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June 9, 2025 West St. Paul City Council meeting

West St. Paul City Council Recap: June 9, 2025

West St. Paul City Council ended a decade-long legal dispute with Burger King that clears the way for Popeyes and approved Emerson Avenue and Mina Alley reconstruction projects despite resident complaints over cost and sidewalks.

West St. Paul City Council Preview: June 9, 2025

Monday’s West St. Paul City Council meeting could end a decade-long legal dispute with Burger King. It will also include a public hearing for Emerson Avenue and Mina Alley construction, and multiple code and zoning tweaks, including one addressing food trucks.

Mayor Dave Napier with an Emmy at West St. Paul City Council meeting

West St. Paul City Council Recap: Nov. 12, 2024

Cannabis regulation and a new thrift store were the big items on the West St. Paul City Council agenda, though Emmys won by Town Square TV also made a surprise appearance.

West St. Paul City Council Preview: Nov. 12, 2024

Marijuana regulation and whether or not to expand thrift stores are the big items on the next West St. Paul City Council agenda.

Garbage cans lined up on Charlton Avenue in West St. Paul.

Garbage: Comparing Trash Haulers in West St. Paul

When you take out the garbage, you need to compare. We found trash bills in West St. Paul ranging from a low of $23 to a high of $104 per month.

West St. Paul City Council Recap: Nov. 13, 2023

West St. Paul City Council discussed organized trash collection, reviewed the 2024 budget, approved the fee schedule and charter amendments, and reviewed two assessment cases.

City of West St. Paul City Council chambers.

West St. Paul City Council Preview: Nov. 13, 2023

West St. Paul City Council will consider wading into garbage, discussing whether or not to debate organized trash collection. Other items include the city budget, fee schedule, assessment review, and more.

Trash at Marthaler Park in West St. Paul

Clean Up West St. Paul: Picking up the Trash

With recent complaints about trash in West St. Paul, here are a few ways we can work together to tackle the problem.

July 27, 2020 West St. Paul City Council meeting

City Council Recap: July 27, 2020

The longest meeting since January covered the proposed K-mart apartments, chickens, a conversion therapy ban, and cleaning up West St. Paul.

2019 Election: School Board & a Look at the West Side

No city elections this year in West St. Paul, but you can still vote in the uncontested ISD 197 school board election—and West Siders have some choices.