Crookston council to consider stormwater repairs, land sale, nonprofit funding
The Crookston City Council has a full agenda this week, with votes scheduled on stormwater and lift station repairs, the sale of a city-owned parcel to the state, and more than $182,000 in requests from nonprofit groups. Recent meetings were held but minutes have not yet been published, so no decisions are recorded.
Recent meetings
The City Council met on August 3, 2026, with agenda items including:
- Approval of $237,375 for Front Street Stormwater Outfall repairs
- Approval of $227,362.50 for Lift Station 5 repairs
- Approval of $1,000 in compensation for temporary construction easements on Broadway & Main Avenue ADA retrofit
- Approval of $1,264,366.10 in city bills and disbursements
- Authorization of a utility easement for PMK Electric Cooperative underground powerline
Minutes for this meeting have not yet been published, so the outcomes of these votes are not available.
The Ways & Means Committee met immediately after the council on August 3 to discuss the 2026 city budget. No specific decisions or dollar amounts were listed on the agenda.
On August 10, the City Council held a special closed session to discuss AFSCME labor negotiations, under Minnesota statute 13D.03, Subd. 1(b). The meeting was closed to the public and no other business was on the agenda.
Upcoming meetings
The City Council is scheduled to meet on August 17, 2026. Agenda items include:
- A resolution to declare a portion of city-owned parcel 92 as surplus and authorize its sale to the State of Minnesota for State Project No. 6002-76RW highway improvements
- A resolution certifying unpaid water utility charges for North Acres and Carmen Terrace Mobile Home Parks
- Swearing in of new Police Officer Colby Wooten
- Approval of bills and disbursements totaling $462,388.14 (Check Nos. 77625-77731)
- Renewal of the 2:00 a.m. liquor license for Two Captains INC., DBA Captain Crooks
Also on August 17, the Ways & Means Committee will meet after the council session to discuss the library budget and hear presentations from seven nonprofit organizations requesting a total of $182,000 in funding. The requests are:
- Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. — $19,000
- Oakdale Cemetery Association — $10,000
- Crookston Aquatic Booster/Ox Cart Days — $6,000
- Villa St. Vincent DBA Benedictine Living Community — $10,000
- Polk County Humane Society 'Scruffy Tails' — $20,000
- Care & Share Inc. — $20,000
- Crookston Area Seniors Association — $97,000
Coming up
Both the City Council and Ways & Means Committee meetings are scheduled for August 17 at City Hall. The Ways & Means meeting follows the council session. Residents can attend in person or watch via live stream, as noted in the meeting notices.