Local News Headlines – Tuesday, April 6th

THE COTTONWOOD COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET AT 9:00 THIS MORNING AT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER IN WINDOM.  A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON AN APPLICATION FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING TAX ABATEMENT FOR A NEW HOUSE IN WINDOM.   NEW APPLICATIONS WILL BE PRESENTED FOR THREE SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING TAX ABATEMENTS FOR THREE SENIOR COTTAGES TO BE BUILT AT THE GOVE ACRES HOUSING PROJECT IN WINDOM.  PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE APPLICATIONS MAY BE SCHEDULED.  THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS TO COUNTY ROAD 8.  CONTRACTS MAY BE AWARDED FOR TWO BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS.  THE BOARD WILL HANDLE SEVERAL PERSONNEL MATTERS.   

 

A MEETING OF THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD WILL BE HELD AT 9:00 THIS MORNING IN THE CAFETERIA AT THE JACKSON COUNTY RESOURCE CENTER.   NEXT ERA ENERGY WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ‘THREE WATERS’ WIND PROJECT.  APRIL WILL BE PROCLAIMED AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH.  THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS THE PURCHASE OF NEW COMPUTER EQUIPMENT.   JOB DESCRIPTIONS WILL BE REVIEWED FOR SEASONAL POSITIONS WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.  THE BOARD WILL REVIEW A LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR THE POSITION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.  THE BOARD MAY CHOOSE THE CANDIDATES WHO WILL BE INVITED TO INTERVIEW FOR THE OPENING.  DISCUSSION WILL BE HELD ON THE INTERVIEW PROCESS. 

 

THE MURRAY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET AT 8:30 THIS MORNING AT THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER IN SLAYTON.   THE BOARD WILL REVIEW APPLICATIONS FOR 2021 LIQUOR LICENSES.  A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED ON AN APPLICATION FOR A NEW OFF-SALE LIQUOR LICENSE.  THE BOARD WILL REVIEW TWO APPLICATIONS FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS.  IN PERSONNEL BUSINESS, THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS OPENINGS FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES SPECIALIST, A SEASONAL MUSEUM ASSISTANT AND A SEASONAL PARKS MAINTENANCE WORKER.  THE MUSEUM COORDINATOR WILL DISCUSS HER HOURS.  THE BOARD WILL REVIEW A REPAIR PROJECT AT THE END-O-LINE PARK AND MUSEUM IN CURRIE. 

 

THE WINDOM CITY COUNCIL MEETS AT 6:30 THIS EVENING AT THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS.  A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON AN APPLICATION FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING TAX ABATEMENT.  THE COUNCIL WILL CALL FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS TO BE SCHEDULED FOR THREE NEW APPLICATIONS FOR HOUSING TAX ABATEMENTS FOR SENIOR COTTAGES AT THE GOVE ACRES HOUSING PROJECT.  BIDS WILL BE REVIEWED FOR A CRACK-SEALING PROJECT AT THE WINDOM AIRPORT.  THE COUNCIL WILL REVIEW THREE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION, INVOLVING THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR THE NEW KWIK TRIP STORE, A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A NEW CAR WASH ON EAST HIGHWAY 60, AND APPROVED OF THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT STAGE PLAN FOR GOVE ACRES. 

                                                                                

THE SANFORD HEALTH SYSTEM IS EXPANDING ITS COVID-19 VACCINATION EFFORTS.   SANFORD HEALTH CLINICS IN SW MN ARE NOW OFFERING APPOINTMENTS TO PATIENTS WHO ARE 16-AND-OLDER.  MINNESOTA RESIDENTS MAY VIEW ALL OPEN TIMES AND SCHEDULE THEIR OWN APPOINTMENTS THROUGH THE “MY SANFORD CHART” FEATURE OR BY USING THE WEBSITE AT sanfordhealth.org.  IF NO APPOINTMENTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE, PEOPLE MAY REQUEST TO BE NOTIFIED WHEN VACCINE IS AVAILABLE.  PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT SANFORD PATIENTS MAY COMPLETE THE VACCINE REQUEST FORM ON sanfordhealth.org AND THEY WILL BE CONTACTED WITH AN APPOINTMENT TIME AND DATE.   

 

THE WINDOM AREA MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS PROGRAM WILL BE REPRESENTED AT THE STATE MEET.  IT WAS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THAT WINDOM WILL HAVE TWO HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS AND THREE MIDDLE-SCHOOL TEAMS PARTICIPATING AT THE STATE MEET.  THE MEET WILL BE HELD IN ST. CLOUD; MIDDLE-SCHOOL TEAMS WILL COMPETE ON APRIL 16TH AND HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS ON APRIL 17TH.  THIS YEAR’S STATE TOURNAMENT WILL HAVE 32 TEAMS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION AND 32 TEAMS IN THE MIDDLE-SCHOOL DIVISION.  FOR WINDOM HIGH SCHOOL THE “PINEAPPLE POSSE” TEAM OF DYLAN SERREYN, ETHAN BROCKMAN AND CARTER ALLEN WILL BE AT STATE, AND ANOTHER TEAM WILL HAVE PHILIP ACKERMAN AND KEITH SWENSON. 

 

RIVER BEND LIQUOR IN WINDOM IS PARTICIPATING IN A “HELP OUR LOCAL ANIMALS” SUPPLY DRIVE IN APRIL.  THE PROGRAM IS SPONSORED BY RIVER BEND LIQUOR, THE MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION AND MILLER LITE.  RIVER BEND LIQUOR WILL BE COLLECTING DONATIONS OF PET SUPPLIES AND CASH TO SUPPORT COTTONWOOD COUNTY ANIMAL RESCUE.  THE STORE HAS A LIST OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE NEEDED.  ALL OF THE PARTICIPATING LIQUOR STORES WILL BE ENTERED INTO A DRAWING WITH ONE STORE WINNING $200 ON BEHALF OF THEIR LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER.  PEOPLE WHO ADOPT AN ANIMAL FROM COTTONWOOD COUNTY ANIMAL RESCUE MAY APPLY FOR A $100 REBATE THROUGH THE BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION.