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Waite Park council approves consent items, applies for MnDOT pedestrian grant and names new fire captain
Summary
The Waite Park City Council approved several consent items, voted to submit a MnDOT Active Transportation Program application for a Second Avenue South crossing, and appointed firefighter David Steichen as captain through Dec. 31, 2026; council set its next meeting for Jan. 21.
The Waite Park City Council approved a package of routine consent items, authorized an application to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Active Transportation Program for a potential crosswalk on Second Avenue South, and appointed David Steichen to the city’s open fire captain position.
The actions came during a regular council meeting in which councilmembers voted unanimously on each measure. Councilmembers approved donations to the city, renewed property and casualty insurance, granted a temporary gambling permit to the Midwest Youth Foundation and approved a Tri-County Humane Society agreement as part of the consent agenda; the council pulled the MnDOT Active Transportation Program application (item E) for…
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