City council

Mayor Sean Dowse presented the GreenStep Cities step three and four awards to the citizens of Red Wing. Dowse received the awards on Red Wing's behalf at the League of Minnesota Cities annual meeting June 14-16 in Rochester. "GreenStep Cities is a free and voluntary program designed...

City considers property purchase The Red Wing City Council went into two closed sessions Monday. One was to consider purchasing property at 621 Fourth St. That is near the former West Avenue rental building that Goodhue County purchased and tore down. The second closed session was...

The purchase of a lot located in downtown Red Wing is in high demand. A small parcel located behind Health and Human Services at 621 W. Fourth St. has Red Wing and Goodhue County in line for purchase. But the parties' reasoning for the purchase are at variance.

Sunday liquor sales adopted The hours and days of liquor sales in Red Wing have been adjusted to the following: No on-sale liquor sales may be made after 2 a.m. on Sunday until 8 a.m. on Monday, as well as 2 a.m. until 8 a.m. on any other weekday. Off-sale can not be sold before 8...

On Monday, Red Wing City Council voted 5-2 to approve the Lab USA conditional use permit, and voted 6-1 to allow the excavation of ash on the site and to approve a lease with Lab USA. The lease is contingent upon approval from Xcel Energy. Council members John Becker and Dean Hove...

At the Jan. 23 city council meeting, several citizens expressed concerns regarding the proposed ash processing facility and the Xcel Waste-to-Energy trash burning facility. During the council workshop last weekend, Pubic Works Director Rick Moskwa provided the city's response: •...

Soaring high: Red Wing City Council wasted no time accepting Mayor Sean Dowse's first round of appointments to committees, boards and commissions. What's especially telling is that they weren't slap-dash appointments to fill some of the numerous vacancies, but quality selections...