St. Cloud City Council members and the Mayor clashed on a couple of issues during Monday night's meeting. The first was the topic of revisions to the council's rules of order.
A recall of St. Cloud city council members and the mayor is one of three options a group of residents is looking into. John Palmer says 14 people gathered on Friday to begin the process of looking into the city's Home Rule Charter.
There was high drama at Monday night's St. Cloud city council meeting. After a long 2 1/2 hour debate over whether to change the city's ordinance and raise the legal age to buy tobacco products to 21 years old, the city council narrowly approved the measure by a 4-3 vote.
Residents, retailers, and anyone else have a chance to weigh in on what the legal age should be to buy tobacco products in St. Cloud. The city council will hold a public hearing during their meeting on Monday night to consider raising the minimum age to buy tobacco up to 21.
The St. Cloud city council has voted to hold a study session in October on the possibility of changing the tobacco buying age, instead of holding a public hearing.
St. Cloud could be the next city to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products to 21. During Monday night's meeting the city council will set a public hearing for October 9th to discuss the issue.
A plan to build a new Coborn's grocery store in north St. Cloud can move forward. The St. Cloud City Council Monday amended the Planned Unit Development to allow the grocery to go into the former YMCA lot.
Another new choice in locally brewed beer is coming to the Granite City. The St. Cloud City Council Monday night approved a request to amend a Planned Unit Development to allow "Pantown Brewing Company" to start operating.
Construction in south St. Cloud continues to flourish. The St. Cloud City Council approved a request Monday night to rezone a 12 acre piece of land at the intersection of County Road 136 and 33rd Street South.