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City finances new affordable housing, seeks TIF on apartment development
Continuing efforts to expand the local housing supply, the St. Peter City Council took action on Monday, June 24 to fund the construction of affordable housing and incentivize the development of a 50-unit apartment building. In collaboration with the Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership, the City Council agreed to assist the non-profit community development corporation in building six new single-family homes in Traverse Green. The city will spend $242,000 on the development of four houses on Lunden Street and two homes on Nelson Street. ...
Comments sought on four plans to redesign Lafayette interchange
Motorists who have sat through numerous traffic jams on the northbound Lafayette Bridge (Highway 52) and navigated its somewhat confusing connections to I-94, East Seventh Street and I-35E have a chance to weigh in on proposed safety and mobility improvements for the busy highway. After reviewing more than 30 design...
Arlington Enterprise notes its 140th anniversary on July 10
Editor’s Note: The following information was provided by Dwight Grabitske from the Arlington Historical Society. The Arlington Enterprise will celebrate its 140th anniversary on Wednesday, July 10. It is believed that the first edition of the Arlington Enterprise was probably published on July 10, 1884. That makes the Arlington Enterprise the oldest business in the community.
Green Isle City Council starts to livestream meetings
The Green Isle City Council has started to livestream its meetings. The livestream started with the regular meeting on Tuesday night, June 25. Green Isle Mayor Shane Sheets said the purpose of the livestreaming meetings is to improve accessibility and community participation in relation to decision making processes. “It is...
Le Sueur County picks up the pieces after historic flooding
Clayton Stoering is no stranger to coming home to a flooded crawlspace. Living in the city of Waterville for 34 years, occasional water damage has become an unfortunate hazard of residing in a community between the shores of the Sakatah and Tetonka Lakes and the flood-prone Cannon River that joins them. But this year was different. After being battered with a torrential downpour of 10-14 inches of rain over the month of June, the waters of the Cannon River rose to uncontrollable levels on Friday,...
St. Peter rebounds from historic flooding
Jennifer Wilking has lived in St. Peter all her life, but the community still finds ways to surprise her. On June 25, Wilking was one of several homeowners on Front Street to feel the brunt of rising waters during last week’s flooding event. As water pumped into her basement through her floor drains, Wilking reached out to her family for help in sandbagging her home as a preventative measure against any potential overflows from the nearby Minnesota River. ...
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