Sentinel Correspondent
WELCOME The Welcome City Council approved the zoning report. They also approved the bid for seal coating and patching of several streets on the south side of town from Pearson Brothers.
They continued the discussion of the wastewater issue with sludge removal. City employee, Max Longley, reported that he had contacted some nearby towns and Madelia and Winnebago had aerated digesters similar to the Welcome system. He will continue to investigate possible solutions and compare to the other towns as asked by the council. Madelia has a new mixer to add water and keep up the suspension of sludge. Winnebago has a propeller on their digester. Longley will ask what they paid and where they got the systems and if they are efficient. He will report to the council at the next meeting. An engineer from SEH is also working on a system of jets or spray nozzles to flush the water and sludge. The council approved asking for this study after some discussion about the need f
Sentinel Correspondent
WELCOME Three reminders for Welcome residents: First, remember to get your fire department fundraiser raffle ticket from any Welcome firefighter. Second, remember to file affidavits of candidacy for township elections by Jan. 12, with the township clerk. And lastly, remember to write ‘2021’ for the year now.
COVID-19 testing continues at the National Guard Armory in Fairmont from noon to 6 p.m. on Jan. 13-16, Jan. 20-22 and Jan. 27-30. This is free and open to anyone, symptoms or no symptoms. Register online at primarybio.com/r/Fairmont, call the MN Department of Health at 1-855-612-0677 or go online at www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/testsites. Registering helps to keep wait times short and give people plenty of space for social distancing.
Sentinel Correspondent
Welcome City Council meeting held Tuesday began with the mayor, Jack Newville, and new councilman, Elroy Glidden, taking the oath of office. The meeting was live streamed on Zoom also. The council set the fees that were listed in the city code book. They also designated Welcome City Hall as a polling place for the 2022 election.
The committees for the year were appointed by Mayor Newville.
The reports from city employees were received and the council approved the request from the Welcome Legion to postpone getting their license until their re-opening.
Clothing monies for city employees, Max and Brock, was discussed and they will receive the year’s monies each January.