Sauk Rapids city council

The Sauk Rapids city council has approved the hiring of a lobbyist at the Minnesota State Legislature. The city is looking to join forces with the other area metro cities to hire a lobbying firm to help extend the half-cent sales tax, which is set to expire in 2018

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With a new Mayor and three new council members, the Sauk Rapids City Council has a very different look. New Mayor Brad Gunderson and new Council members Steve Heinen and Nick Sauer all took the Oath of Office this (Monday) evening.

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Sauk Rapids will officially have a new mayor as of this (Monday) evening. Newly elected Brad Gunderson will be sworn into office at the start of the city council meeting. He ran unopposed in last November's election.

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Candidates interested in filling a soon-to-be vacant Sauk Rapids Council seat will be interviewed this (Monday) evening. The vacancy is because current council member Brad Gunderson will become the city's next Mayor next week.

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The Sauk Rapids city council continues to move ahead with their plan to consolidate the city's garbage collection. During tonight's (Monday) meeting, the council made a number of decisions about what should be included in a city contract with a garbage hauler.

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The Sauk Rapids City Council will begin the process of filling a soon-to-be vacant council seat. The vacancy will happen in early January, when current council member Brad Gunderson gets sworn-in as the new Mayor.

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Be prepared for some construction work on Benton Drive in Sauk Rapids. Officials plan to redo a three-block section of the road from 2nd Street South to 5th Street South.

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The Sauk Rapids City Council has voted to make a change to a busy intersection. For several years the council has discussed the need to make improvements to the five-leg Benton Drive/5th Street South/2nd Avenue South intersection.

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It took nearly five years, but Sauk Rapids is finally getting it's out disc golf course.The city council voted 3-2 on Monday night to approve a new 18 hole course at Mayhew Creek Park, adjacent to the Sauk Rapids-Rice high school.

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The Sauk Rapids city council approved a preliminary budget and levy for 2012 that's basically the same as this year. The city council will vote on the final levy and budget for 2012 on December 12th.

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