The St. Cloud Times reported that the popular beach in Avon, MN is now authorized to use park dedication fees to restore to popular swimming hole, a project estimated at $65,000 by officials. According to Chuck Wocken, Stearns county parks director: "This is the first time townships have authorized the use of park fees collected within their borders for a project outside of their township …
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With the lowest natural gas prices in years, ratepayers might expect to get a break on their energy bills. However, an experimental pricing system imposed on CenterPoint customers this season by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) at the urging of environmental groups has many Minnesotans turning up the heat on state and utility officials over unexpectedly high winter natural gas …
A snowier and colder winter will stretch Fegus Falls' snow budget this year, but officials aren't too worried yet. The Fergus Falls Journal wrote that the city is one of the few city budgets that allow for rollover of unused funds to future years. This year's budget received $15,400 rollover from last year. Fergus Falls Public Works Director Anne Martens summed it up best when she said: "You …
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