Local News Headlines – Monday, March 8

THE WINDOM E-D-A MEETS AT NOON TODAY AT THE WINDOM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS.   NEW BOARD MEMBER NANCY WEPPLO WILL BE WELCOMED AND TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE.  ELECTION OF OFFICERS WILL BE HELD.  THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS A POSSIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE LOAN PROGRAM.  THERE WILL BE AN UPDATE ON THE E-D-A OWNED PROPERTY ON 1ST AVENUE NEXT TO THE GUARDIAN INN.  THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER A POSSIBLE AGREEMENT FOR THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY.  THE BOARD WILL REVIEW THE COUNTY’S HOUSING TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAMS.  A CONTRACT WILL BE REVIEWED FOR THE EAST 40 ACRES IN THE ‘PHASE II’ AREA OF THE NORTH WINDOM INDUSTRIAL PARK.  

 

A REGULAR MEETING OF THE WINDOM SCHOOL BOARD WILL BE HELD AT 6:30 THIS EVENING AT THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS.   THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER APPROVAL OF GUIDELINES FOR A NEW HOUSING TAX ABATEMENT REMODELING PROGRAM.  THEY WILL REVIEW A NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR HOUSING TAX ABATEMENTS; PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE SCHEDULED.  THE BOARD WILL APPROVE A DISTRICT CALENDAR FOR THE 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR.  A DISCUSSION WILL BE HELD ON MEMBERSHIP FEES FOR THE STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE.  THE BOARD WILL REVIEW A PROPOSAL FOR THE SENIOR PROM.  THERE WILL BE A CASH-FLOW UPDATE.  THE BOARD WILL REVIEW THE CAPITAL OUTLAY BUDGET.  THE WINDOM SCHOOL BOARD WILL REVIEW A REVISED BUDGET FOR THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR.  

 

LOCAL TOWNSHIPS WILL BE HOLDING ANNUAL MEETINGS ON TUESDAY.   IN COTTONWOOD COUNTY, TOWNSHIP MEETINGS WILL BE HELD AT VARIOUS TIMES AND LOCATIONS.  SEVERAL TOWNSHIPS WILL BE HOLDING ELECTIONS TO CHOOSE ONE SUPERVISOR FOR A 3-YEAR TERM AND A TREASURER FOR A TWO-YEAR TERM.  CARSON TOWNSHIP AND ROSEHILL TOWNSHIP WILL VOTE FROM 5:00 TO 8:00PM WITH THE ANNUAL MEETING TO FOLLOW.  DELTON TOWNSHIP WILL VOTE FROM 4:00 TO 8:00PM WITH THE MEETING TO FOLLOW.  DELAFIELD TOWNSHIP WILL HOLD ITS ANNUAL MEETING AT THE DELAFIELD TOWN HALL AT 4:00PM.  AN ELECTION WILL BE HELD AFTER THE MEETING.   

 

WINDOM AREA HEALTH HAS RELEASED A STATEMENT FOLLOWING A RECENT INCIDENT IN WHICH A PATIENT REPORTEDLY MADE THREATS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES.  HOSPITAL OFFICIALS STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT COMMENT ON SPECIFIC ENCOUNTERS WITH PATIENTS.  WINDOM AREA HEALTH HAS DEVELOPED PLANS FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION.  IN 2015 WINDOM AREA HEALTH FORMED A WORKPLACE VIOLENCE COMMITTEE AND A CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM.  STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN INCLUDING INSTALLING PANIC BUTTONS, HOLDING ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING, AND HOLDING TRAINING SESSIONS FOR MANAGING AGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR.  AFTER AN INCIDENT, SAFETY PROCEDURES ARE EVALUATED AND EMPLOYEES ARE PROVIDED SUPPORT IF NEEDED. 

 

LOCAL McDONALD’S RESTAURANTS IN MINNESOTA ARE HOLDING THE ANNUAL ‘SHAMROCK SHAKE’ FUND-RAISER ON BEHALF OF THE RONALD McDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES.  THE FUNDRAISER IS TAKING PLACE FROM MARCH 7TH THROUGH MARCH 17TH AT PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS IN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN.  McDONALD’S WILL DONATE 25-CENTS FROM THE SALE OF EVERY SHAKE.  THE MONEY WILL GO TO SUPPORT THE RONALD McDONALD HOUSES.  RONALD McDONALD HOUSES PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH A PLACE TO LIVE WHILE THEIR CHILDREN ARE RECEIVING MEDICAL CARE.  THERE SIX FACILITIES IN MINNESOTA WITH THE NEWEST FACILITY OPENING THIS YEAR IN DULUTH.  THERE ARE FOUR FACILITIES IN THE TWIN CITIES AND ONE IN ROCHESTER NEAR THE MAYO CLINIC.