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The Waseca City Council approved a resolution naming Public Utilities director Carl Sonnenberg as interim city manager to replace outgoing manager Lee Mattson, effective Nov. 30, 2022. A motion was also approved to postpone the hiring of a full time city manager until the new council is seated in...
A topic of lengthy discussion at the November 1, 2022 Waseca City Council meeting addressed the condition of the four blowers which act as the “lungs” of the wastewater treatment plant, spinning at 25,000 revolutions per minute to deliver air into the raw sludge sewage, allowing bacteria to break...
Members of the Waseca City Council held their final budget study session prior to approving a preliminary tax increase of 11.2 percent during their regular meeting September 20, 2022.
What does this mean for Waseca residents?
It does not mean residents will be paying 11% more: The effective...
Every seat was full Tuesday evening in Waseca City Hall as council members voted 4-3 to approve a controversial one-year moratorium on THC, the psychoactive chemical in marijuana. Under the moratorium, no new businesses will be allowed to sell THC infused products in the city of Waseca for up to...
CONSTITUTION WEEK — Representing the Daughters of the American Revolution at the September 6 Waseca City Council meeting were, from left, Angie Sipe, Susan Jirele, and Marilyn Wilkus. Pictured with them is Mayor Roy Srp.
A genuinely light-hearted regular city council meeting occurred in Waseca Tuesday evening. The gathering included a proclamation from Mayor Srp, in addition to his announcement of his “long goodbye” as he is not seeking reelection. Also mentioned in the meeting were a birth announcement, a...
Updates on the recent state legislative session were heard and discussion of the THC moratorium continued during the regular meeting of the Waseca City Council August 16, 2022.
THC is the psychedelic component in marijuana. The current state law allows sales of THC products with no more than...
Two topics of conversation dominated the August 3 regular meeting of the Waseca City Council: the project underway in the Gator Lake area and a new state law regarding the use of THC in foods and beverages.
Gator Lake/Public Comment
Through 40 minutes of public comment and Gator Lake...
Waseca City Manager Lee Mattson announced at the Tuesday, July 5 council meeting that council member Ted Conrath had submitted his resignation. Conrath was not present at the meeting to explain why he resigned, but Mattson stated that it was “due to personal reasons.”
Council member Jeremy...
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