{ "city": "Belle Plaine", "state": "KS", "page": "https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/gr-belleplaine/", "attribution": "MyTown / The Boring Parts — CC BY 4.0. Summaries AI-generated from official sources.", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "generated": "2026-08-31", "upcoming": [], "recent": [ { "date": "2025-12-18", "body": "Finance Ways & Means Budget Meeting", "headline": null, "summary": null, "agenda_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=955", "minutes_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=955", "source": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=955" }, { "date": "2025-12-18", "body": "Finance Ways & Means Budget Meeting", "headline": "Belle Plaine committee to discuss 2026 budget", "summary": "The Belle Plaine Finance Ways & Means Committee is meeting to discuss the 2026 budget. The agenda includes routine items like approving the agenda and minutes from the November 12, 2025 meeting. The only substantive item is a discussion of the 2026 budget, with no specific figures or details listed. The next meeting date is to be determined.", "agenda_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=959", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=959" }, { "date": "2025-12-15", "body": "City Council", "headline": "Council to reconsider 2026 tax levy, budget, and capital plan", "summary": "The Belle Plaine City Council will consider adopting the 2026 fee schedule, a motion to reconsider the final 2026 tax levy and budget, and approve employee wages for 2026. The consent agenda includes several grant acceptances and commission appointments. No public hearings are scheduled.", "agenda_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=954", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=954" }, { "date": "2025-12-02", "body": "Work Session", "headline": "Belle Plaine discusses refuse hauler and 2026 meeting calendar", "summary": "The Belle Plaine Work Session on December 1, 2025, focuses on two discussion items: the refuse hauler and the 2026 meeting calendar. No specific decisions, dollar amounts, or contract details are listed in the agenda text. The meeting is scheduled to take place at the Government Center on North Meridian Street.", "agenda_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=953", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=953" }, { "date": "2025-12-01", "body": "City Council", "headline": "Council to adopt 2026 final tax levy and budget", "summary": "The Belle Plaine City Council will consider adopting the 2026 final tax levy, budget, and capital improvement plan, and will hold a public hearing on a proposed fee schedule amendment affecting water, sewer, street lights, and administrative fees. The consent agenda includes resolutions on polling location, ice rink attendants, ambulance aid funds, card payment processing, and a joint powers agreement. Department reports and a street project payment request are also on the agenda.", "agenda_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=951", "minutes_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=951", "source": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=951" }, { "date": "2025-12-01", "body": "Truth in Taxation", "headline": "Belle Plaine holds Truth in Taxation public hearing Dec. 1", "summary": "The Belle Plaine City Council is holding a public hearing on Truth in Taxation, a required annual hearing on the proposed property tax levy. The agenda includes only the hearing, a possible continuation hearing, and adjournment; no specific levy amounts or budget details are listed in the agenda text.", "agenda_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=950", "minutes_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=950", "source": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=950" }, { "date": "2025-11-18", "body": "Work Session", "headline": "Belle Plaine work session to discuss THC code, hearings, police facility", "summary": "This is a work session agenda with discussion items only; no formal votes are listed. The council will discuss a THC code, the public hearing process, and receive an update on the police department facility.", "agenda_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=949", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=949" }, { "date": "2025-11-17", "body": "City Council", "headline": "Council to approve consent agenda with loans, donations, and assessments", "summary": "The Belle Plaine City Council is meeting to approve a consent agenda that includes several resolutions: adopting an interest rate reduction for 2025 improvement project assessments, accepting a $40,000 donation from the Belle Plaine Friends of the Library, approving a ROSE Program loan to 169 Tobacco and Vape, and adopting special assessments for delinquent utility, fire, and code enforcement bills. The council will also hear department reports and consider a pay request for the Library Addition Project. No public hearings are scheduled.", "agenda_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=948", "minutes_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=948", "source": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=948" }, { "date": "2025-11-03", "body": "City Council", "headline": "Council to award GO bonds, approve premise permits, hear fee changes", "summary": "The Belle Plaine City Council will consider approving consent agenda items including minutes, a public hearing call for the 2026 fee schedule, and several premise permits for local organizations. They will also review department reports, consider pay requests for improvement projects, and vote on a resolution to award General Obligation Improvement Bonds, Series 