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The news from Northfield, Minnesota on Wednesday, May 7th, 2025:

The Northfield Community Cleans Up Veterans Memorial Park Ahead of Service

Dundas Publishes Regular Drinking Water Report Showing No Issues In City Water

Road Construction Begins at Industrial Dr. & Laurel Ct. in Northfield; Maple Street construction Set to start May 19th

KYMN's Logan Wells & Maya Betti talk with two of the regional partners of the Northfield Public Library: Krista Ross with the Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO) and Maggie Snow of MiniTex about the services they provide, the effects of federal funding on their organizations, and how that would affect local libraries. 

KYMN's Logan Wells discusses the City of Northfield's Comprehensive Plan or Comp Plan, which is the cities 20 year long plan. Tonight, the plan goes to the Northfield City Council for its final vote of approval. 

Read the Final Proposal of the Comp Plan Here

The news from Northfield, Minnesota on Tuesday, May 6th, 2025: 

Northfield City Council Set To Approve Maximum Price and Bids for Ice Arena at Tonight’s Meeting; For a Home Valued at $350,000, the Expected Tax Increase is Approx. $204 A Year

Northfield’s Comprehensive Plan or 20-Year Plan is Set To Be Approved Tonight

Other Items on the Northfield City Council Agenda Tonight

The Northfield City Council is set to approve the Comprehensive Plan for the City on Tuesday evening. In February, KYMN recorded a special about the Comp Plan, reviewing it in-depth. With the plan up for final approval, we wanted to air that special again. While the plan has been slightly amended since then, the show remains a good place to learn about the overall plan and context. KYMN will be doing a follow-up interview about any changes made in the coming weeks. 

For the last 21 months, the City of Northfield has been drafting its Comprehensive Plan, the 20-year plan for the city. It informs the decisions on many issues, including growth, redevelopment, infrastructure plans, and so much more. The plan is set to be approved by the City Council in mid-March.

In order to help break down the Comp Plan, KYMN's Logan Wells talked with Northfield Planning Commission Chair Betsey Buckheit and Community Development Director Jake Reiley. They start on page 1 of the plan and walk their way through the plan, kind of like an audiobook of the comp plan.

Read the Final Proposal of the Comp Plan Here

 Representative Kristi Pursell provides Weekly Legislative Update, 5-2-25 

 Craig Swenson, Assistant Director/Fitness Manager, provides information about upcoming programs, activities and events at FiftyNorth. 

 Rice County Sheriff Jesse Thomas talks about the recent tornado in Rice County, distracted driving, and more. 

Northfield Mayor Erica Zweifel, Northfield VFW Commander Tracy Closson and VFW Auxiliary President Nola Matheson talk about the mission, events, and activities sponsored by the Northfield VFW, Post 4393. May 3 will be clean-up day at Veteran's Park followed by a free lunch for first responders; Memorial Day ceremony on May 26 at Veteran's Park (St. Olaf gym in inclement weather) followed by Beyond the Yellow Ribbon lunch. 

 Jon Olson, retired Naval Intelligence Officer, professor and author, discusses national security issues relating to the attack on Kashmir last week and the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.