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Council considers pausing Beltz Project, funding Fenway and road improvements
What began with trying to adjust the budget further downwards at the council’s budget workshop on Monday, Nov. 20 ended with a debate about whether to nix the city’s plans to reconstruct Beltz Park, a project already underway, or direct its funds to Fenway Park, which sees far more visitors and needs safety improvements and other maintenance. But making changes to direction of spending between the parks is made difficult by the in-progress nature of the Beltz Park project, as the city has received bids...
Forest Lake Council Member Blake Roberts formally censured
The Forest Lake Council, in a 4-0 vote at the Monday, Nov. 13 meeting, formally censured council member Blake Roberts over comments spoken to Forest Lake Police Sgt. Jake Ayers. The council received a complaint on Sept. 20 from Ayers alleging Roberts told Ayers a “buyout” was coming related to the sergeant’s position. The council went into a closed meeting to discuss allegations of someone under its authority on Sept. 25. ...
Columbus finds interim administrator from neighboring city
The Columbus City Council found its interim city administrator, Jack Davis, who will take over at the start of 2024 when current Administrator Elizabeth Mursko steps back from the role. Davis will bridge the administrative gap from when Mursko transitions to a remote role until March 2024 and when a full-time administrator is potentially hired in the early summer months. Davis comes from the city administrator position at neighboring East...
Dick Stark touched lives beyond customers
Longtime Reub’s Tire Shop co-owner dies Even though Dick (Richard) Stark officially fathered three sons, he is remembered as a father figure to many. “People [were] saying ‘He was like another father to me,’ ‘He was a second dad.’ Hearing someone say that was really impactful because I hadn’t thought about it that way,” Dick’s second son, Russ Stark, said. ...
Hushagen clinches state cross country title
Anna VanAcker takes 4th at state Junior Norah Hushagen headlined the Rangers girls cross country team with a state championship earlier this month. Hushagen was joined by sophomore Anna VanAcker and freshman Molly McCarthy at the Class AAA individual state cross country championship on Saturday, Nov. 4, which took place at Les Bolstad Golf Course at the University of Minnesota. Hushagen steamrolled the competition en route to a first-place finish...
School board considers changing meeting start times
The Forest Lake Area School Board may change its meeting start times to accommodate for meeting length and make it potentially easier people to attend. Currently, the meeting on the first Thursday of the month begins at 7 p.m. following a 6 p.m. listening session. The meeting on the third Thursday of the month begins at 8 p.m. after two committee meeting sessions at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. “When...
Threat to LILA’s upper school deemed not credible
Threat over Snapchat app caused administration to send out warning to families over weekend Community Editor LILA administration received a tip on Sunday, Nov. 5 that a student allegedly made a threat against Upper School students and faculty for the following day. LILA immediately enlisted assistance from the Forest Lake Police Department when it heard...
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