On Tuesday October 8th at Cohasset City Hall, the Cohasset City Council held their regular scheduled city council meeting. Mayor Andy MacDonell provided a recap of that meeting. Click the link below to listen to the recap. You can read notes on the meeting after the link.
Meeting called to order at 7 from Mayor Andy MacDonell
All council members including mayor present
Work session meeting was concluded at 6:50 pm
Citizen Input
Kim Howard: Farmers Market
Looking at every Thursday possibly
Looking into other cities as well
Would like to participate in other community events but space is limited
Thanks to the city of Cohasset for providing public restrooms
Looking into vendor fees is also being considered
Hoping to have food trucks particpate as well
October 8th 2024 Meeting Agenda
One addition made to the agenda: 2024-21 Grant Funding Request
all other items were motioned and approved as written
Cohasset Fire Department
285 calls so far this season, about normal, will hit 300 plus this year at this rate
Andy submitted his resignation for retirement from the Fire Department after 23 years, letter was motioned and approved by council.
Recruitment is still an ongoing process
Parks and Recreation
lots of programming through out the summer and already starting for fall
Twins Baseball clinic: 150 kids, took place in May
T Ball: 88 kids participated, broken into 6 teams
Adult Flag Football
Paddle and Beer Event: 40 paddlers joined included people from Rochester, Green Bay and St Louis
Summer Solstice Celebration: 5 participated
Moth and Moon Hike: 18 participated
Star Party: Star and Moon viewing with high powered telescope, 26 people attended
Farmers Market
Thrill Seeker Mountain Biker Race: 300 racers attended
Fall: Soccer: 23 kids attended, kid football: 27 kids attended
Halloween Party: October 31st 2024, 5 pm to 7pm, open to public
Winter: Upcoming: Skiing and Hiking opportunities, Cribbage Club
Christmas Party: December 5th 5pm-7pm, Light the Night, Food, music, Santa, and fireworks.
Other Topics
Public Water: Tioga Pit public hearing date: Nov 26th at 7:05 pm at City Hall
Sewer Cleaning: Bid from Nelson Sanitation: accepted and approved by council
Employee Resignation and promotion: approved by council
New Employee Hire: approved by council
Forward Health Foundation: request to use Community Center for fundraising event: approved by council
Voting Funding: partnership with city of Cohasset and Itasca County: approved by council
Election Judges: $ 16 an hour: approved by council
Consent Agenda: approved as written by council
Announcements
City of Cohasset is offering property checks for residents that are leaving for extended periods of time. For more information please call the Cohasset City Hall.
Meeting Adjourned at 7:45 pm
Tony Schmid News Director Rapids Radio
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