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City of St. Joseph Public Hearing Interim-Use Permit The St. Joseph Planning Commis- occupied, the owner must be a natsion shall conduct a public hearing ural person, and all owner(s) ocat 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 2 in the cupy the property as their principal St. Joseph City Hall, 25 College residence and have for at least two Ave. N. The purpose of the hear- years. The owners may not exceed ing is to consider an Interim-Use two in number. For the purpose Permit to allow a non-owner occu- of determining ownership, the pied rental at 308 - 10th Ave. SE. owner(s) must provide a copy of a The property is legally described recorded deed or recorded contract as Lot 1, Block 3, Cloverdale Es- for deed. A purchase agreement tates Fourth Addition. will not be accepted as evidence of ownership. St. Joseph Code of Ordinances 52.27 subd.5(b) allows for an Thomas Ortmann, Timothy OrtInterim-Use Permit as follows: mann and Ellen Ortmann, 7376 Residential Rental provided the 9thSt., Buffalo, MN 55313 have property owner is relocating and submitted the request for Interim the dwelling has been actively for Use. sale and on the market for at least three months. For purposes of es- Judy Weyrens, administrator tablishing if the property is owner
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stituents. In recent weeks, a growing number of opponents organized, collected signatures for a petition and voiced their opposition at meetings with the mayor and council. Their basic opposition is a new building would be too costly and it would contain a community room opponents claim nobody needs. The petition asked the council to put the governmentcenter on a referendum ballot. And now, it’s back to the drawing board for the council to come up with an alternative. One possible solution is to fix and expand the current city building, which houses city staff and the police department. It needs an estimated If any readers have tips concerning crimes, they should call the St. Joseph Police Department at 320363-8250 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320-255-1301 or access its tip site at www.tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for crimes.
Publish: May 23, 2014 CITY OF ST. JOSEPH PUBLIC HEARING The Planning Commission for the City of St. Joseph shall conduct a public hearing at 6:40 p.m. Monday, June 2, 2014 in the St. Joseph City Hall, 25 College Ave. N. The purpose of the hearing is to consider rezoning property recently
annexed south and abutting Minnesota Street W from the current Agricultural to a combination of B3, Highway Business and P, Public. Judy Weyrens, administrator
April 29 5:18 p.m. Dog at large. Officer met with complainant who found a stray dog. Dog had St. Joseph license affixed to collar along with rabies vaccination tag. Called vet and was able to get the name and address of the owner. She stated she didn’t know the dog was gone and it must have dug under the fence. She said the dog would be attached to a chain now when its out to prevent this from happening. After further investigation, records indicated she had already received a verbal warning for dog-at-large within the last year. Citation for dog-at-large issued. April 30 12:47 a.m. Ordinance violation. 2nd Avenue NW. Several kitchen chairs in yard. Officer made two separate attempts throughout shift to contact resident at home. Nobody answered door. Left red tag warning for violation of ordinance 107.04. Will follow up to see the matter is taken care of. Returned later and furniture in yard now gone. 6:22 p.m. Motorist assist. 12th Avenue NE/CR 75. Vehicle stopped in front of officer on CR 75 with four-way hazard lights on. Officer approached the driver who stated he just wanted the officer to know the turn signal at CR 75 and Northland Drive was not changing after three cycles of the other lights. He then had to go to the next set of lights to make a u-turn. Officer advised he would watch for more calls of
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$200,000 in repairs, including a new roof and HVAC system. To complicate matters, the building wasn’t designed for easy expansion and a second floor cannot be added. In addition, several council members, most notably Renee Symanietz, have noted it would cost more to re-do and expand the old building than to construct a new one. The city had purchased the credit-union building directly to its north, and that old building was torn down last year, with some kind of city-building expansion in mind. At the May 15 meeting, St. Joseph Mayor Rick Schultz said just about everybody in the city he has talked with opposed the government-center project. City council member Steve Frank has always opposed it, citing its expense and the urgency of other city needs.
The council has repeatedly said it carefully checked all options in trying to do something about the serious lack of space in the current building. Residents, council members said, have long wanted a community room, and so the council reasoned adding a community room would fill that need in a building that would also comfortably accommodate city offices and the police department. Opponents, however, in recent public meetings said the city does not want or need a community room but rather, if someday it’s affordable and do-able, a community center, not just a “room.” At its May 15 meeting, the council agreed to hold several working sessions to re-examine options on what to do about an all-too crowded government/police building.
this nature to see if it’s a continued problem. 9:09 p.m. Suspicious vehicle. CR 75. Officer met with two individuals who were parked in Millstream Park campground. Both were walking up from the river by the time officer approached the vehicle. Both stated they were looking for carp and were wondering if they could hunt the river for them. Two bows in back of truck, cased. They were told the park was in city limits and they were not allowed to hunt within the park.
tion other than “creepy.” Security checked the area and waited more than 20 minutes to inform police. Officer checked the area with negative contact. 10:30 p.m. Open container. 3rd Avenue SW. Officer observed a male walking in the alley carrying a clear plastic cup. He hid the cup from view when officers drove by. Officers turned around and as they approached he dropped the cup on the sidewalk spilling the contents. There was still a trace in the cup. Sample was taken and placed into evidence. He was issued a citation for open container in public.
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May 1 4:19 p.m. Suspicious vehicle. Eagle Ridge Court. Officer met with the owner of the vehicle and he found out his son was dropping off something for a girl and didn’t want her to see his car by her house, so he was parked in an area he wouldn’t be seen. Officer called the complainant and advised all was OK. 11:21 p.m. Unwanted person. Hackberry Drive. Officer was asked by complainant to remove an individual from her residence. She stated he paid rent and had lived there for two weeks. Officer stated he would ask him to leave, but he couldn’t make him. He advised her to go through the courts and have him evicted. The renter stated he would leave when he got his rent money back. Complainant stated she wouldn’t have it until Monday. As officers left and were returning to the squad, the renter called them back to the residence; he was standing outside. He stated she locked him outside with no shoes. He stated he was going to his mom’s in St. Cloud for the night to keep it simple. May 3 2:17 a.m. Suspicious activity. College Avenue S. Officer was informed by CSB Security that three female students were chased by an older male. Unknown descrip-
May 4 1:49 a.m. Underage consumption. Ash Street NW. Officer observed a group of girls walking, one of which was carrying what appeared to be an open beer can. When officer approached, she no longer had the can and it was noticed lying in a yard 10 yards behind the group. Officer asked for her identification and her driver’s license indicated she was under the age of 21. She admitted to drinking. A citation for underage drinking was issued and a warning given for having an open container of alcohol in public. She was allowed to continue walking with her friends. 4:03 a.m. Suspicious vehicle. Jasmine Lane/Northland Drive. Complainant reported suspicious vehicle in area. Officers checked the area and the vehicle was delivering newspapers. 5:02 p.m. Medical. CR 75 E. Report of a male lying in parking lot vomiting and very intoxicated. Officer arrived and found him with his driver’s door open lying face down in vomit in the parking lot with his feet still in the car. He was uncooperative and spitting. Transported by Gold Cross to St. Cloud Hospital emergency room.
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