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Collection helps stock shelves Last weekend’s Kamp for Kids event, which collects food for the local Salvation Army, went well as more than 2,000 pounds of food was collected. So many families in our community utilize this service so it’s nice to see people giving, especially this time of year. The Salvation Army is still looking for donations and monetary gifts help fund some really great programs. Please consider giving. Students gear up for competition Today is the annual robotics competition hosted by Martin County KnowHow. What a great program that’s put on by local ...

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Opportunity to redo the action To the Editor: Fairmont City Council member Miller stated according to the Sentinel that Marshall, New Ulm and St. Peter, which all have community centers and colleges and which she said haven’t grown in population. When I check population trends of the mentioned cities, this is what I find: New Ulm is growing at a rate of 0.42 percent annually and its population has increased by 0.85 percent since the most recent census; St. Peter is growing at a rate of 0.72 percent annually and its population has increased by 1.44 percent since the most recent ...

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Perfect storm against the Fairmont Area Community Center To the Editor: The article in the Sentinel on Saturday, Dec. 2 about taxes going up on residential properties brings to mind what the tax impact for the full Fairmont Area Community Center (FACC) would be on our residential taxes? I have been following the back and forth of pros and cons on the issue. Something I haven’t seen was a projection or estimate of what the cost of building and maintaining the full FACC would be on local property taxes. I guess we all know our property taxes are going up to the tune of 20 to 30 ...

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A vote with no explanation To the Editor: How sad it is to know that 3 members of our city council, with no explanations for their vote, can strike down the hard work of a group of people with a vision to help Fairmont grow. The proposed Community Center/YMCA would have been a facility for all people young and old to utilize year around if they chose to do so. Yes, Fairmont has 5 lakes, lots of parks, an aquatic park, etc., but most of these amenities can only be utilized in the summer months. We can build a multi-million dollar water treatment plant, a multi-million dollar ...

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‘A sad time indeed’ To the Editor: Well, Fairmont, it looks like you did it again. Rather than support something to improve our City and ensure its future, you chose to save a couple of dollars instead. Figuratively speaking, of course. It seems that anytime something good comes regarding the future survival of our pretty little town, the elderly “on the way out” group finds a way to say “not with my money” or “we don’t need it.” I’m certainly not young anymore (64) but can attest that most in attendance at Monday night’s council meeting were older. One councilor ...

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HVAC program teaches new skills Fairmont Area Schools has a new HVAC program this year. The program is housed in the high school’s new vocational building and is taught by Adam Carstensen. What a great program to help fill the future shortage of vocational workers, especially in the HVAC area. It’s nice to see the district and community working together to provide opportunities like this to our youth. Council talks community center future It was disappointing to see the action some city council members and city leaders took Monday in regards to the community center’s next ...