MAHNOMEN, MN— The Mahnomen City Council believes it has found a solution to the problem of vehicles parked for long periods on city streets. Earlier, the Council suggested a 48 hour limit, but Mahnomen residents disagreed. At Monday’s meeting, the City Council approved a 72 hour limit for parking. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther has…
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The City of Mahnomen held their September city council meeting last night, and it turned out to be a pretty eventful night. One of the first major agenda items was the preliminary tax levy. Mahnomen Mayor Julie Hanson breaks down the plan for the preliminary levy. There was also a long discussion and debate about…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—At Monday’s Mahnomen City Council meeting, the City’s audit was reviewed. City Administrator Taylor Guenther says the audit went well. Olivia Morton, who performed the audit, says the City of Mahnomen will have to hold a public hearing because the City’s municipal liquor store had one year of financial losses in the last three…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—There might be some changes in Mahnomen when it comes to parking. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Vonderharr brought up the matter at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Vonderharr says a similar parking ordinance is in place in Detroit Lakes and seems to be working well. She tells R&J News what steps would need to be…
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Mahnomen, MN- The City of Mahnomen held their monthly city council meeting on Monday, June 5, 2023. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Vonderharr shares the details about the security camera upgrade and where it stands. Vonderharr also explains the special assessment tied to the 2019-2023 Improving the Sanitary Sewer, Water, Storm, and Streets Project. Vonderharr also…
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Mahnomen, MN- Seating for the Mahnomen City Council was packed on Monday night for the latest special assessment meeting regarding the 2019-2023 Sanitary Sewer, Water, Storm, and Streets Improvement Project Resolution, a project that has affected the City of Mahnomen for the past few years. In this public hearing Project Engineer Lee Cariveau of Widseth…
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MAHNOMEN, MN— Monday’s Mahnomen City Council agenda was light, but plenty got done. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Vonderharr talks about one item at the meeting. In other business Monday, the Mahnomen Fire Department accepted a gift from the Wild Rice Electric Co-op for small equipment, such as gloves and nozzles. Vonderharr also says that on…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Monday night the Mahnomen City Council took care of some financial housekeeping. City Administrator Taylor Vonderharr explains. Vonderharr says a permit for a recreational trail for non-motorized vehicles was approved at Monday’s meeting. Also on Monday, the Mahnomen City Council approved the hiring of two employees for the city liquor store, as well as…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—At Monday night’s Mahnomen City Council meeting, the Council formally approved a quote to repair the north and south alley entrances behind Bruggeman’s Supermarket. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Vonderharr talks about the project. The Mahnomen City Council also approved a set of policies that grant recipients must have in place to be awarded a…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—At Monday night’s Mahnomen City Council meeting, the Council approved the sale of a plot of land to a Bemidji-based company. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Vonderhaar says that sale is leading to something that’s been rare in Mahnomen. You heard right…the first new homes built in Mahnomen in ten years. Vonderhaar was asked about…
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