Council lends support to natural gas study
By Sue Sitter - | Apr 10, 2021
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Cody Chilson of Dakota Natural Gas gives a presentation to the Rugby City Council April 5.
The Rugby City Council gave its support at its April meeting to a plan by energy firm Dakota Natural Gas for a feasibility study to bring natural gas to the community.
Cody Chilson, the firm’s vice president of operations, and Greg Palmer, president of the firm, presented their proposal to the council at its regular meeting April 5 at city hall.
The energy firm comes under the umbrella of Greater Minnesota Synergy and, according to Chilson, formed after American Crystal Sugar and the city of Drayton requested natural gas service.
Council focuses on rec complex issues
By Sue Sitter - | Dec 12, 2020
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A worker takes advantage of warmer winter weather to finish a project at the Rugby Recreation Complex.
The Rugby Recreation Complex took the spotlight at the regular monthly meeting for the Rugby City Council Monday, Dec. 7 at city hall.
Austin Harles of MBF Drain Tile Systems, LLC, attended the meeting by phone to describe drain tile work he placed underground at the baseball diamonds at the complex.
“The drain tile’s 100 percent in,” Harles said. “All of it’s in.” Harles said additional work had yet to be completed to even the field, replace soil and plant grass seed to replace sod that had been removed early in October. The sod was destroyed by a snap of cold weather and light snowfall during that time.