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Kettle River council adopts facilities plan, approves ordinance on lead service lines and seeks state funding
Summary
After a public hearing, the Kettle River City Council unanimously adopted a Facilities Plan, approved multiple resolutions to pursue Minnesota public‑facilities funding, and enacted Ordinance 115 to replace lead service lines.
At its April 14 meeting, the Kettle River City Council unanimously adopted the City Facilities Plan, approved a set of resolutions to pursue state funding for public facilities, and passed Ordinance 115 authorizing replacement of lead service lines.
The council opened a public hearing at 7:02 p.m. for Bollig, represented by Kris Ambuehl, who said Bollig is pursuing funding for Kettle River facilities improvement projects including water distribution upgrades, additional water storage, wastewater system work and replacement of lead service lines. Following the presentation and public hearing, councilors voted to proceed with several formal items authorizing application for funding and adopting the facilities plan.
Council passed Resolution 2026‑03 (MPFA application resolution and certifications), Resolution 2026‑04 associated with Ordinance 115, Resolution 2026‑05 to apply to the Minnesota public facilities program, and Resolution 2026‑06 adopting the city facilities plan. Each resolution was moved and seconded on the record and approved unanimously. The council then moved to adopt Ordinance 115, described in the agenda as the replacement of lead service lines; the ordinance was accepted by unanimous vote.
The actions authorize staff to apply for the identified funding opportunities and implement the adopted facilities plan; the record does not specify exact grant amounts or the ordinance effective date. The city’s next procedural steps are to submit applications under the resolutions and to begin administrative steps required to implement the facilities plan and schedule lead service‑line replacements as funding and timelines allow.
The public hearing record lists Bollig (Kris Ambuehl) as the presenter; no direct funding amounts or grant award decisions were recorded at the meeting. The council’s formal votes were unanimous on the recorded resolutions and Ordinance 115.
