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Sartell Mayor Ryan Fitzthum is the latest featured person on WJON's My Life Series. Ryan grew up in the Sartell, his father worked for Simonson Lumber before teaching at Sartell High School.

Sartell's River Crossing development is taking shape. Mayor Ryan Fitzthum joined me on WJON and explains that Aldi Grocery Store will open within the next month and he anticipates a November opening.

Sartell expects 2023 to be a big year for commercial development in their community. An area that is seeing some substantial growth is the River Crossing Development along Highway 15 and County Road 1.

The city of Sartell saw lots of growth in 2022 both commercially and with additional single family homes. Sartell Mayor Ryan Fitzthum joined me on WJON. He expects even more growth commercially for the city in 2023.

Sartell has one hotel, the AmericInn, but is pushing for more. Sartell Mayor Ryan Fitzthum joined me on WJON today. He says he'd like to see a new hotel built this or next year. The location for this is likely to be between County Road 120 and County Road 1 along the Highway 15 corridor.

Sartell for quite awhile has been hinting at a big announcement of a business development along Highway 15 and County Road 1 (River Road). Sartell Mayor Ryan Fitzthum joined me on WJON today. He says they still cannot officially announce all the details of the expected restaurant and retail additions on the west side of Highway 15 at river crossing and county road 1.

Sartell has become a destination spot for sports tournaments. Sartell Mayor Ryan Fitzthum joined me on WJON today. He says the city brings people to the community for tournaments often but many people leave for surrounding communities to stay in hotels and eat at restaurants.

The City of Sartell is combining their Park and Rec offerings with the Sartell-St. Stephen School District. Sartell Mayor Ryan Fitzthum joined me on WJON today. He says the city and school district have worked together on offerings before but this merging of Park & Rec offerings will be more efficient both both parties.

Sartell Mayor Ryan Fitzthum joined me on WJON today. He says the city council approved the refund of the 2020 liquor license for Sartell bars and restaurants. He says the savings for these businesses is approximately $3,000 per. He says the city is also looking to hire their first full-time fire chief and Sartell is offering a virtual tour of their new public safety facility which houses their police and fire departments.

Sartell Mayor Ryan Fitzthum joined me on WJON today. He says he and city is encouraging people to spend money locally to support Sartell businesses which includes local restaurants and bars that offer take out or delivery.