Local News Headlines – Tuesday, September 21

September 21, 2021 kdomadmin Local News 0

THE COTTONWOOD COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET AT 9:00 THIS MORNING AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN WINDOM.  THE BOARD WILL REVIEW SEVERAL APPLICATIONS FOR DITCH PROJECTS.  THE PLANNING AND ZONING TECHNICIAN WILL REVIEW PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE COUNTY FLOOD-PLAIN ORDINANCE.  THE COUNTY AUDITOR-TREASURER WILL DISCUSS SOME ISSUES WITH DITCH ACCOUNTS.  A DISCUSSION WILL BE HELD ON THE 2022 COUNTY BUDGET.  THE BOARD MAY ACT TO SET A 2022 PRELIMINARY PROPERTY TAX LEVY LIMIT.  THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR WILL DISCUSS AN UPCOMING HIGHWAY AND DITCH PROJECT.  THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER RENEWING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY’S SAFETY CONSULTANT.   
 
A MEETING OF THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD WILL BE HELD AT 9:00 THIS MORNING IN THE CAFETERIA AT THE JACKSON COUNTY RESOURCE CENTER.  A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON A PROPOSAL TO MAKE THE POSITION OF COUNTY RECORDER AN APPOINTED POSITION INSTEAD OF AN ELECTED POSITION.  THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS THE CREATION OF A NEW POSITION IN THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE FOR A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER.  THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER APPROVING A BOND SALE FOR DRAINAGE PROJECTS, AND CONSIDER THE RE-FINANCING OF SEVERAL OLDER DITCH BONDS.  THE BOARD WILL SET A 2022 PRELIMINARY PROPERTY TAX LEVY LIMT AND SET A DATE FOR THE TRUTH-IN-TAXATION HEARING.   
 
THE MURRAY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET AT 8:30 THIS MORNING AT THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER IN SLAYTON.  THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE WILL DISCUSS THE PURCHASE OF TWO NEW VEHICLES, AND THE RECRUITMENT OF A FULL-TIME DEPUTY SHERIFF.  A POSITION AT THE RECYCLING CENTER MAY BE CHANGED FROM FULL-TIME TO PART-TIME.  THE BOARD WILL REVIEW AN APPLICATION FOR A LOAN FROM THE E-D-A REVOLVING LOAN FUND.  DISCUSSION WILL BE HELD ON A PROPOSAL TO INSTALL MORE DRAIN TILE AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.  THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER A PROPOSAL TO REMODEL THE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BATHROOMS IN THE COURTS BUILDING.   
 
THE WINDOM CITY COUNCIL MEETS AT 6:30 THIS EVENING AT THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS.  THE COUNCIL MAY CONSIDER A RESOLUTION TO SET LIQUOR LICENSE RATES FOR 2022.  INFORMATION WILL BE PRESENTED ON THE PROPOSED 2022 CITY BUDGET AND THE PROPERTY TAX LEVY.  A PRELIMINARY 2022 PROPERTY TAX LEVY LIMIT MAY BE SET.   THE PRELIMINARY LEVY MAY BE REDUCED BUT IT CANNOT BE INCREASED BEFORE A FINAL LEVY IS CERTIFIED IN DECEMBER.   THE COUNCIL WILL REVIEW A STATE GRANT AGREEMENT WITH MINN-DOT TO FUND REPAIRS AT THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.  THE COUNCIL WILL HEAR AN UPDATE ON A PROJECT TO REPAIR THE ROOF AT THE WINDOM CITY ARENA.  A CONTRACTOR’S BILL MAY BE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT.   
 
A REGULAR MEETING OF THE HERON LAKE-OKABENA SCHOOL BOARD WILL BE HELD TONIGHT IN THE HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY IN OKABENA.  THE 2022 PRELIMINARY PROPERTY TAX LEVY LIMIT WILL BE SET.  THE BOARD WILL APPROVE THE HIRING OF AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR.  A DONATION TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE ACCEPTED.  THE BOARD WILL APPROVE A LIST OF VOLUNTEER COACHES.  A NUMBER OF STUDENT FUND-RAISING ACTIVITIES WILL BE APPROVED.  THE HERON LAKE-OKABENA SCHOOL BOARD WILL HEAR ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS.  TOPICS WILL INCLUDE THE SCHOOL DRESS CODE, ENROLLMENT, STAFFING AND AN UPDATE ON CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS.  EXTRA-CURRICULAR ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE REVIEWED.  
 
THIS IS HOMECOMING WEEK AT WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE HIGH SCHOOL.  THE HOMECOMING CORONATION WAS HELD MONDAY EVENING.  THE WEEK INCLUDES DAILY DRESS-UP THEMES.  MONDAY WAS HAWAIIAN DAY; TUESDAY IS ‘DRESS LIKE A PARENT OR TEACHER’ DAY; WEDNESDAY IS ‘YEE-HAW’ OR ‘CAMO’ DAY.  THURSDAY IS ‘EMO’ DAY.  FRIDAY IS SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY. AMONG OTHER ACTIVITIES, THERE WILL BE A HOME VOLLEYBALL MATCH TUESDAY AGAINST ADRIAN-ELLSWORTH.  ON FRIDAY, THE HOMECOMING PARADE WILL BE HELD AT 2:00PM.  THERE WILL BE A PEP FEST AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AT 2:30.  THE HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAME FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BE AGAINST HILLS-BEAVER CREEK.  THERE WILL BE A DANCE AFTER THE GAME. 
THE COTTONWOOD COUNTY “COATS FOR KIDS” PROGRAM WILL HOLD A CLOTHING DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM THIS WEEK.  THE CLOTHING DISTRIBUTION WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY FROM 9:00AM TO 2:00PM AT ‘BARC’ IN WINDOM.  YOU MUST MAKE AN APPOINTMENT IN ADVANCE TO RECEIVE CLOTHING.  FOR AN APPOINTMENT, CALL LUKE EWALD AT THE PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICE AT 847-6930 OR CALL (612) 597-0455.  SEND AN E-MAIL TO luke.ewald@dvhhs.org.  THE COATS FOR KIDS PROGRAM COLLECTS GOOD-QUALITY USED CLOTHING TO BENEFIT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN NEED.  CLOTHING ITEMS BEING ACCEPTED INCLUDE COATS, GLOVES, MITTENS, SNOW PANTS AND BOOTS.  ALL ITEMS SHOULD BE CLEAN WITH MINIMAL WEAR AND TEAR.