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Council heads into closed session on clinic negotiations after public criticism of health system tactics
Summary
The council moved to a closed session under Minnesota statute to discuss preliminary property negotiations for a health clinic; councilors and residents criticized the negotiating behavior of a health system during public comment and in council remarks.
The Virginia City Council moved into a closed session on May 27 to discuss preliminary property negotiations for the possible sale of land tied to a clinic, and later directed staff to proceed with negotiations as discussed in the closed session.
Legal counsel Brian Lindsey told the council that, since the prior meeting, he and city staff had reached out to a health system (named in meeting discussion) and had “had some very positive meetings since then,” and that additional information would be presented in the closed session.
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