Two West St. Paul organizations are looking for people to recognize for giving back to the community. Nominate people for the Optimist of the Year and Community Advocate awards.

Two West St. Paul organizations are looking for people to recognize for giving back to the community. Nominate people for the Optimist of the Year and Community Advocate awards.
The West St. Paul City Council approved a resolution encouraging mask wearing, ran into confusion over prevailing wage requirements on city projects, and took the first step to reduce the number of required public hearings.
With the omicron variant of COVID-19 surging, West St. Paul City Council will consider enforcing a mask mandate. Other agenda items include ordinance changes to require fewer public hearings and allow free-standing solar power units, as well as appointing residents to city committees.
West St. Paul Pride in the Park awarded local resident Connye LaCombe the first ever Pride in the Park Community Advocate Award for her work battling gay conversion therapy.
West St. Paul City Council had an extremely short meeting that focused on appointments to the Environmental Committee.
West St. Paul City Council has an extremely light agenda this week, with the appointment of Environmental Committee members as the main agenda item.