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Moose Lake council approves routine contracts, fees and purchases; refers snowmobile club gambling request to liquor committee
Summary
At its Jan. 8 meeting, council approved routine motions including a transit service agreement, a municipal lottery contract, engineering services extension, the 2025 fee schedule and a skid-steer purchase. The Kettle River Snowmobile Club presented a gambling plan and council directed the liquor committee to review it.
The Moose Lake City Council on Jan. 8 approved several routine contracts, a fee schedule and capital purchases and heard an informational presentation from a regional snowmobile club seeking a venue for pull-tab gambling.
Motions approved by voice vote included the 2025 Transit service agreement ($500 per month, Jan. 120202025 to Dec. 31, 2025), renewal of the Minnesota State Lottery retailer contract (Feb. 15, 202520to Feb. 2026), an engineering-services supplement with Elliot Hendrickson Incorporated to provide services through 2027, the 2025 City fee schedule (which added an hourly-based public data request fee per city attorney direction), and the purchase of a new skid steer with an estimated trade-in value of $33,000 and net city cost near $46,526. Council also approved an application by the Sturgeon Lake Area Lions Club to conduct off-site gambling for an ice-fishing contest on Feb. 15.
Sean Adams, vice president of the Kettle River Snowmobile Club, told council the club is seeking a gambling venue as it transitions toward 501(c)(3) status and licenses a gambling manager; Adams said a statutory requirement directs that a minimum of 70% of net receipts be donated to community causes and described plans to use revenue for trail repairs, bridge replacement and expanded safety training for youth. Council members said the topic will go to the liquor committee for review before any licensing or venue agreement is finalized.
Most votes were recorded as voice votes with "all in favor" statements in the transcript; the record did not include roll-call tallies for individual council members. Staff said the liquor committee will take up the snowmobile-club request and that additional details on contracts and purchases will be available in committee and staff reports.
