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Resident backs Hopkins Park candidate; state representative urges council to address marina parking

St. Cloud City Council · January 8, 2026
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Resident Theresa Melhot urged the council to support Shania Shelton for Hopkins Park education program supervisor; council members said hiring is a city manager decision. Representative Paul Stark asked the council to address evening marina parking and said the item will be on a February agenda.

Theresa Melhot, a resident of 2924 Cobre Circle, addressed the St. Cloud City Council during the citizen forum to urge support for Shania Shelton for the education program supervisor role at Hopkins Park. Melhot said she has observed Shelton’s work for more than a decade and called her the "only choice" for the position.

Melhot read a letter she said she…

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