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Council debates selling municipal liquor store, tasks staff to value it; hires manager recommended by search

Kasson City Council · October 23, 2025

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Summary

Council members weighed keeping the municipally run liquor store (which has returned funds to city projects) against selling the asset while profitable; council asked staff for an independent valuation and agreed to revisit after observing new manager performance. The council hired Matthew James Olsen as manager effective Oct. 27.

Councilors engaged in an extended round‑table discussion about the municipal liquor store’s future: some argued the city should sell the recently renovated facility while it is profitable and invest proceeds (councilor suggested investing sale proceeds to generate equivalent…

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