Local News Headlines – Tuesday, October 13th

PRIMARY CONSTRUCTION WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON THE 2020 WINDOM CITY STREET PROJECT.  WORK BEGAN ON MAY 4TH.  THE PROJECT WAS PLANNED BY THE D-G-R ENGINEERING FIRM.  THE PRIMARY CONTRACTOR FOR STREET AND UTILITY WORK WAS HJERPE CONTRACTING OF HUTCHINSON.  ADDITIONAL PAVING WORK WAS HANDLED BY M-R PAVING AND EXCAVATING OF NEW ULM.  THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT CAME TO ROUGHLY $3-MILLION-657-THOUSAND.  WINDOM RECEIVED $25-THOUSAND FROM GREAT BEND TOWNSHIP TO HELP COVER THE COST OF AN OVERLAY PROJECT ON 6TH AVENUE.  A STORM-WATER PROJECT ON 18TH AVENUE WAS PUT ON HOLD PENDING AN UPDATE ON POSSIBLE STATE FUNDING. 

 

THE WINDOM CITY COUNCIL HOLDS A SPECIAL MEETING AT 6:00 TONIGHT AT THE WINDOM COMMUNITY CENTER.  THIS WILL BE A BUDGET WORK-SESSION.  THE COUNCIL WILL REVIEW A PROPOSED 2021 CITY BUDGET INCLUDING REQUESTS FROM THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.  INFORMATION ON CURRENT DEBT AND DEBT SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED.  UNDER NEW BUSINESS, THE WINDOM CITY COUNCIL WILL DISCUSS HALLOWEEN – INCLUDING WHETHER TO SET OFFICIAL TRICK-OR-TREAT HOURS FOR THE CITY.  THEY WILL REVIEW GUIDELINES FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.   

 

THE WINDOM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETS AT 7:00 THIS EVENING AT THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS.  A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON A ZONING APPLICATION.  THE WINDOM E-D-A AND HY LIFE FOODS ARE APPLYING FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO CREATE TEMPORARY MODULAR DORMITORY HOUSING ON A LOT AT THE NORTH WINDOM INDUSTRIAL PARK.   THE COMMISSION WILL REVIEW A ZONING APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR THE 300 BLOCK OF 19TH STREET.  A CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE PROJECT WILL BE PRESENTED.   FURTHER DISCUSSION WILL BE HELD ON THE RENTAL HOUSING ORDINANCE.   

 

THE WINDOM COMMUNITY CENTER COMMISSION MEETS AT 5:30 THIS AFTERNOON AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.  MEMBERS WILL REVIEW THE RESULTS OF TWO RENTAL SURVEYS.   THE CENTER DIRECTOR WILL HAVE AN UPDATE ON HOW THE FACILITY IS DEALING WITH COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS.  A DISCUSSION WILL BE HELD ON THE POSSIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A NEW CITY CAMPSITE ON PROPERTY NEAR THE COMMUNITY CENTER.  THE COMMISSION WILL REVIEW A PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2021.  THEY WILL DISCUSS PRICING FOR WINTER RENTALS AND PRICING FOR BAR SERVICE AT EVENTS.  A LIST OF SCHEDULED EVENTS WILL BE REVIEWED.  THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED. 

 

THE AVERA MEDICAL CLINIC IN WINDOM IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS AT ITS NEW LOCATION.    THE FORMER CLINIC SITE WAS CLOSED LAST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.   THE CLINIC OPENED MONDAY IN ITS NEW FACILITY, LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF HOSPITAL DRIVE AND NORTH HIGHWAY 71.  THE NEW BULDING INCLUDES MORE PROCEDURE ROOMS AND MORE SPACE FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES.   OUTREACH SERVICES WILL INCLUDE CARDIOLOGY AND PODIATRY.  THE CLINIC WILL OFFER ON-SITE 3-D MAMMOGRAPHY AND ‘DEXA’ SCANS FOR BONE DENSITY.  OTHER SERVICES WILL INCLUDE FAMILY MEDICAL PRACTICE, OBSTETRICS, CARDIOVASCULAR CARE, TELE-MEDICINE, X-RAY AND LABORATORY SERVICES.  SOME OF THE NEW SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE LATER THIS FALL.