2025A.", "agenda_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=945", "minutes_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=945", "source": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=945" }, { "date": "2025-10-21", "body": "Work Session", "headline": "Belle Plaine council to discuss proposed 2026 fee schedule", "summary": "The Belle Plaine City Council is holding a work session to discuss a proposed 2026 fee schedule. The agenda includes only this discussion item, along with routine procedural items. No decisions are being made at this meeting.", "agenda_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=944", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=944" }, { "date": "2025-10-20", "body": "City Council", "headline": "Council to adopt final assessments for 2025 improvement project", "summary": "The Belle Plaine City Council will hold a public hearing on final assessments for the 2025 Improvement Project, then consider adopting Resolution 25-123. The consent agenda includes several resolutions, such as accepting a donation of pumpkins, approving a ROSE loan to Riverview Coffee, accepting public improvements, adopting a drone policy, and supporting MNDOT funding for a roundabout project. The council will also review department reports, approve pay requests for the pavement maintenance and library addition projects, and authorize change orders for the library project.", "agenda_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=943", "minutes_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=943", "source": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=943" }, { "date": "2025-10-07", "body": "Joint Work Session with Planning Commission", "headline": "Council and Planning Commission to discuss zoning hearing practices", "summary": "The Belle Plaine City Council and Planning Commission are holding a joint work session to discuss findings of fact and public hearing best practices for zoning matters. The agenda contains only this discussion item along with routine procedural steps; no formal decisions or votes are scheduled.", "agenda_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=942", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=942" }, { "date": "2025-10-06", "body": "City Council", "headline": "Council to issue $2.785M bonds for 2025 improvements, adopt ordinances", "summary": "The Belle Plaine City Council will consider consent agenda items including adopting two ordinances (repealing/replacing Community Services Department code and amending Fire Department retirement benefits), appointing a full-time police officer, amending the 2026 tax levy resolution, and issuing $2,785,000 in general obligation improvement bonds for the 2025 Improvements Project. The council will also hold a public hearing on the proposed purchase of a drone and hear department reports. Several items are routine approvals, but the bond issuance and tax levy amendment are significant financial actions.", "agenda_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=941", "minutes_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=941", "source": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=941" }, { "date": "2025-09-17", "body": "Work Session", "headline": "Belle Plaine council to weigh fire benefits, refuse hauler, budget cuts", "summary": "The Belle Plaine City Council will hold a work session to discuss several items, including fire department fitness equipment, amendments to fire department retirement benefits, and the repeal of the Community Services Department. They will also review a special permit for exceeding the city's pet limit, discuss the possibility of a single city-wide refuse hauler, and explore ways to save money. No formal votes are scheduled; these are discussion items only.", "agenda_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=940", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=940" }, { "date": "2025-09-15", "body": "City Council", "headline": "Council to hold public hearing on 2026 improvement project assessments", "summary": "The Belle Plaine City Council will hold a public hearing on the preliminary assessments for the 2026 Improvement Project and consider a resolution to order the project. The council will also vote on several resolutions, including approving a concept plan for St. John Lutheran Church, amending a landscaping plan, and purchasing two drones for police and fire departments. Consent agenda items include approving minutes, a large assembly permit for downtown trick-or-treating, and a resolution for a final assessment hearing for the 2025 improvement project.", "agenda_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=939", "minutes_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=939", "source": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=939" }, { "date": "2025-09-04", "body": "Work Session", "headline": "City discusses marketing of Haralson/South Street property and dog permits", "summary": "The Belle Plaine City Council held a work session to discuss the marketing of city property at Haralson/South Street, a special additional dog permit, communication strategies, and ways to save money. No specific decisions, dollar amounts, or ordinances were recorded in the agenda text.", "agenda_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=938", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=938" }, { "date": "2025-09-02", "body": "City Council", "headline": "Council to adopt 2026 preliminary tax levy and budget", "summary": "The Belle Plaine City Council will consider adopting the preliminary 2026 tax levy, budget, and 5-year capital plan, and will review a pay request for the 2025 Improvement Project. The consent agenda includes several large assembly permits for community events and a resolution deferring special assessment