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Moose Lake council prioritizes campground and park upgrades for sales-tax project
Summary
Council reached consensus to prioritize campground and city park upgrades as the city’s sales-and-use-tax project; members discussed using revenue-generating departments and potential funding from the liquor fund for municipal building upgrades.
The Moose Lake City Council on July 23 reached consensus to prioritize upgrades to the city campground and the city park as the local sales-and-use-tax project. Councilors discussed project selection criteria and revenue implications before the consensus was recorded.
Mayor Jim Michalski urged using sales-tax revenue for projects in departments that generate revenue, while Councilors Lou Ohly and Kris Heaton (Huso) emphasized outdoor opportunities for children in the park. Councilor Walter Lower III recommended bundling the park and campground as a single prioritized project; Councilor Doug Juntunen suggested the liquor fund could support municipal building upgrades and proposed revenue-generating ideas such as renting dock space and adding pickleball courts. The council’s recorded action was a consensus to prioritize the campground and city park for sales-tax funding.
