The Anoka City Council has given preliminary approval to a $2.15 million law enforcement training facility that would have space for animal containment. It directed city staffers to move forward with design plans before presenting the project next month to the Planning Commission.
If the project is approved, it would go out for bid in January. Construction is expected to begin in March and be completed by the end of 2021. Police Chief Eric Peterson said the facility ideally would be near the law enforcement center at 3rd Avenue and Harrison Street.
The estimated impact on taxpayers with a home value of $250,000 would be between $22 and $28 per year, depending on whether the city bids for a 20-year or 15-year bond.
Kim Hyatt
Stillwater
Lift Bridge, Main will get cheerful lights
Stillwater will light up its historic Lift Bridge and Main Street for the holidays, thanks to some last-minute brainstorming and a Hopkins lighting crew.
The lights, which will illuminate the bridge's south face, could be ready as soon as Dec. 5, said Mayor Ted Kozlowski.
Hopkins-based Holiday Lighting and Design got the $50,000 contract to light the bridge and Main Street.
The mayor said he realized a few weeks ago that 2020 is the year, if ever there was one, to go all out on city decorations as people cope with COVID-19 restrictions on indoor gatherings.