(BAXTER, MN) — The city of Baxter held its second regular council meeting of the month of September on Tuesday, so we spoke with Mayor Darrel Olson to get caught up on what’s happening with the city. Olson began with the topic of the city’s 2022 budget and preliminary levy, which was set at 6.9%…
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(BAXTER, MN) — The city of Baxter held its first council meeting of the month of September on Tuesday, so as always, we chatted with Mayor Darrel Olson to hear about how everything went. Olson first provided an update on the ongoing discussions with Knollwood Drive and the updates that could be coming to it,…
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(BAXTER, MN) — The city of Baxter held its second regular council meeting of the month of August on Tuesday. To hear about what was discussed, we had our usual conversation with Mayor Darrel Olson. Olson began by mentioning that the city was still in discussion about the road work projects coming to Knollwood Drive…
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(BAXTER, MN) — The city of Baxter held its first council meeting of the month of August on Wednesday, so we spoke with Mayor Darrel Olson to get caught up. The meeting was a day later than usual to account for the city’s annual “Night to Unite” event that took place Tuesday evening. Olson said…
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(BAXTER, MN) — The city of Baxter held its first council meeting of the month of July on Tuesday, so we chatted with Mayor Darrel Olson to hear about what was discussed. The council took time in this meeting to discuss what to do moving forward with potentially using audio and video equipment to broadcast…
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(BAXTER, MN) — The city of Baxter held its second regular council meeting of the month on Tuesday, so we spoke with Mayor Darrel Olson to get caught up. Olson began with a quick note that a new credit union, Wings, would be coming to a spot near the Costco. Olson then discussed the ongoing…
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The Baxter city council members met for the first time since March 27th of 2020 after all city council meetings were conducted virtually since they declared a local emergency in the wake of the corona virus. The executive director of the Brainerd Lakes Area Economic Development Corp., Tyler Glynn was first on the agenda with…
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(BAXTER, MN) — The city of Baxter held its second council meeting for the month of May this week, so we had our usual conversation with Mayor Darrel Olson to get caught up. Olson drew attention to new speed limits being put in place on Isle Drive near the Walmart. The council also agreed to…
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(BAXTER, MN) — The city of Baxter held its first regular council meeting for the month of May on Tuesday, so we spoke with Mayor Darrel Olson to get a synopsis. Olson said there was a proposal to add signage to an intersection near the Walmart, which was approved, but Olson acknowledged that the resolution…
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(BAXTER, MN) — The city of Baxter held its latest council meeting on April 20, so we spoke with Mayor Darrel Olson to hear about what was discussed. Olson first brought up a renewal of the joint powers agreement between the city of Baxter, the state of Minnesota, and prosecuting attorneys. The city also made…
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