Local News Headlines – Monday, March 29th

THE MT LAKE SCHOOL BOARD HELD A SPECIAL MEETING LAST WEEK.    THE BOARD VOTED TO ACCEPT A BID FROM FAIRMONT GLASS FOR THE PHASE III WINDOW PROJECT.  THIS WILL INVOLVE REPLACING WINDOWS IN THE 1970 SECTION OF THE HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING.  THE BID CAME IN AT JUST OVER $374-THOUSAND, INCLUDING REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF THE OLD WINDOWS AND INSTALLATION OF NEW WINDOWS.  THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ROUGHLY 14 WEEKS TO COMPLETE.  THE MT LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ANTICIPATING THAT THE WORK WILL BEGIN IN EARLY JUNE.   DEPENDING ON THE TIMING OF THE PROJECT, THE DISTRICT MAY CONSIDER MAKING ADJUSTMENTS IN THE SCHOOL CALENDAR TO END THIS YEAR SOONER OR START THE FALL TERM LATER.   

 

THE RED ROCK CENTRAL SCHOOL BOARD MET LAST WEEK.   THE BOARD ACCEPTED A RESIGNATION FROM SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER ANN MATHISON.  THEY VOTED TO HIRE HANNAH STEVENSON AS A NEW SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER FOR THE NEXT YEAR.  A NEW DISTRICT CALENDAR WAS APPROVED FOR THE 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR.  THE CHRISTMAS BREAK WILL BE A LITTLE SHORTER.  THE BOARD HEARD AN UPDATE FROM THE KRAUS-ANDERSON CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FIRM.   RED ROCK CENTRAL IS PREPARING TO TAKE A NEW LOOK AT ITS BUILDING NEEDS.  NEW MEETINGS OF A COMMUNITY TASK FORCE MAY BE SCHEDULED.  ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS WERE PRESENTED.  THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL BUSINESS WAS HANDLED. 

 

THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS CONDUCTING AN AERIAL MAPPING PROJECT.   LOCALLY, THE PROJECT IS TAKING PLACE ALONG HIGHWAY 71 FROM I-90 SOUTH THROUGH JACKSON TO THE IOWA BORDER, AND ALONG HIGHWAY 15 FROM FAIRMONT SOUTH TO THE IOWA BORDER.  AS PART OF THE PROJECT, MINN-DOT IS PAINTING LARGE WHITE “X” TARGETS ON PAVED SURFACES.  THEY WILL ALSO BE PLACING PLASTIC OR FABRIC “X” TARGETS ON UNPAVED SURFACES.  A SURVEY CREW WILL RECORD THE POSITION AND ELEVATION OF THE TARGETS IN PREPARATION FOR AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY.  THE TARGETS ARE TEMPORARY AND WILL BE REMOVED AFTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED.    

 

THE JEFFERS CITY COUNCIL HELD A REGULAR MEETING LAST WEEK.    THERE WAS AN UPDATE ON LAWS COVERING THE USE OF MOTORIZED VEHICLES.  THE COUNTY SHERIFF CLARIFIED THAT MINNESOTA RESIDENTS MUST BE AT LEAST 16 YEARS OLD TO LEGALLY OPERATE A MOTORIZED VEHICLE ON A PUBLIC ROAD.  AS A RESULT, IT IS NOT LEGAL FOR ANYONE UNDER 16 TO DRIVE A GO–KART, MINI–BIKE, AN A–T–V OR A GOLF CART ON ANY STREET OR ALLEY LOCATED WITHIN CITY LIMITS.  THE COUNCIL APPROVED A CONTRACT WITH HOMETOWN SANITATION TO HANDLE THE CITY WIDE CLEANUP PROGRAM.  THE CITY CLERK REVIEWED A QUOTE FOR A NEW COPIER FOR THE CITY OFFICE.  THE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER REPORTED ON AN ISSUE WITH A RESIDENT KEEPING DUCKS ON THEIR PROPERTY.