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Cohasset Council holds public hearing to rezone rural residential properties
At Tuesday’s Cohasset City Council meeting, council held a 7:05 p.m. public hearing to act on a planning commission recommendation to change rural residential properties to suburban residential. According to Cohasset Zoning Officer, Tony Valtinson, the properties are located North of County Road 63 starting at Becker Road and South of County Road 63 between Stark Road and Bazanis Road going west to the western boundary of Cohasset City limits. ...
News Briefs: Grand Rapids to Chlorinate Water After Legionnaires’ Outbreak
Following an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, the Public Utilities Center has decided to permanently chlorinate the water system to eliminate the Legionella bacteria. The Minnesota Department of Health reported 14 cases of the respiratory illness,... Comments on this site are submitted by users and are...
Grand Rapids Rotary passes the gavel to new leadership
The Grand Rapids Rotary Club recently held a special meeting at Gunn Park to “pass the gavel” from outgoing president, Jim Dobbyn, to incoming president, Mike Arezzo. Club members reflected on the accomplishments of Dobbyn’s leadership from July 2023 until June 2024, which includes the following contributions to several community projects and programs: $20,000 to Greenway Township Fire & Rescue$20,000 to the Grand Rapids Amateur Baseball Association$5,000 in scholarships to...
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