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Lake Avenue objections yield varied results

FAIRMONT – The Lake Avenue total reconstruction project, from Bixby Road to Fairlakes Avenue, brought six assessment objections to the Fairmont City Council on Monday. These objections were the six from the previous city council meeting on March 23, which City Attorney David Assaf had recommended be addressed further at the next meeting. City Engineer Tyler Cowing reviewed the six objections prior to the meeting and confirmed they had been calculated correctly in line with Fairmont’s assessment policy. Tom and Colin Dougherty spoke on the Senne Farm at 1300 Lake Avenue. Tom ...

BEA Board hears of music dept. success

BLUE EARTH— Even before the Blue Earth Area School Board meeting began on Monday, the board members were treated to a preview of what one of the main items on the agenda was going to be. BEA students Jessica Moore and Travis Moore performed a saxophone duet that they had received a superior rating for at the music contests this year. At the start of the meeting, BEA band teacher Kelsey Zbaracki and orchestra instructor Peter Koenig gave the board members a full report on the music department at BEA this current school year. All students in grades K-5 take elementary music, Koenig ...

MCW School Board/Sherburn City Council meets April 20

SHERBURN — A CREST Lunch and Learn program will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on today, Wednesday, April 15, at the First Lutheran Church in Trimont. After the program, there will be lunch. These educational and fun programs are free to senior citizens in Martin County. CREST appreciates a ...

Fairmont Farmers’ Market chooses new location

FAIRMONT – To decide where to set up shop this summer, Fairmont Farmers' Market vendors visited both Bomgaars and Live Fit on Saturday morning to compare and contrast before making a decision. Vendor Doug Abel, who worked on the process, said the market had been in the Five Lakes Centre ...

FEDA talks loan program process

FAIRMONT – As choices for the facade loan program were approved and repayments of the revolving loan fund were announced at Monday’s Fairmont Economic Development Authority (FEDA) meeting, the gates of spirited discussion were opened regarding how the loan programs are analyzed. City Council Representative Britney Kawecki started by voicing her concerns about the necessity of a separate loan committee, especially for loans with no financials to review. “To take away from staff's time, take away from a committee to have to get together, not even to review financial information, ...

HRA approves Jameson and Bush Mill Circle plan

FAIRMONT – Facing two options on how to continue with the Jameson and Bush Mill Circle project, the Fairmont HRA made its decision on Monday. Before the discussion occurred, Habitat for Humanity of Martin-Faribault Counties Executive Director Staci Thompson spoke on potentially collaborating with the HRA on future housing, including Jameson and Bush Mill Circle. “I have a lot of colleagues who work very closely with their HRAs and their community action housing groups,” she said. “Before I put a whole ton of work into it, I wanted to come and see what you were doing and ...