Local News Headlines – Tuesday, October 27th

THE MURRAY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET AT 8:30 THIS MORNING AT THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER IN SLAYTON.    THE DITCH INSPECTION REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED.  THE BOARD WILL RE-APPOINT THE COUNTY ASSESSOR TO A NEW TERM.  BIDS WILL BE OPENED FOR THE SALE OF $11.3-MILLION IN COUNTY STATE-AID BONDS TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT BUILDING.  THE 2020 MURRAY COUNTY FARM FAMILY OF THE YEAR WILL BE RECOGNIZED.  THE BOARD MAY DISCUSS THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS PROVIDED UNDER THE ‘CARES’ ACT.   

 

AREA SCHOOLS CONTINUE TO BE IMPACTED BY COVID-19.   THE WINDOM SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS COMPLETED CONTACT TRACING ON TWO RECENT POSITIVE CASES AT THE MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL.  MONDAY’S HOMECOMING CORONATION WAS POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  THE INDUCTION CEREMONY FOR THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY – SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY – IS ALSO POSTPONED.  ALL VARSITY AND B-SQUAD VOLLEYBALL MATCHES ARE POSTPONED THROUGH NOVEMBER 3RD.  THE DISTRICT’S CURRENT LEARNING MODEL IS NOT BEING IMPACTED BY THE TWO POSITIVE CASES.   LOCALLY, HERON LAKE-OKABENA HIGH SCHOOL AND RED ROCK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL HAVE GONE TO DISTANCE LEARNING FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.     

 

THE DINNER TABLE – A FREE MONTHLY COMMUNITY MEAL – IS BEING OFFERED TODAY IN WINDOM.   THE DINNER TABLE WILL BE PROVIDING A DRIVE-THROUGH MEAL TODAY IN THE ALLEY AT THE 1ST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN WINDOM AT 336-11TH STREET.  STARTING AT 5:30 THIS AFTERNOON, PEOPLE MAY DRIVE THROUGH AND RECEIVE A FREE CHEESEBURGER MEAL FROM HY VEE.  THIS IS OPEN TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO PARTICIPATE.  THE DINNER TABLE IS A COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM, SPONSORED BY AREA ORGANIZATIONS.  FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL THE 1ST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN WINDOM AT 831-3284. 

 

THE WINDOM CITY COUNCIL HOLDS A SPECIAL MEETING AT 6:00 TONIGHT AT THE WINDOM COMMUNITY CENTER.  THE COUNCIL WILL CONTINUE TO REVIEW A PROPOSED 2021 CITY BUDGET INCLUDING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.  TONIGHT’S SESSION WILL FOCUS ON CAPITAL OUTLAY REQUESTS FROM THE CITY’S ENTERPRISE FUNDS.  THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS ARE DEPARTMENTS THAT GENERAL REVENUE THROUGH RATES, FEES AND SALES TO THE PUBLIC.  THIS INCLUDES THE TELE-COMM DEPARTMENT, THE WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENTS, THE ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT AND THE MUNICIPAL LIQUOR STORE.  CAPITAL OUTLAY PROJECTS INVOLVE MAJOR EQUIPMENT PURCHASES, OR BUILDING REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.  

 

THE WINDOM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION WILL MEET AT 7:00 THIS EVENING AT THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS.   THE COMMISSION IS RE-CONVENING TO CONTINUE A DISCUSSION FROM AN EARLIER MEETING.  COMMISSION MEMBERS ARE REVIEWING A ZONING APPLICATION FROM THE WINDOM E-D-A AND HY LIFE FOODS.  THEY ARE SEEKING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING IN A DISTRICT ZONED FOR INDUSTRIAL USE.  THE PROPOSAL CALLS FOR TEMPORARY MODULAR DORMITORY HOUSING TO BE LOCATED IN A LOT AT THE NORTH WINDOM INDUSTRIAL PARK.  AT THE LAST MEETING, COMMISSION MEMBERS REQUESTED MORE INFORMATION ON THE PROJECT.