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Council approves city acquisition at 429 Riverside, denies downtown first-floor housing request; grants PERA exclusion for city administrator
Summary
The Crookston City Council unanimously approved a resolution to acquire and demolish the flood-damaged property at 429 Riverside Ave., rejected a conditional-use permit to allow first-floor residential units in the Central Business District, and approved an administrative resolution allowing city administrator Jeff Schubert to opt into a defined-contribution plan instead of the PERA coordinated plan.
The Crookston City Council voted on three formal actions during its meeting. The council approved a resolution authorizing the city to acquire and demolish the flood-damaged structure at 429 Riverside Avenue so the property can become city-owned and cleared. Council members said staff will complete documentation and signatures so the property will be transferred out of the resident’s name into city ownership.
A second contested action concerned a conditional-use permit request for Parcel…
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