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Council member questions 'red flags' in bills

The routine practice of paying bills was once again not so routine at the Alexandria City Council’s March 14 meeting. Council member Virgil Batesole pulled the bills out of the council’s consent agenda so they could be considered separately, something he did at the council’s January and February meetings as well.

By Al Edenloff , March 18, 2011

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Alexandria City Council hears about declining liquor sales

Sales and profits dipped a bit at Alexandria’s two city-owned liquor stores last year.

By Al Edenloff , March 15, 2011

Meeting - Alexandria City Council March 14

March 11, 2011

Council news: Alexandria fire damage in 2010 adds up to $528,000

Fire destroyed $528,000 worth of property in Alexandria last year but it could have been much worse.

By Al Edenloff , March 01, 2011

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Police officer escorts Alexandria council member out of meeting

Police officer escorts Alexandria council member out of meeting A heated discussion at an Alexandria City Council meeting Monday night spun so out of control that Mayor Dan Ness ordered a police officer to escort Ward 1 council member Virgil Batesole out of the building.

By Al Edenloff , February 15, 2011

Alexandria City Council breezes through first meeting of 2011

The Alexandria City Council agreed to amend two revenue notes issued to St. Mary’s Church totaling nearly $4 million.

By Al Edenloff , January 11, 2011

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Some fees in Alexandia won't go up after all

Not as many fees will go up in Alexandria as originally proposed. At its meeting Monday night, the Alexandria City Council eliminated, reduced or held off many of the fees it gave preliminary approval to last month.

By Al Edenloff , December 28, 2010

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More bids awarded for police station work

Another round of bids – adding up to nearly $1.6 million – was approved for the new Alexandria police station tonight.

By Al Edenloff , August 10, 2010

Geneva Road awaits upgrade that bicyclists will like

It’s been about eight years in the making but it appears that a one-mile stretch of Geneva Road is headed for a major upgrade.

By Al Edenloff , July 14, 2010

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Geneva Road headed for an upgrade that bicyclists will like

It’s been about eight years in the making but it appears that a one-mile stretch of Geneva Road is headed for a major upgrade.

By Al Edenloff , July 13, 2010

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Nine-member council created to find new efficiencies in government

In an effort to get Minnesota governments working more efficiently, State Auditor Rebecca Otto announced Thursday the formation of the new Collaborative Governance Council.

By Staff Report , June 06, 2010

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COUNCIL NEWS: Knute Nelson's new senior living campus rolls ahead

Knute Nelson’s plans to build a 139-unit senior living campus rolled smoothly ahead at Monday night's Alexandria City Council meeting. Other noteworthy topics – a change order for the police station project, an overlay bid that was well over the city's estimate, the pothole problem at the post office and more.

By Al Edenloff , May 25, 2010

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Alexandria to fill vacancy left by police officer's death

The Alexandria Police Department will soon be getting a new patrol officer. At its meeting Monday night, the Alexandria City Council ratified Mayor Dan Ness’s decision authorizing Alexandria Police Chief Rick Wyffels to hire an officer.

By Al Edenloff , March 26, 2010

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City council honors township leader

It was a rare and somber way to start a meeting. Alexndria Mayor Dan Ness called for a moment of silence at Monday night’s city council meeting in honor of Jim Casper, an Alexandria Township Board supervisor who also served eight years on the city/township joint planning board.

By Al Edenloff , January 15, 2010

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A more inclusive Alexandria? That's the goal of city's newest committee

The city of Alexandria is forming a new committee to start the new year on a welcoming note – a cultural inclusiveness committee.

By Al Edenloff , December 31, 2009

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