Sauk Rapids Police Chief Perry Beise and Mayor Brad Gunderson honored retired police officer Troy Burklund during tonight's (Monday) city council meeting.
The Sauk Rapids city council has tightened the regulations on who is allowed to sell electronic cigarettes. City Attorney Adam Ripple says there was no licensing requirement for a business to sell e-cigs in the city limits.
The Sauk Rapids city council has put a one-year moratorium on any new data towers in the city. Community Development Director Todd Schultz says right now towers are either not allowed in residential areas, or are strongly discouraged.
The Sauk Rapids city council heard updates on two planned connecting road construction projects this (Monday) evening. First, the council approved the plans for the County Road 3 project, from the west ramp of Highway 10 to County Road 1.
The Sauk Rapids city council has voted to reduce the speaking time allowed to residents at their meetings. Last (Monday) night the council voted 3-1 to reduce the open forum time from 10 minutes per person down to two minutes.
A treatment facility in Sauk Rapids has been given the approval to expand. The city council unanimously approved a Conditional Use Permit for Journey Home, which is operated by the CentraCare Health System.
Sauk Rapids is the latest metro area city to join the Regional Human Rights Office. The city council voted four-to-one tonight (Monday) to take St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis up on his offer to join at no cost to the city for the next 30 months.
A plan to bring a gun range to Sauk Rapids is one step closer to becoming a reality. The city council unanimously approved a Conditional Use Permit during their meeting this (Tuesday) evening for the business Firing Line LLC.
Sauk Rapids is moving forward on a plan to develop 17 acres of land in the Industrial Park East. The city council this (Monday) evening voted unanimously to waive an assessment fee for the construction of a new road.
Sauk Rapids is the latest community to lower their building fees, in an effort to increase new home construction. The city council unanimously approved a plan this (Monday) evening to cut the sewer and water assessment and park fees in half from a total of $6,100 down to $3050.