Category: City Council

City Council Recap: Sept. 23, 2019

This week’s West St. Paul city council meeting included forward progress on Tobacco 21 and the 2020 city budget, as well as some heated debate over the hiring process for the new police chief.

5 Interesting Things in the West St. Paul City Charter

With the Charter Commission meeting this week, let’s look at some interesting facets of the West St. Paul city charter.

Mayor Pro Tem Dick Vitelli running the West St. Paul City Council meeting

City Council Recap: Sept. 9, 2019

Tonight’s West St. Paul city council meeting included procedural business, information, and a ranting resident. The preceding Open Council Work Session (OCWS) was the more informative and productive meeting of the night.

City Council Recap: Aug. 26, 2019

Proclamations, presentations, and recognition took up most of this week’s West St. Paul city council meeting. A few routine business items were passed, but some of the more interesting tidbits took place behind the scenes.

City Council Recap: Aug. 12, 2019

A short agenda and two non-controversial public hearings resulted in the shortest West St. Paul city council meeting of the year so far.

Presentation of U.S. flag for Albert Park in West St. Paul

City Council Recap: July 22, 2019

Lots of routine business in this meeting, as well as a presentation on a pilot program that pairs a police officer with a social worker to address mental health issues.

West St. Paul city council taking a photo with the City of Excellence award.

City Council Recap: July 8, 2019

The West St. Paul city council meeting included passing several changes about garbage hauling, pet licenses, and the I/I ordinance—but the most important issues came during the EDA meeting and two potential developments.

City Council Recap: June 24, 2019

During the June 24, 2019 West St. Paul city council meeting, the city approved a sales tax and proclaimed June to be Pride month.

City Council Recap: June 10, 2019

Last night’s West St. Paul city council meeting had a relatively light agenda. The biggest issues of the evening were sales tax and the process for hiring a new police chief.

May 28, 2019 West St. Paul city council meeting

City Council Recap: May 28, 2019

More than 40 people attended the second longest meeting in the past year, where the council decided to return basketball hoops to Haskell and Oakdale Parks.

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