FERTILE, MN—Monday night, the Fertile City Council approved a preliminary budget for 2024, as well as a preliminary levy increase. Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden talks about the levy. The levy increase and budget for 2024 will become official at the Fertile City Council’s December meeting. In other business, the Council approved an amendment to…
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The dispute between the City of Fertile and Angie Leiting, the former administrator of the Fair Meadow Nursing Home is moving into the courtroom. A statement released Thursday by Leiting’s attorney says Leiting has filed suit against the City of Fertile, Mayor Daniel Wilkens and Fair Meadow Nursing Home and Assisted Living–which is owned by…
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FERTILE, MN— At this week’s Fertile City Council meeting, the Council took a first step toward hiring a new administrator for the Fair Meadow Nursing Home. Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden explains. Liden was asked what it would cost to hire the search firm. The administrator position at Fair Meadow Nursing Home has been vacant…
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FERTILE, MN—The Fertile City Council held a special meeting Monday night to discuss change orders to the Community Center renovation. Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden says the Council approved spending approximately $7500 for roof repairs. Meanwhile, the Council took no action on a proposal to change some of the new windows being installed at the…
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FERTILE, MN— Over 80 people attended Monday’s Fertile City Council meeting to show support for Angie Leiting, the former administrator of the city-owned Fair Meadow Nursing Home. Leiting says in June she was forced by the City Council to resign or else be fired. Leiting and dozens of supporters hoped the Council would answer a…
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FERTILE, MN—People in Fertile are still standing behind Angie Leiting. You’ll remember last month the Fertile City Council gave her an ultimatum to resign her job as administrator of the Fair Meadow Nursing Home or be fired. Dozens of people came to the July Fertile City Council meeting to support Leiting and now that support…
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FERTILE, MN—Almost 70 people jammed into the Fertile City Council chambers for Monday night’s meeting. The majority of them were in support of Angie Leiting, the former administrator for the Fair Meadow Nursing Home. Leiting resigned June 20th after she was told by the City Council to resign or be fired. April Swenby, a Fertile…
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FERTILE, MN—In Fertile, you have to be 16 years old with a valid driver’s license to drive an ATV, UTV or golf cart on a city street. At Monday night’s Fertile City Council meeting, City Administrator Lisa Liden says the City wants to tweak that ordinance a bit. Liden says there will be a public…
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FERTILE, MN— The Fertile City Council on Monday approved a tobacco license for the owners of Main Street Station and Deli, formerly known as JT’s. Also, several items related to the Polk County Fair were approved. There was discussion about paving a city-owned lot near Encore and Thrifty White. Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden says…
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Last week, R&J News told you about improvements that will be made to the Fertile Community Center. About $820,000 in general obligation bonds were approved to pay for the renovation. A person who attended last Thursday’s public hearing asked if it wouldn’t be easier to build a new community center. Here’s the answer from Fertile…
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