Local News Headlines – Wednesday, September 9th

THE WINDOM CITY PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETS AT 5:30 THIS AFTERNOON AT THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS.  FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WILL BE HELD ON THE “PIRATE SHIP” AT ISLAND PARK.  AN UPDATE WILL BE PROVIDED ON THE DISC GOLF COURSE.  THE COMMISSION WILL DISCUSS THE ISLAND PARK CAMPGROUND, INCLUDING WHAT IS NEEDED TO KEEP THE CAMPGROUND OPEN, AND IDEAS FOR A NEW CAMPGROUND.  THE RECREATION DIRECTOR WILL HAVE UPDATES ON THE SWIMMING POOL AND THE CITY ARENA.  THE PARK SUPERINTENDENT WILL REPORT ON PLANS FOR THE ISLAND PARK RESTROOMS.  THERE WILL BE UPDATES ON CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW TENNIS COURTS AND THE DOG PARK.   

 

THE CITY OF MT LAKE HAS RECEIVED FEDERAL FUNDING THROUGH THE ‘CARES’ ACT.   MT LAKE WILL BE OFFERING GRANTS TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE CORONA VIRUS.  GRANT APPLICATIONS MAY BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE CITY WEBSITE.  CONTACT THE MT LAKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND E-D-A DIRECTOR WITH ANY QUESTIONS.  FOR EACH PROGRAM, ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS MAY REQUEST UP TO 45,000 IN ASSISTANCE BASED UPON NEED.  APPLICATIONS WILL NEED TO INCLUDE FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND DOCUMENTATION OF NON-PROFIT STATUS FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.   

 

THE COMMUNITY BLOOD BANK IN SIOUX FALLS HAS DECLARED A CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF BLOOD FOR ITS LOCAL SERVICE AREA.  LOCAL BLOOD SUPPLIES ARE LOW, WITH SUPPLIES DOWN BY 40 TO 50-PERCENT FROM NORMAL LEVELS.  THESE ARE AMONG SOME OF THE LOWEST BLOOD-SUPPLY LEVELS SEEN IN 20 YEARS.  LOCAL RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO DONATE BLOOD WHENEVER POSSIBLE.  IN WINDOM, THE HEROES BEHIND THE BADGES BLOOD DRIVE WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH AT WINDOM AREA HEALTH.  DONATIONS WILL BE TAKEN FROM 11:30 TO 1:30 AND 3:00 TO 6:30PM.  YOU MUST MAKE AN APPOINTMENT IN ADVANCE.  GO TO THE BLOOD BANK WEBSITE AT www.cbblifeblood.org.  CLICK ON EVENTS, THE DATE AND ‘WINDOM HEROES’ AS THE EVENT. 

 

WORK CONTINUES THIS WEEK ON THE 2020 WINDOM CITY STREET PROJECT.  WORK THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED INCLUDES INSTALLING WATER AND SEWER SERVICES ON VERONA AVENUE.   MORE WORK HAS BEEN DONE TO PREPARE DES MOINES DRIVE FOR PAVING.   AMONG THE PROJECTS SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEK:  ON VERONA AVENUE, WORK WILL BE DONE TO PREPARE THE STREET FOR PAVING.  ON DES MOINES DRIVE, CURB & GUTTER WILL BE INSTALLED FROM THE INTERSECTION WITH HIGHLAND TO HIGHWAY 62.  THAT WILL LIKELY TAKE PLACE LATER IN THE WEEK.  AT THE CITY ARENA, THE PARKING LOT WILL BE STRIPED LATER IN THE WEEK.   

 

THE DES MOINES VALLEY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY WILL HOLD A BOARD MEETING AT 9:00 THURSDAY MORNING.   A PUBLIC HEALTH CONSULTANT WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE COVID-19 VIRUS.  THE BOARD WILL HEAR A PRESENTATION ON THE 2019 FINANCIAL AUDIT REPORT FOR THE AGENCY.   THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL REPORT ON A REQUEST FOR FEDERAL FUNDING THROUGH THE ‘CARES’ ACT.  THE BOARD WILL REVIEW A PROPOSED AGENCY BUDGET FOR THE 2021 FISCAL YEAR.  THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET MAY BE APPROVED.   THE BOARD WILL REVIEW BENEFIT PLANS AND RATES FOR 2021 EMPLOYEE HEALTH-INSURANCE COVERAGE.