work session above. Notice toward the end of this video MPCA Riverine standards are changing and Little Falls(and other Mn cities) are trying to find a way around abiding by those new changes, by filing lawsuits against MPCA. Our EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) and MPCA were formed to protect our water. Period. Gordon Rosenmeier(Little Falls own) founded the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. It is deceitful for the city staff and council to suggest that drinking water quality may not improve by abiding by the new standards on discharge of sediments, phosphorus, nitrates and more into streams and the Mississippi. The reason for the new standards is that the Mississippi and other streams are dying!! Lake Pepin at the base of the Mississippi in Southeastern Minnesota, is in REAL trouble. It is everyones responsibility to protect our waters. This spring the entire watershed district in this area, will be monitored by the MPCA, finally. I will be part of that, in that I am a citizen stream monitor for Little Elk River(Creek) since last summer. You can be part too. Just contact the MPCA, they are in great need of more people to monitor streams, lake and rivers in Minnesota. Especially around here. Notice also at the end of the video, the discussion of the city staff doing work for the school district. This is the second project that city staff time, has been donated (on your nickel) to the school district. Greg Kimman says it will take an ENTIRE DAY for staff to accomplish this. What an outrage. Let the school pay for school projects. The ball field design was authorized by city council to be drafted by city staff in the future. Both of these school projects should have been paid for by the school district and ALL OF MORRISON COUNTY TAXPAYERS....not just Littlefallsians. The school wants to sell the property, and will likely make a profit. You would not see this type of activity in larger cities....it would be frowned upon and called out for what it is. MISUSE OF PUBLIC FUNDS. I see great hypocrisy and a double standard here. Jeremy Hanfler and others on the council griped about the humane society being given Little Falls tax dollars AND Morrison county tax dollars. He and others stated their objections to this double billing for the humane society. Now out of the other side of their mouth, they say it's ok for Little Falls taxpayers to solely foot the bill on TWO school district projects, that ALL Morrison county taxpayers should have paid for. This is not right. Your council is lawless, and passes these type of things, because THEY CAN. If you object to either of these votes, I suggest letting city staff and council know. Call 320-616-5500. You can also contact Mayor Greg Zylka at Coborn's superstore, where he is the manager. Phone 320-632-2367. Or his cell is 320-232-9336. Email gzylka@charter.net Or call Brad Hircock, Alderman at Large, everyones representative at Coborns pharmacy 320-632-2380.
Or you can call Nancy Hendricks, the school districts financial officer, and ask her if the school district paid the city for the assessments on 18th street.
I wonder if the school has paid off all the city assessments? Or did the city forgive them their indebtedness ?????
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city council meeting 2-16-16
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