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The Cold Spring Police and Fire Departments released their findings over the past year in their 2015 annual reports at tonight's (Tuesday) City Council meeting.

The city of Cold Spring is close to finalizing a purchase of land to be used for drilling water wells.

A new $10 million retail project along Highway 23 was approved by the Cold Spring city council on Tuesday night. The plan calls for a new Wenner's Do it Best Hardware and Rental and the corner of Highway 23 and County Road 2. A Super America currently sits on the site.

Cold Spring is looking to start a city Facebook page in the near future. Cold Spring currently has a website, but no social media accounts. The city is looking to hire a company to create and manage social media accounts.

The Cold Spring City Council approved a feasibility study on a downtown upgrade project. The downtown streetscape project would upgrade Red River Avenue in 2016 and Main Street in 2017.

The Cold Spring-Richmond Police department saw a slight increase in calls and recorded traffic stops last year. The department responded to 5,189 calls for service or self-created incidents last year compared to 4,099 in 2013.

Cold Spring residents are encouraged to apply for an open seat on the city council. The seat is open because former council member Bob Thelen was sworn in as mayor earlier this month.

Cold Spring is weighing the possibility of a different site for its library. Right now the library is located in the city hall building, but because their circulation and programs are growing, they're running out of room.

The Cold Spring Police Department is looking to get a prescription drug medication drop box. The drop box would be available for anyone in the city to use if they had excess or unused prescription drugs.

After a sometimes rough and bumpy 2014, Cold Spring has a new mayor ready to lead the city. Bob Thelen took the oath of office on Tuesday night during the city council meeting.