MAHNOMEN, MN—At Monday night’s meeting, the Mahnomen City Council accepted a bid for the County State Aid Highways 9 and 10 project. Hough Incorporated (HOWG) of Detroit Lakes had the low bid of $6.4 million. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther tells us more. That $6.4 million bid is below the $7.2 million the City of…
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MAHNOMEN, MN— The Mahnomen City Council approved a couple of road projects at Monday night’s Council meeting. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther says the first project will deal with parking downtown. Guenther says a project was also approved for work on County State Aid Highways 9 and 10. Guenther also told R&J News that she and…
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During a conversation with R&J News this week, Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther said she’s expecting the next City Council meeting will be busy. The next Mahnomen City Council meeting will be held on Monday, February 3.
MAHNOMEN, MN—The Mahnomen City Council discussed some ongoing issues at Tuesday night’s regular meeting. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther says a housing proposal was discussed. Guenther says the Council also hired a lobbyist to get support for including the Mahnomen Hospital renovation in this year’s bonding bill. Guenther tells R&J News she will be going…
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Monday’s (January 6) scheduled Mahnomen City Council meeting has been canceled because of a lack of a quorum. The next Mahnomen City Council meeting will be Tuesday, January 21.
MAHNOMEN, MN—There wasn’t a great deal of business discussed at Monday’s Mahnomen City Council meeting. The Council approved a three year lease for Craig LaVoi to lease an area known as the Lagoon property—a 35 acre tract of land in Pembina Township, at $105 per acre…for a total annual payment of $3675 per year. The…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Mahnomen residents will soon be able to get text messages when there’s an emergency. At Monday night’s Mahnomen City Council meeting, the Council approved buying a program that will send text alerts. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther has more. In other business Monday, the City Council approved an application to split the lot where…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—At Monday’s Mahnomen City Council meeting, the Council approved its preliminary tax levy for 2025. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther has the news. Guenther and Council members said they’d like the final levy to be around 5 to 6 percent. That final levy will be determined in December. Guenther says there is concern about…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—What happens when you have an election with no candidates? That’s something Mahnomen voters will deal with in November because no one filed to run for mayor. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther says voters will have to write in their choice for Mahnomen’s next mayor. At Monday’s City Council meeting, the Council voted to…
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Monday night’s (8/19) Mahnomen City Council meeting has been canceled. That was announced this morning. The next Mahnomen City Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 3.