FAIRMONT: County May Pay Beaver Bounties Need extra spending money? Martin County considers offering bucks for beavers in certain circumstances. DULUTH: Mayor Seeks Voter Approval to Privatize City Steam Plant The city could clear $1 million by selling small steam power plant but wants voters to give thumbs up first. BRAINERD: Jobless Rate Increases to 15% From …
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Vote our way or be removed! Friday, August 12, 2011 By Eric Serrano, Editor Three Orono councilors told a dissenting colleague to follow along or step down from LMCC committee assignment. Orono city councilors have told a fellow panelist and his resident counterpart that they must cast a vote as the majority directs or face replacement as the city's representatives to the Lake Minnetonka …
FFM research was featured in the latest 5 Eyewitness News piece on a potential taxpayer funded fiber project in the Lake Minnetonka area. Tonkaconnect, the up to $81 million project slated for an August 16 vote by the Lake Minnetonka Communications Commission, would build a publicly funded fiber optic network to the area, even though multiple private providers are already in place. From …
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