle on the outdoor rink plans for Alexander Park that the board approved in April. 

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PARKS SLOWLY COMING ALONG, CAMPING AT CENTRAL PARK OPENS MAY 15

The late spring has slowed down the Crookston Parks and Recreation staff a bit this spring, but Director Scott Riopelle says things are starting to get rolling and Central Park will be ready for the opening of camping season May 15. “With the late snowfalls and the wetness, it is a little bit slower,” said

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