Archive - Mar 7, 2018

The city of Glencoe’s Finance and Strategic Planning delved more deeply into its proposed $21 million wastewater treatment improvement proposals Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 28.
John Rodeberg, an engineer with Short Elliott Hendrickson (SEH), Inc., tried to answer some of the issues that he felt surrounded the City Council’s lack of a decision to raise wastewater service rates at its Feb. 20 meeting. SEH had proposed a new rate schedule to make sure that it was raising enough revenue to pay for the non-grant portion of the project, as well as start building reserves for future maintenance.

The McLeod County Planning and Zoning Advisory Commission is recommending approval of a re-application for a conditional use permit for a solar garden near Winsted.
The recommendation, which will be acted upon by the County Board on March 20, came after a lengthy public hearing Wednesday morning, Feb. 28.
Hal Gavin, representing Renesola Power Holdings, told the commission that the company had been approved for a permit last year to install a 3-megawatt community solar array on property owned by Patty Karels in Winsted Township, located along 230th Street near Cardinal Avenue.

Glencoe Regional Health Services’ (GRHS) designation as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital was recently renewed by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). This three-year designation certifies that GRHS is equipped to evaluate, stabilize and provide life-saving emergency care to patients with acute stroke symptoms.
“We are very proud of our ability to confirm a stroke diagnosis and start treatment with clot-busting medication in under an hour,” said James Jessen, GRHS emergency services physician. “Every minute counts when you are trying to preserve brain cells.”

To the Editor:
I had a meeting with Glencoe Police Chief, Mr. Raiter, and I tried to emphasize that the difference of tax savings between county-patrolled cities studied versus our city is 34 percent.
In my case, the extra cost on my city tax in 2017 was an extra $894 per our county treasurer. This is outrageous.

Ken Janssen has joined Gavin, Donley & Ostlund, Ltd., a Glencoe-based law firm, as an associate attorney.
Janssen received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota in 2010, and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of St. Thomas School of Law in 2013, graduating cum laude.
Prior to joining Gavin, Donley & Ostlund, Janssen worked as a public defender, serving primarily the White Earth tribe in northern Minnesota.
Janssen will be primarily practicing in the areas of criminal law, family law, civil matters, CHIPS, probate law and general litigation.