principal for a commercial property. No public hearings are scheduled.", "agenda_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=934", "minutes_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=934", "source": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=934" }, { "date": "2025-08-19", "body": "Work Session", "headline": "Council to discuss deferring assessment, plaques, savings ideas", "summary": "The Belle Plaine City Council is holding a work session to discuss three items: deferring an assessment for Hafemann, acknowledging plaques, and ways to save. No formal votes are scheduled; the agenda is otherwise procedural.", "agenda_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=933", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=933" }, { "date": "2025-08-18", "body": "City Council", "headline": "Council votes on rezoning Apple Acres lot from commercial to residential", "summary": "The Belle Plaine City Council will hold public hearings on a zoning variance and a rezoning request, and vote on several ordinances including limits on pet ownership and cannabis retail registrations. The meeting also includes approval of a multi-year animal control contract and a loan for a property at 121 Willow Street North.", "agenda_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=932", "minutes_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=932", "source": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=932" }, { "date": "2025-08-05", "body": "Work Session", "headline": "Council to discuss tobacco, pet limits, cannabis retailer caps", "summary": "The Belle Plaine City Council will hold a work session to discuss several proposed code amendments, including definitions related to tobacco devices, pet limits per household, and cannabis retailer registration caps. They will also review public hearing procedures, council decorum, the code amendment process, and cost-saving ideas. No formal votes are scheduled; this is a discussion-only meeting.", "agenda_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=930", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=930" }, { "date": "2025-08-04", "body": "City Council", "headline": "Council to award roof replacement, approve well project change order", "summary": "The Belle Plaine City Council will consider several resolutions, including awarding a quote for replacing the roof at the Episcopalian Church and authorizing Change Order No. 1 for the Well No. 5 and Well House Project. They will also review a pay request for the 2025 Improvement Project and adopt resolutions on delinquent fire bill assessments and aquatic center staff changes. No public hearings are scheduled.", "agenda_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=929", "minutes_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=929", "source": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=929" }, { "date": "2025-07-22", "body": "Work Session", "headline": "Belle Plaine council to discuss Apple Acres lot split, police facility", "summary": "The Belle Plaine City Council is holding a work session to discuss three items: a lot split and rezone for Lot 1, Block 2 of Apple Acres; the Police Department facility; and ways to save money. No formal votes are scheduled; the agenda is limited to discussion and procedural items.", "agenda_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=928", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=928" }, { "date": "2025-07-21", "body": "City Council", "headline": "Council to decide on outdoor storage permit, variances at 400 Main St. East", "summary": "The Belle Plaine City Council will hold public hearings and vote on a conditional use permit and related variances for outdoor storage and parking at 400 Main Street East, as well as three ordinances amending city code on accessory structures, building types, and pole buildings. The council will also consider a request to allow glass pipe sales, approve police vehicle purchase, and review construction pay requests.", "agenda_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=927", "minutes_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=927", "source": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=927" }, { "date": "2025-06-16", "body": "City Council", "headline": "Council to approve ROSE loan, ICAC agreement, and 2026 improvement project report", "summary": "The Belle Plaine City Council will consider a consent agenda including a ROSE Program loan to Oaken House LLC, a joint powers agreement for the police department's involvement in the Minnesota Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and a $20,000 library donation. They will also review pay requests for the fire station and library expansion projects, and authorize a preliminary report for the proposed 2026 improvement project. No public hearings are scheduled.", "agenda_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=926", "minutes_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=926", "source": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=926" }, { "date": "2025-06-02", "body": "City Council", "headline": "Council to consider ATV/UTV ordinance, stage purchase, and property sales", "summary": "The Belle Plaine City Council will meet to approve consent items, hear department reports, and act on several resolutions and an ordinance. Key business includes a new ATV/UTV ordinance, purchasing a replacement stage for the Downtown Plaza, and authorizing the sale of city-owned property and a garage. No public hearings are scheduled.", "agenda_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=924", "minutes_url": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=924", "source": "https://belleplaine.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=924" } ] }