Posted: 6/16/04
By Barbara Brown
Rush City is expected to expand its borders once again.
During the councilís regular Monday night meeting, it tentatively accepted the annexation of about 30 acres on the southeast corner of the interchange on I-35.
The section of land is south of the Rush Creek Bluff development.
Landowners Richard and Kelly Lindstrom live on a seven-acre parcel adjacent to a large parcel of land owned by the Rumpel Family Farm Limited Partnership.
Both pieces would be annexed by the city and a preliminary concept plan shows a development of 52 new houses on the land.
The home where the Lindstroms live would remain on the land and occupy lot 13; a 1.6 acre parcel in the neighborhood but may be sold to another owner.
Kelly Lindstrom appeared before the council at the June 14 meeting to answer questions for the council.
Mayor Mike Skalsky said he did not expect the council to deny the request, but that the Lindstroms may have to wait about two weeks for final approval of the annexation.
He said the city council and planning commission have been working together to develop subdivision ordinances that address the cityís goals for the future and those may not be ready for about two weeks.
Lindstrom agreed to the wait after the council assured her that it believed the annexation would be approved.
Also at the June 14 meeting, the council received a request from Robert and Audrey Anderson to annex 40 acres of their property into the city.
The parcel is located to the northwest of the new industrial park property.
The petition was accepted and a public hearing on the request will be June 28 at 6:45 p.m.
In other council business:
ïÝThe council accepted a grant on behalf of the Rush City Fire Department of $1,500 from Lake State Federal Credit Union. That money, along with money from a East Central Minnesota Emergency Services grant, was used to buy two new defibrillators.
ï The council approved the sale of the 1957 fire truck to Raymond Johnson for $505.50.
ï The city received a certificate of commendation from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for efforts to improve water quality of the stateís rivers and lakes through efforts at the cityís wastewater treatment plant.
ï The Rush City Jaycees, HeatCo softball tournament, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Eagles and Brookside Golf Club all received renewals of liquor licenses.
City Council member Michael Louzek also asked that the council to publicly recognize the people who organized the Rush City fly-in. A recognition will be planned.
City Administrator Daniel Hoffman told the council the event June 13 was the second busiest since the eventís inception, with more than 600 people attending.
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