The Willmar City Council on Monday, Nov. 6, unanimously approved a water rate increase and in a split 6-1 vote approved electric rate increases. Water rates will increase by 20% beginning January 2024 and electric rates will increase 5%.
The full title of this article by Adam Schrader (Artnet) is “How Georgia O’Keeffe’s Brief Refuge in Bermuda May Have Inspired Her Fateful Move to New Mexico.” He writes about O’Keeffe’s time spent on the island and the series of 14 drawings she created there (two of which are in the collection of Masterworks Museum…
Many Suite Liv'n properties in the city have been operating without a renewed rental license for several months as the owners made required improvements to the properties. The memorandum of understanding was for the council to endorse the process the city has followed in working with the owners.
The Willmar City Council on Monday hesitantly approved the proposed 2024 preliminary levy, which is a 15% increase over the 2023 levy. Councilors were not in favor of the increase to the city's operating fund.