The Willmar Economic Development Commission voted unanimously last week to make the part-time Ag Specialists position a full-time one, salary and benefits included. According to the West Central Tribune, the position pays $45,000 plus benefits. Prior to the switch, the position was hourly with no benefits. Yet, officials acknowledge that the increase in wages is not covered in the budget and may …
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5 Eyewitness News ran a piece on a Senate bill sponsored by Senator Michelle Benson (R-Ham Lake) that would end the controversial "inverted block rate" pricing. The controversial natural gas pricing from CenterPoint Energy was featured in an FFM Accountability Alert earlier this week. FFM's piece featured complaints by customers to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), and highlighted the …
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Should cities be in the development business? Though that specific question didn't come up in Marshall's latest discussion on loan repayment for the Parkway II development, maybe it should have. From the article in the Marshall Independent: "Despite some disagreements and split votes among the council members, it was mostly silence that greeted a series of proposals intended to pay back more …
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