City council

Governments have established laws — and courts have upheld them — that cities and counties may set “reasonable” residency requirements for law enforcement officers, firefighters, paramedics and other critical municipal employees. In Red Wing’s case, the requirement since...

In just a couple of weeks, Red Wing’s Ward 4 residents will choose between Kent Laugen and current Council member Peggy Rehder for their representative on the Red Wing City Council. The term is for four years. The two emerged from a primary race that included four candidates. Read...

Red Wing City Council members decided Monday not to change their assessment policy — which directs how much citizens pay for work such as road reconstruction — at this time. The council tabled assessments at its last meeting to discuss potential changes to the policy as a whole...

The City Council approved a Mississippi National Golf Links request for proposals Monday and decided submissions should be available to the public before the council makes a decision. The RFP asks potential proposers to include a plan for a 36-hole course and also allows for other...

The City Council voted 5-2 to contribute to a feasibility study for the Goodhue County History Center.

The Red Wing City Council will gather more information from citizens while moving ahead with a plan to determine the fate of Mississippi National Golf Links.

The citizen referendum and initiative process would be clarified and mayor's veto power tightened under changes proposed by the Red Wing Charter Commission.

From the July 22, 2013, meeting.

Red Wing City Council members are working on a formal process to gather proposals for Mississippi National Golf Links' future. The council discussed the issue at its meeting Monday and generally agreed to continue developing a request for proposals. The formal process will allow...

Red Wing City Council members are working to decide what they want for Mississippi National Golf Links, and said they made some headway Monday. At a council workshop, Jeff Schoenbauer of Schoenbauer Consulting presented a preliminary study. He said there is no solution for the course...

From the June 26 print edition.

Options are emerging as the city continues to discuss Mississippi National Golf Links' future. A study group composed of City Council members, staff and consultants from Schoenbauer Consulting and Springsted plans to present some preliminary findings before the end of the month. The...

Citizens now have another option for sharing ideas and voicing their opinions on Red Wing issues. The city recently launched imagineredwing.com, a site that includes forums, polls and other ways for participants to get involved in discussions. "We want you to think of this site...

Levee Road planning to begin Red Wing City Council unanimously authorized staff to begin design plans for the Levee Road Revitalization project, including street and parking lot reconstruction, boat harbor wall and trail. The council approved spending about $186,600 for design work. The...