Breckenridge City Council met on Monday, Oct. 16, at 5 p.m. to a fuller than usual room in the audience. Returning after sustaining an accident a few weeks ago in
The Breckenridge Active Living Committee met at 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 14 in Breckenridge, Minnesota. The meeting minutes were approved and the committee quickly focused on the upcoming Headwaters Day
The Breckenridge, Minnesota, Active Living Committee has surpassed their fundraising goal for a city dog park expected to be built in 2021 at a location by the Breckenridge Family Community Center. The committee received $35,018.97 in grants and donations for the project.
Area doctors Lucy and Vartan Malkasian donated $30,000 to the project, City Administrator Renae Smith said. Richland-Wilkin Community Foundation awarded the Active Living Committee a $4,243.97 grant and the remaining donations have come from various community donors.
The active living committee began fundraising efforts in October, with a goal of raising $30,000 for the park. Lori Gefre, city billing clerk and committee member, created a GoFundMe to streamline donations. The fundraiser had collected $805 as of Dec. 9.