The Wells City Council held their Truth in Taxation meeting on Monday evening, Dec. 8 during their regular council meeting. However, they held off on passing the city’s final levy for 2026 until their next meeting, which is scheduled for Dec. 22. “There are still a couple of items in the ...
With both the annual audit report and the annual Truth in Taxation Public Hearing on the agenda at Monday’s Blue Earth Area School Board meeting, board members heard a lot of numbers being presented. The Truth in Taxation Hearing was one of the first items on the agenda, just after 6 p.m., ...
The Faribault County Board of Commissioners held a budget work session on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 10, to review the budget one more time ahead of the scheduled Truth in Taxation meeting which is scheduled to be held next Tuesday evening, Dec. 16, beginning at 6 p.m. The board discussed two ...
A lease renewal for the Little Giants playground, discussion on the 2026 budget, and a Utility Revolving Loan request were all on the agenda at the Blue Earth EDA meeting on Thursday, Dec. 11. EDA president Lissia Laehn presented the members with a Playground Area Lease for the Little Giants ...
It was a relatively brief Special City Council meeting for the Blue Earth City Council on Monday, Dec. 8, but their work session prior to the meeting only served to emphasize how difficult cutting down the 51.7 preliminary tax levy increase will be. City administrator Dawn Collins opened the ...
51.7 percent is an exceptionally high number for the city of Blue Earth’s preliminary tax levy, and many members of the public are unhappy with it. The Truth in Taxation hearing, which was held on Monday, Dec. 1 during the Blue Earth City Council meeting, was an opportunity for the public to ...
After having gotten a small dose of winter weather the week before, last week Faribault County – and much of the entire midwest – got a heavy dose of winter last weekend. A large snowstorm, centered in Iowa, dumped a load of snow on the county, starting on Saturday, Nov. 29, and ...
After their budget work session in November, it appeared the Faribault County Board of Commissioners was on the way to lowering the increase in the proposed tax levy for next year to around 3.55 percent. Now, after hearing the latest information about the finances of Faribault and Martin County ...
The Winnebago City Council held a Special City Council meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 2, during which they finally came to a decision regarding future EDA services, as well as working through the 2026 budget to lower the final tax levy. City administrator Judi Hynes presented the council with ...
The Blue Earth City Council held a public hearing for the South Linton Area Street & Utility Improvement Project during their meeting on Monday, Dec. 1. City engineer Ben Rosol presented the council and the public with the information on the South Linton Area Street & Utility ...
