Waite Park

Waite Park will support the St. Cloud Regional Airport in spirit, but not financially. The city council voted last (Monday) night not to give $1,000 in the latest effort to attract an air carrier.

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Six employees of a Waite Park company are under observation after a lightning strike near their workplace.

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The 47th annual Waite Park Family Fun Fest is this week. There will be a disc golf tournament is today (Tuesday) at the River's Edge Disc Golf course.

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A new grain elevator has been proposed for St. Joseph Township. Archer Daniels Midland wants to build the $20 million facility on a 70-acre site that would eventually become part of the city of Waite Park.

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Official papers incorporating the Village of Waite Park were filed at 4:00 pm on March 20, 1893. 25 families were living in Waite Park at the time. The first village council meeting was held on April 17, 1893. Waite Park is named for Henry C. Waite. Waite was originally from New York, where he worked as a lawyer.

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A Waite Park task force is recommending a long list of ideas, to help streamline city services. The task force made their presentation to the city council last (Monday) night, which will now start the process of implementing the ideas.

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The city of Waite Park is expecting to lose an additional $237,000 in Local Government Aid in 2011. That's on top of the nearly $633,000 that has already been cut. In his State of the City Address this morning, Miller says budgeting will be difficult with lower revenues and increased demand for services.

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Waite Park mayor Rick Miller will deliver his annual State of the City address this (Thursday) morning. The speech will begin at 8:00 a.m. in the city council chambers.

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A new restaurant seems to have popped up overnight in Waite Park. Texas Roadhouse is currently in the final stages of construction, and will open on March 28th.

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The speed limit is going up on a popular corridor behind Crossroads Center. A speed study by the Minnesota Department of Transportation and 3rd Street North has determined the speed limit should be increased to 35 miles per hour.

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