Archive - Jan 2015

Cody and Megan Smith of Port Orchard, Wash., announce the arrival of a son, Nathan John Smith, born Jan. 15, 2015, at Naval Hospital Bremerton, Wash. Nathan weighed 5 pounds, 12 ounces, and was 19 inches in length at birth. He joins a brother, Noah. Grandparents are Frank and Lori Kaczmarek of Silver Lake and David and Janel Smith of Surgoinsville, Tenn. Great-grandparents are Bob and Val Shamla of Silver Lake and John and Carolyn Chenowith of Surgoinsville, Tenn.

The proposed ordinance to add occupancy regulations to the zoning code in Silver Lake prompted a discussion of many questions and very few answers.  
The City Council reviewed the proposed ordinance at its meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 20. City Clerk Kerry Venier presented the Council the ordinance, drawn up by City Attorney Jody Winters, which is similar to the ordinance in effect in Lester Prairie.  

The committee reports brought to the Silver Lake City Council meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 20, provided insight, ideas and clarity on many fronts. Reports came from the public works, public safety and community development committees.  
In the public works report, the committee expressed its support of the “preventative frozen water supply ordinance.”  

In the past, the city of Silver Lake has paid for water running on a private service line to avoid frozen pipes in residences, but a new policy states that the city will only pay if the resident has been asked by the water department to run the water.
The Silver Lake City Council examined the new policy at its Jan. 20 meeting. The policy states that the city is responsible for frozen water and sewer mains, but that residents are responsible for laterals and sewer lines from the house to the main.

By Randall Thalmann
Plato
Goals of proposal
• Every year, every student should have an equal opportunity for 21st-century education. If we continue to build a good education system, statewide prosperity will follow.
• The state of Minnesota needs to match all local facility levies with annual adjusted pupil facility funding to assist home residence tax levies.