Council

WILLMAR — The Willmar City Council has approved a $44,000 professional services contract with Engan Associates of Willmar for the City Auditorium hazard abatement and building improvement project. The four-part contract approved Monday night covers design development, preparation...

WILLMAR — Retired Willmar fire chief/fire marshal Marv Calvin and Zack Liebl, outreach coordinator for the Willmar Community-Owned Grocery Store, have filed for the office of mayor in the Aug. 12 Willmar city primary election. Both had earlier announced their intentions to file. Filings...

WILLMAR — The Willmar City Council on a voice vote Monday night approved the transfer of two parcels of land totaling approximately eight acres to Jennie-O Turkey Store for the company’s proposed corporate headquarters expansion project. Both parcels have a combined value of...

WILLMAR — The Willmar City Council has taken steps to fill three Police Department positions and to fill the Civic Center Arena manager’s position. The council, during a 53-minute meeting Tuesday night, accepted the recommendation of the Labor Relations Committee to open the...

WILLMAR — Minutes of a previous Willmar City Council meeting apparently contradict council member Ron Christianson’s criticism of city staff for not telling the council about problems with a wastewater lift station. During Tuesday night’s council meeting, Christianson asked...

SPICER — Zorbaz on Green Lake will be allowed to stay open until 2 a.m. for at least one more year. The Spicer City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday to renew an annual permit for Zorbaz following a lengthy discussion, said City Administrator Leslie Valiant. Council members Jerry Reierson,...

WILLMAR — Discussion about an engineer’s street project design error could lead to a policy in which Willmar City Council members are told when changes are made in city improvement projects. Bollig Inc. of Willmar was hired by the council last year to provide engineering and...

WILLMAR — An ordinance that establishes a process and procedure for defining a “potentially dangerous animal’’ and a “dangerous animal,’’ and defines the Willmar Police Department as the city’s animal control authority, has been approved by the City Council. The ordinance...

WILLMAR — The Willmar City Council has authorized a process to alter or eliminate a permanent easement that officials say the city incorrectly granted for a parcel of land acquired for the new airport. The process was approved 5-0 with two council members abstaining. The council...

WILLMAR — The Finance Committee’s final meeting this year to review and act on Mayor Frank Yanish’s proposed 2014 budget will start earlier than usual due to the length of time anticipated for discussion and recommendation. Finance Committee Chair Denis Anderson announced the...

WILLMAR — The Willmar City Council voted 4-3 Monday night to establish a formal written policy that requires a council presence on committees that interview and hire city department heads. The motion that establishes the policy is similar to a motion that the council tabled...