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Council approves Town & Country Days permits, land sale, lot split and trail grant applications
Summary
Paynesville council approved event permits for Town & Country Days, accepted a $10,000 park donation, approved a sale of city property to John and Charlene Laughlin and approved a lot split for DND Storage; it also approved a resolution to pursue a federal carbon‑reduction grant to finish a trail connection.
The Paynesville City Council voted to approve several routine but consequential items, including event permits for the 2026 Town & Country Days, a private donation to a park, multiple land transactions and a grant application to complete a key trail link.
Jacob Bertram, part‑time executive director of the Chamber of Commerce, outlined the Chamber’s plan for Town & Country Days (June 17–20), including family night, carnival dates, a free concert by the band Diamondback, a Thursday parade and a local‑goods raffle. Council approved a single-motion package that granted the parade permit and temporary street closures, allowed camping within city limits with a licensed electrician to hook up the city generator for camping, waved applicable permit fees and authorized use of Gazebo Park and 65 Lake Avenue for the event. Council members discussed public‑safety staffing for potentially large crowds and asked Chamber representatives to coordinate with the police chief on staffing and parking plans.
The council accepted a $10,000 donation from Rick and Barb Kane to purchase playground equipment at Ampy Park; the motion clarified this was the previously approved allocation with clarified funding source. The council also approved Resolution 26‑12, authorizing sale of a city parcel to John and Charlene Laughlin and directing the mayor and city administrator to sign closing documents.
Following a public hearing on a proposed lot split and easement vacations, the council approved Resolution 2026‑13 allowing lot line rearrangement for DND Storage and Kronis Builders to accommodate a new building and vacate two utility/drainage easements as described by the owners. Staff noted planning commission recommendation to approve the split.
Staff described the remaining trail gap that would link the Lake Coronis Recreational Trail to the Glacial Lakes Trail (estimated total for the final segment roughly $250,000). The council approved Resolution 26‑15 to apply for a federal Carbon Reduction Program grant for approximately $200,000 (up to 80% of the segment cost) with an anticipated city share of about $25,000 if awarded.
Votes on the listed items were carried without recorded opposition.
