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CAPITOL CHATTER Local officials ask state for more flexibility
Local government officials say they could help citizens better if the state got off their back. State and local officials relationship has eroded, according to Executive Director Jim Miller of the ...
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City will pay $21,000 to Exchange Bank developers 
It took the owners of the Exchange Bank building nearly a decade to fulfill their end of a purchase agreement with the city of Farmington, but it’s the city that has to pay up in the end.
By Michelle Leonard , June 24, 2010
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Budget is a work in progress
While some of Farmington’s city staff are busy getting ready for this weekend’s Dew Days celebrations, others have tasks that aren’t as much fun to think about. Like, for instance, paring down requests and working up a budget that Farmington City Council members will approve.
By Michelle Leonard , June 19, 2010
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Lind recommended as interim head of dispatch center
The Dakota Communications Center executive committee has recommended Diane Lind be named the interim executive director for the center. The board of directors will vote June 17 on whether to approve the recommendation.
By Emily Zimmer , June 18, 2010
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Long legal battle over Exchange Bank building may be near an end
In what seems to be a never-ending story, city officials are hoping a final chapter in the tale of the Exchange Bank building is at least in the works.
For more than a decade, ownership of one of downtown’s oldest buildings has been a cause for controversy between city officials and the company that bought it from the city in 1998.
By Michelle Leonard , June 17, 2010
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Road work will reroute parade
What do Saturdays and the Walnut Street reconstruction project have in common? The 2010 Dew Days parade, of course.
Not only will the upcoming Grand Day parade be held on a Saturday - a change from the long-standing tradition of having it on a Sunday - but the parade route will be slightly altered this year, thanks to reconstruction work on Walnut Street.
By Michelle Leonard , June 05, 2010
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First District judicial race is already getting crowded
It is rare for an incumbent judge to face a challenger, let alone two.
But this particular judge's seat in the 1st District, which covers Dakota, Goodhue LeSueur, McCloud, Scott and Sibley counties, and is currently held by Timothy Bakely, already has three candidates for the position as of Tuesday. There will be a primary election in August.
By Jane Lightbourn , May 30, 2010
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Legislation clears the way for registrar’s office
Pretty soon, getting new license tabs or a passport will be just a little easier for Farmington residents.
By Michelle Leonard , May 27, 2010
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At urging of parents, district holds off on budget approval
As the Farmington School Board discussed its preliminary budget Monday night it asked residents to trust it would keep class sizes from growing too large next year. The public, or at least the representatives in attendance, politely declined.
By Nathan Hansen , May 25, 2010
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Q & A: Preserving Farmington’s past
On May 17, the Farmington City Council presented Heritage Preservation Awards to Farmington residents Gary and Cynthia Raynor, owners of the home at 421 Oak St., and to former Heritage Preservation Commission member Edgar Samuelson.
By Michelle Leonard , May 24, 2010
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In 4 years, Herlofsky has helped bring stability
When Peter Herlofsky started his new job on May 1, 2006, he had his work cut out for him.
He came into the Farmington city administrator position after a few years of turmoil. Over the previous five years, Farmington had gone through two city administrators and three interim administrators. The city of Farmington and School District 192 were in litigation over the site for the new high school. The building boom of earlier in the decade was waning at a fast pace.
By Michelle Leonard , May 20, 2010
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Pariseau wraps up final session at the capitol
Pat Pariseau’s final session as a Minnesota Senator ended with a flurry of activity and some sleepless nights.
Pariseau, the Farmington resident who is retiring after 21 years in the Senate, went most of last weekend without sleep as legislators wrapped up their business. But she said she rarely felt tired. She went from the capitol to church Sunday morning without so much as a stop at home to freshen up.
By Nathan Hansen , May 20, 2010
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Legislature takes overtime to balance budget
ST. PAUL -- It took more than 10 extra hours, but Minnesota legislators finally finished their most important job of 2010 and went home for the year this morning.
By Don Davis , May 17, 2010
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County will upgrade security
Improvements are planned this year in the security systems in both the Dakota County Law Enforcement and Juvenile Services centers at the Dakota County Government Center in Hastings. The total cost of the improvements this year is expected to be about $366,000. When the entire project is completed by 2013, the estimated cost is about $1.24 million.
By Jane Lightbourn , May 11, 2010
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New finance director is off and running
The term “hit the ground running” isn’t lost on the city of Farmington’s new finance director, Teresa Walters. She’s been here just about a month, and already she’s completed the city’s 2009 audit, and is now gearing up for the 2011 budget season.
By Michelle Leonard , May 10, 2010
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City council will set 2011 budget priorities Monday
And so, it begins. Another season of number crunching, prioritizing and making difficult decisions.
Next Monday, the Farmington City Council will start on its biggest task of every year - building a budget for the next year.
By Michelle Leonard , May 09, 2010
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