THE MT LAKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS HOLDING A PHOTO CONTEST. THE “LOVE WHERE YOU LIVE” CONTEST IS ACCEPTING ENTRIES THROUGH FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15TH. PEOPLE ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT PICTURES OF PEOPLE, PLACES OR ACTIVITIES IN THE MT LAKE AREA. SUBMIT YOUR PICTURES TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BY E-MAIL OR THROUGH THE MT LAKE CHAMBER FACEBOOK PAGE. THE WINNING PHOTOS WILL BE USED IN A NEW 2022 MT LAKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMUNITY CALENDAR. THE CALENDARS WILL BE SOLD AS A FUND-RAISER FOR THE CHAMBER. BY SUBMITTING PICTURES, YOU ARE AUTHORIZING THE MT LAKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO POTENTIALLY USE YOUR PHOTO IN THE CALENDAR. CALL THE CHAMBER OFFICE FOR DETAILS.
AN AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE IS BEING HELD IN WINDOM THIS WEEK. BLOOD DONATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE WINDOM COMMUNITY CENTER ON WEDNESDAY FROM 1:30 TO 6:30. YOU MUST MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO DONATE BLOOD. AS OF MONDAY, ONLY FOUR APPOINTMENT TIMES WERE STILL AVAILABLE. APPOINTMENTS MAY BE MADE BY USING THE RED CROSS BLOOD DONOR APP; BY GOING ONLINE TO www.redcrossblood.org; OR BY CALLING 1-800-733-2767. TO DONATE BLOOD, YOU NEED TO BE AT LEAST 17-YEARS-OLD OR 16 WITH PARENTAL PERMISSION. DONORS SHOULD WEIGH AT LEAST 110 POUNDS AND BE IN GOOD GENERAL HEALTH. YOU WILL NEED TO SHOW A BLOOD DONOR’S CARD, A DRIVERS’ LICENSE, OR ANOTHER FORM OF IDENTIFICATION AT CHECK-IN.
THE WINDOM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETS AT 7:00 THIS EVENING AT THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS. A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON A ZONING APPLICATION FROM CEMSTONE CONCRETE MATERIALS. CEMSTONE IS SEEKING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE A CONCRETE PLANT AT A SITE IN THE NORTH WINDOM INDUSTRIAL PARK. THE SITE IS ZONED I-1 FOR INDUSTRIAL USE; A CONCRETE PLANT IS A PERMITTED USE FOR AN I-2 DISTRICT. IN OTHER BUSINESS, THE COMMISSION WILL DISCUSS THE CITY’S SIDE-YARD SET-BACK ORDINANCE. THE E-D-A HAS REQUESTED THAT THE CITY CONSIDER REDUCING THE REQUIRED SETBACK FOR SHORELAND PROPERTY. THIS INVOLVES A PROPOSED HOUSING PROJECT NEXT TO COTTONWOOD LAKE.
A MEETING OF THE WINDOM COMMUNITY CENTER COMMISSION WILL BE HELD THIS EVENING. THE COMMISSION WILL MEET AT 5:30 THIS AFTERNOON AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. THE PRESIDENT’S REPORT WILL INCLUDE A DISCUSSION ON PICKLE-BALL. IN THE DIRECTOR’S REPORT, THERE WILL BE A DISCUSSION ON TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR THE BUILDING, AND A DISCUSSION ON HAVING A DIGITAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS. THE COMMISSION WILL DISCUSS PRICING FOR THE BAR WHEN SERVING DRINKS AT EVENTS. A LIST OF SCHEDULED EVENTS WILL BE PRESENTED FOR REVIEW. FURTHER DISCUSSION WILL BE HELD ON A ‘BUILDING MONITOR’ POSITION TO HELP SUPERVISE EVENTS. THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED.
THE WINDOM SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL HOLD A PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING THIS WEEK. THE MEETING – TO DISCUSS THE UPCOMING REFERENDUM – WILL TAKE PLACE AT 7:00 WEDNESDAY EVENING IN THE COMMONS AT THE WINDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND, THERE WILL BE A REFERENDUM WITH TWO QUESTIONS ON THE BALLOT. THE FIRST QUESTION CALLS FOR VOTERS TO APPROVE THE RENEWAL OF THE DISTRICT’S OPERATING LEVY AT THE SAME AMOUNT FOR A 7-YEAR PERIOD. THE SECOND QUESTION CALLS FOR VOTERS TO APPROVE A NEW CAPITAL TECHNOLOGY LEVY IN THE AMOUNT OF $300-THOUSAND A YEAR FOR SEVEN YEARS. IF BOTH MEASURES ARE APPROVED, THE NET PROPERTY TAX INCREASE WOULD BE ROUGHLY $19 A YEAR FOR A HOUSE VALUED AT $125-THOUSAND.
