Local News Headlines – Tuesday, September 14

A “WELCOMING WEEK” PROGRAM IS BEING HELD IN WINDOM.    THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE THIS SATURDAY FROM 11:00 TO 3:00 ON 4TH AVENUE BETWEEN 8TH AND 9TH STREET.  THIS IS INTENDED AS A COMMUNITY EVENT FOR ALL WINDOM RESIDENTS.  THE GOAL IS TO CELEBRATE DIVERSITY AND WELCOME PEOPLE WHO ARE NEW TO WINDOM, INCLUDING PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND CULTURES.  THERE WILL BE A VARIETY OF FOOD VENDORS.  MUSIC WILL BE PERFORMED BY A MARIACHI BAND FROM 11:30 TO 2:30.  THERE WILL BE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AND CRAFTS FOR CHILDREN.  DIFFERENT COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING LOCAL CHURCHES, WILL HAVE INFORMATION ON THEIR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. 

 

THE WINDOM CITY COMMUNITY CENTER COMMISSION MEETS TODAY.   A REGULAR MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER MEETING ROOM AT 5:30 THIS AFTERNOON.  IN THE DIRECTOR’S REPORT, THERE WILL BE AN UPDATE ON STAFFING AT THE FACILITY.  THE CITY COUNCIL RECENTLY APPROVED THE HIRING OF NEW EMPLOYEES.  A LIST OF SCHEDULED EVENTS WILL BE PRESENTED.  DISCUSSION WILL BE HELD ON A BUILDING MONITOR.  THE COMMUNITY CENTER COMMISSION WILL REVIEW THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT.  COMMISSION MEMBERS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON OTHER ISSUES.   

   

THE RED ROCK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS RECEIVED A FAVORABLE REPORT FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ON ITS NEW PROPOSAL FOR A BUILDING REFERENDUM.   THE STATE HAS CONFIRMED THAT IT RETURNED A ‘FAVORABLE’ REVIEW AND COMMENT ON THE BUILDING PROPOSAL.  WITH A FAVORABLE REVIEW AND COMMENT, A SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY PASS A BUILDING REFERENDUM WITH A SIMPLE MAJORITY VOTE OF 50% OR MORE IN FAVOR.  IN TWO PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS AT A REFERENDUM, RED ROCK CENTRAL RECEIVED AN ‘UNFAVORABLE’ REVIEW, MEANING THAT THE DISTRICT NEEDED TO HAVE AT LEAST 60% VOTING IN FAVOR IN ORDER TO PASS THE MEASURE.  RED ROCK CENTRAL DISTRICT RESIDENTS WILL VOTE ON THE NEW PROPOSAL ON NOVEMBER 2ND.  IT CALLS FOR A $41-MILLION BOND ISSUE TO BUILD A NEW K-12 SCHOOL BUILDING.   

 

THE WESTBROOK CITY COUNCIL HELD A REGULAR MEETING LAST WEEK.     THE COUNCIL SET A PRELIMINARY 2022 PROPERTY TAX LEVY LIMIT WITH A PROJECTED INCREASE OF 6.8%.  THE CITY IS ANTICIPATING INCREASED COSTS FOR INSURANCE COVERAGE AND COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES FOR EMPLOYEES.  A RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED FOR THE CITY TO ACCEPT FEDERAL FUNDING UNDER THE ‘AMERICAN RESCUE PROGRAM.’  THREE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS WERE APPROVED, ONE APPLICATION WAS TABLED. THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED SOME PROPERTY ON HIGHWAY 60 – THE FORMER SITE OF SOME GRAIN BINS.  AN OFFER HAS BEEN MADE TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY FROM THE CITY, BUT THE PROSPECTIVE BUYER WOULD LIKE TO ADJUST THE PARCEL BOUNDARIES, WHICH MIGHT REQUIRE SOME SURVEY WORK TO BE PERFORMED.