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Caveats, discussion heavy in Human Services budget approval

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FAIRMONT – After three failed motions and plenty of discussion, a preliminary 2027 budget for the Faribault and Martin County Health and Human Services was approved 9-3 at their meeting on Wednesday. The crux of the discussion and issue surrounding the budget was the increase in local participation via increased property taxes. The proposed budget asked for an 18.5 percent increase in local participation between the two counties from 2026 to 2027, which would be an additional $1.45 million. This would be split, with Martin County having an additional $857,883 to pay and Faribault ...

County OKs exterior work of building

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FAIRMONT— On Tuesday the Martin County Board of Commissioners received some news about the condition of the building at 1200 N. State Street in Fairmont. The county has been working on making improvements to the Fairmont-based, county-owned building in order to rehouse some county ...

Sherburn discusses sewer, water connection

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SHERBURN — During the Sherburn City Council meeting on Monday, discussion of a 300-block West Cargill Street property connection to the city water and sewer continued. The owner and contractor showed videos of the camera shots taken of the over 100 feet of sewer line reached via the manhole. The conditions are not ideal with mud and non-working connections. The line is estimated to be from the 1950s and poor infiltration, water flow and hydraulic overload were mentioned. The question of who owns the property with water issues is unknown. The owner of the property asked the city to find ...

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FAIRMONT Monday, Aug. 17 2:02 a.m. — An ordinance violation was reported in the 3400 block of Cedar Park Road. A verbal warning was issued. 10:08 a.m. — A driving complaint was reported in the 300 block of North Hampton Street. 
1:33 p.m. — An animal complaint/bite was reported in the 200 block of Victoria Street. 3:26 p.m. — A disturbance/disorderly conduct/nuisance was reported in the 1200 block of Lake Avenue. 4:06 p.m. — Police investigated a trespassing complaint in the 1300 block of Johnson Street. 4:50 p.m. — Police investigated a threats complaint ...

Mobile Clinic in Sherburn Aug. 24, 26

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SHERBURN — The CREST Lunch and Learn program will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, Wednesday, Aug. 19, at the First Lutheran Church in Trimont. RSVP by calling CREST at (507) 235-3833. These programs are free for senior citizens from Martin County. CREST appreciates a free-will ...

Park Board considers master plan

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FAIRMONT – At Tuesday’s Fairmont Park Board meeting, the prospect of a parks master plan was explored and discussed. In doing Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) projects with the City Council through workshops, City Administrator Jason Baker said they have been developing a variety of master plans and citywide assessments. “One of those that I put in there that have been brought up previously was for a parks master plan for the city. It's very common to have in most cities, especially of our size.” Baker estimated the cost at around $90,000 to cover 31 parks. He said there isn’t ...