Local News Headlines – Tuesday, September 22nd

September 22, 2020 kdomadmin Local News 0

THE MURRAY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET AT 8:30 THIS MORNING AT THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER IN SLAYTON.  THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS THE FINANCING PLAN FOR A NEW BUILDING FOR THE COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.  THEY MAY CALL FOR THE SALE OF JUST OVER $11.3-MILLION IN STATE AID BONDS.  THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT WILL DISCUSS THE PURCHASE OF A NEW TRUCK.  THE BOARD WILL APPROVE THE HIRING OF A DEPUTY SHERIFF.  THEY WILL REVIEW A REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT AND STAFFING LEVELS.  THE BOARD MAY CALL FOR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO CONSIDER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DAM AT THE LIME LAKE COUNTY PARK. 
 
THE WINDOM CITY COUNCIL HOLDS A SPECIAL MEETING THIS EVENING.   THE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT 6:00PM AT THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS.  THE COUNCIL WILL DISCUSS OPTIONS FOR FUNDING OR FINANCING THE PURCHASE OF A NEW FIRE TRUCK.   QUOTES FOR A NEW TRUCK INDICATE A POTENTIAL COST OF MORE THAN $400-THOUSAND.   FOR THE REST OF THE MEETING, COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL CONTINUE THEIR DISCUSSION ON STRATEGIC PLANNING.  THE COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF ARE TAKING A “BIG-PICTURE” LOOK AT THE CITY AND ITS FUTURE.  THE DISCUSSION WILL BE USED TO HELP GUIDE FUTURE DECISIONS AND SET PRIORITIES FOR FUTURE PROJECTS.   
 
THE DINNER TABLE – A FREE MONTHLY COMMUNITY MEAL – WILL BE HELD TODAY IN WINDOM.   DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS, A REGULAR SIT-DOWN MEAL CANNOT BE SERVED AT THIS TIME.  PEOPLE ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN A DRIVE-THROUGH MEAL.  ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE A MEAL SHOULD DRIVE THROUGH THE ALLEY AT THE 1ST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN WINDOM – AT 336- 11TH STREET – STARTING AT 5:30 THIS AFTERNOON.  THEY WILL RECEIVE A FREE PIZZA MEAL FROM GODFATHER’S PIZZA IN WINDOM.  THE MEAL IS FREE TO ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE.  FREE-WILL DONATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED TO HELP COVER EXPENSES. 
 
THE WINDOM POLICE DEPARTMENT WON THE ANNUAL “HEROES BEHIND THE BADGES” BLOOD DRIVE LAST WEEK.  THE BLOOD DRIVE WAS HELD AT WINDOM AREA HEALTH.  ORGANIZERS REPORT THAT ALL AVAILABLE TIME SLOTS WERE TAKEN.  WITH COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS, A TOTAL OF 36 UNITS OF BLOOD WAS COLLECTED.  DONORS WERE ASKED TO DESIGNATE THEIR DONATION ON BEHALF OF THE WINDOM POLICE DEPARTMENT, WINDOM FIRE DEPARTMENT OR AMBULANCE SQUAD.   FOR THE DAY, 20 DONATIONS WERE MADE ON BEHALF OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WITH 12 DONATIONS MADE FOR THE AMBULANCE SQUAD AND 4 ON BEHALF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
 
WORK CONTINUES THIS WEEK ON THE 2020 WINDOM CITY STREET PROJECT.   AS OF LAST WEEK, DRIVEWAYS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON DES MOINES DRIVE BETWEEN HIGHLAND ROAD AND HIGHWAY 62.  CURB AND GUTTER AND DRIVEWAYS WERE INSTALLED ON VERONA AVENUE.   ON THE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEK, CREWS WILL BE FILLING TOPSOIL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE CURB AND GUTTER WORK ON DES MOINES DRIVE, HIGHLAND ROAD, VERONA AVENUE AND FAIRVIEW AVENUE.  PAVING WORK WILL CONTINUE ON VARIOUS STREETS.  THE BOULEVARDS WILL BE SEEDED ON DES MOINES DRIVE, HIGHLAND ROAD, FAIRVIEW AVENUE AND VERONA AVENUE.