Chief Mike Henrich - 30 Years of Service

Winter Parking Regulations -- November 1st

Winter parking regulations will be enforced beginning today, November 1st. On-street parking is not allowed on any City street from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. If you have any questions, please call the Winsted Police Department at 485-2600.

Town Crier - November 4th City Council Meeting

The regular Winsted City Council meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 4th at 6:00 p.m. in order to be in compliance with State Statute restricting public meetings on an election day.

The City Council will start off the meeting by honoring Chief Mike Henrich on his thirty years of service to the community. Chief Henrich was appointed as a patrol officer by the City Council on November 5, 1979.

Under new business, the City Council will be provided with an update and be able to ask questions regarding the City’s “Small Cities Development Program.” Earlier this year, the City was awarded grant and low interest loan dollars to assist businesses with renovations and code improvements to their building. The grant administrator will be on hand to talk about the program and answer questions from prospective applicants. Five area businesses have already made application to the program.

The Winsted City Council will meet to discuss these items at their meeting on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 6 p.m. in the Winsted City Hall Council Chambers. If you need more information on an issue, call City Hall and ask for the City Staff Report (not all agenda items have a corresponding report) which will provide you with background and financial information on the topic. Meetings are broadcasted live on Winsted Channel 10 at 6 p.m. and replayed on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m., 7 p.m., and 10:30 p.m. In addition, pre-recorded City Council meeting videos can be viewed on the City of Winsted’s website at www.winsted.mn.us.

The “Town Crier” is created using the preliminary agenda for the upcoming City Council meeting. For a complete listing of all agenda items, please visit www.winsted.mn.us or pick up an agenda at City Hall.

Winsted Arts Council - November 14th

The newly formed "Winsted Arts Council" has scheduled an open meeting for Saturday, November 14th at 1:00 p.m. in the Vollmer Room at City Hall. The group will be hosting a discussion with John Davis, founder of the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center, on how a cultural center was created in New York Mills.

Town Crier - October 20th City Council Meeting

The Tuesday, October 20th, City Council meeting will begin with a presentation from the Winsted Lake Watershed Association (WLWA) regarding the treatment of curly leaf pondweed in Winsted Lake. The WLWA is requesting $6,000 from the City to treat curly leaf pondweed in 2010.

Under new business, the Adult Training and Habilitation Center will ask the City Council to consider the approval of a “Conditional Use Permit” (CUP) to allow for the operation of a thrift store at 311 Fairlawn Avenue West. The City of Winsted, through its CUP process, can limit the hours of operation, signage, lighting and other miscellaneous site aspects of the business. The proposed hours of operation for the thrift store are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and seasonal Saturday’s from 9 a.m. to Noon.

The Winsted City Council will meet to discuss these items at their meeting on Tuesday, October 20th at 6 p.m. in the Winsted City Hall Council Chambers. If you need more information on an issue, call City Hall and ask for the City Staff Report (not all agenda items have a corresponding report) which will provide you with background and financial information on the topic. Meetings are broadcasted live on Winsted Channel 10 at 6 p.m. and replayed on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m., 7 p.m., and 10:30 p.m. In addition, pre-recorded City Council meeting videos can be viewed on the City of Winsted’s website at www.winsted.mn.us.

The “Town Crier” is created using the preliminary agenda for the upcoming City Council meeting. For a complete listing of all agenda items, please visit www.winsted.mn.us or pick up an agenda at City Hall.

Crosswalk Sign is Placed

A suggestion made by Bruce Gatz at a previous City Council meeting has led to the placement of a crosswalk safety sign being put at the intersection of McLeod County Road 1 and Main Avenue West.

Where traffic control signals are not in place or in operation, a driver must stop for a pedestrian crossing within a marked crosswalk or at an intersection with no marked crosswalk. A vehicle that is stopped at a crosswalk can proceed once the pedestrian has completely crossed the lane in front of the stopped vehicle(Minnesota Safety Council).

Town Crier - October 6th City Council Meeting

The Tuesday, October 6th, City Council meeting will begin with a public hearing to get public testimony on a proposed landscape escrow ordinance. The ordinance would require individuals applying for a building permit to construct a new home, apartment, commercial or industrial building to provide an escrow payment (or deposit) to the City to ensure that landscaping is completed on the property. Single family home construction would be required to provide a $1,500 escrow payment, while apartment, commercial and industrial building projects would be required to escrow 125% of the estimated landscape costs. Escrow payments would be returned to the applicant upon the City verifying that the landscaping for the property has been completed. The ordinance would also stipulate that escrow payments would be forfeited to the City of Winsted if the applicant failed to have the required landscaping established within twelve months after a certificate of occupancy had been issued for the building project.

Under new business, the Roadhouse Coffee Shop will ask the City Council to consider the approval of a “consumptions and display” permit for their business. The permit would allow customers of the Roadhouse to bring in their own bottle of wine and consume it on-site. A “corking” fee would be charged dependent on food purchases made by the customer; however, the Roadhouse would not be permitted to sell (on-sale or off-sale) wine or other alcoholic beverages.

In other matters, the City Council will review an engineering report for Fairlawn Circle, consider adopting the 2009 capital improvement plan for the Winsted Airport, hear from Joe Johnson regarding his skydiving proposal and review correspondence from McLeod County regarding Winsted’s request to reduce speed and add a four-way stop on McLeod County Road 1. The letter from McLeod County has denied both requests of the City.

The Winsted City Council will meet to discuss these items at their meeting on Tuesday, October 6th at 6 p.m. in the Winsted City Hall Council Chambers. If you need more information on an issue, call City Hall and ask for the City Staff Report (not all agenda items have a corresponding report) which will provide you with background and financial information on the topic. Meetings are broadcasted live on Winsted Channel 10 at 6 p.m. and replayed on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m., 7 p.m., and 10:30 p.m. In addition, pre-recorded City Council meeting videos can be viewed on the City of Winsted’s website at www.winsted.mn.us.

The “Town Crier” is created using the preliminary agenda for the upcoming City Council meeting. For a complete listing of all agenda items, please visit www.winsted.mn.us or pick up an agenda at City Hall.