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The Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch
The Sleepy Eye City Council meeting on Tuesday evening, July 13, opened with a review of the 2020 audit by Sara Oberloh, of Oberloh & Oberloh, Ltd., the firm who the city contracts for the service. Oberloh said the city s financial record keeping resulted in a clean audit. She spent considerable time going over the various fund balances with no concerns expressed by the council.
The first action item was consideration of the purchase of property at 117 2nd Avenue SW (the house just north of the fire hall) to provide space for possible future expansion of the fire hall. City Manager Bob Elston said the cost of purchasing the property and adding space for fire department needs would be much less than building a new facility at a different location. Fire Chief Ron Zinniel agreed with Elston and said the department will need that space at some time. Elston said if the city purchases the building they would continue renting the apartments to the curre
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SLEEPY EYE Lower liquor license renewal fees for 2021-2022 were unanimously approved by the Sleepy Eye City Council Tuesday.
City Manager Bob Elston said one of two establishments in town requested the license fee reduction because they were closed for 51 days in the previous license period due to Governor Tim Walz’sorders, so a 14 percent fee reduction was given to Meyer’s Bar and the Sleepy Eye Servicemen’s Club.
Fees were reduced $350, from $2,400 to $2,050 for licenses effective July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022.
A number of ordinances for lot sales were approved.
The city council unanimously approved:
Buying a $3,975 Grayco painting machine for painting parking strips, motion by Doug Pelzel, seconded by Scott Krzmarzick. City Manager Bob Elston said the city’s existing machine was about 25 years old, wore out and parts were no longer available.
Feb 10, 2021
SLEEPY EYE The Sleepy Eye City Council unanimously approved the reading of ordinances to sell lots in the Sleepy Hollow 5th Addition and in the Snow property Tuesday.
The city council approved:
⢠The first reading of Ordinance 180 to sell Lot 7, Block 4 to Greg and Deb Braulick for $32,000 was called by Councilor Gary Windschitl.
⢠The second reading of Ordinance 176 to sell Lot 14, Block 1 to Rod and Vickie Schumacher in the Snow First Addition came on a motion by Councilor Doug Pelzel, seconded by Councilor Nate Stevermer.
⢠The second reading of Ordinance 178 to sell Lots 3, 4, and 5, Sleepy Hollow Fifth Addition to John Pelzel came on Stevermer’s motion, seconded by Christina Andres.