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St. Cloud City Council Approves Franchise Fee Increase for Redevelopment Plans
The first step in a plan to redevelop two blighted areas of town got the approval of the St. Cloud City Council. They approved the increase of a franchise fee for both Xcel Energy and Connexus Energy going from three percent to four percent during their meeting Monday night.