Mahnomen, MN — The Mahnomen City Council held their 2nd regular monthly meeting last week where they continued to examine future housing projects, transportation grants, and more. At the meeting MMCDC, Midwest Minnesota Community Development Commission, presented to the council an opportunity to develop two-dozen town homes in the community, according to Mahnomen City Administrator…
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Mahnomen, MN — The Mahnomen City Council approved applying for a pair of grants and discussed some housing opportunities at their regular monthly meeting on Monday night, April 18th. Following some recent discussions about potentially bringing a solar farm to the city industrial park, the council gave the green light to apply for a $2…
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Mahnomen, MN — The Mahnomen City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 22nd at the Mahnomen Fire Hall, which is the new meeting location for the council now that the remodel has been completed. At the meeting, the council opened bids for the proposed Library/City Hall remodel, which included new roof, windows,…
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Mahnomen, MN — The Mahnomen City Council held their 2nd regular monthly meeting on Monday night, November 15th. Part of the meeting was a public hearing for their liquor store operations, which again showed a loss in 2020. While the numbers may show a loss, Mahnomen City Administrator Kari Kirschbaum says their situation is improving…
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Mahnomen, MN — The Mahnomen City Council officially hired their new City Administrator this week, and it’s a familiar face. Currently serving as the Interim City Administrator, the Mahnomen City Council offered the position to Kari Kirschbaum, who accepted the offer. The interim tag will be removed October 1st when her new contract takes over.…
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Mahnomen, MN — The Mahnomen City Council held their first monthly meeting last week on Tuesday, September 7th. At the meeting the council approved their preliminary tax levy for the 2022 year and reviewed their 2022 proposed budget. Currently Mahnomen residents are looking at a 10% levy increase over last year. Interim Mahnomen City Administrator…
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Mahnomen, MN — The Mahnomen City Council had their first regular monthly meeting for the month of August on Monday night. At the meeting, they received an update on the search for the next permanent City Administrator. Current Interim City Administrator Kari Kirschbaum says so far they have a good field of candidates and will…
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Mahnomen, MN — The Mahnomen City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Monday night, June 7th. At the meeting, the council held a discussion on an easement and potential land swap to and from the White Earth Nation, according to Mahnomen City Administrator Berg. The council also welcomed interim City Administrator Kari Kirschbaum, who…
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Mahnomen, MN — The Mahnomen City Council held their second regular monthly meeting last Tuesday, February 16th where they continued on with the next phase of their Strategic Visioning and Tactical Planning sessions. At the previous meeting, the council established four distinct goals for the city, which include: Encourage Economic Vitality Provide and Maintain the…
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Mahnomen, MN — The Mahnomen City Council held their first meeting of the month on Monday night, February 1st via Zoom. At the meeting the council was introduced to the city’s new Code Enforcement Officer, Lance Henrickson. Henrickson will work on a part-time, on-call basis to help the city address and enforce code violations and…
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