City of Lester Prairie

Whats Happening?

ANNOUNCEMENT

The City of Lester Prairie currently has an opening on the Park Board and the Planning Commission. Interested parties should contact City Hall for more details regarding the position. An overview for each follows:

Planning Commission

The primary responsibility of the Planning Commission is to apply City Ordinances equally to all. They also clarify issues regarding non-conforming applications for zoning and establish and perform public hearings for any variances. They then make recommendations to the City Council regarding variance requests.

Park Board

The Park Board is responsible to make recommendations to the City Council regarding the administration, maintenance and control of all of the parks including the swimming pool and facilities. They also determine the park needs of the community and enlist the cooperation of both public and private agencies in developing a park program consistent with those needs.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY TAXES

TRUTH IN TAXATION HEARING

The Lester Prairie City Council will hold a public hearing on the amount of property taxes it is proposing to collect to pay for the costs of services the City will provide in 2021. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. at the Lester Prairie City Hall.

ATTEND THE PUBLIC HEARING

All Lester Prairie residents are invited to attend the public hearing

to express their opinions on the budget

and on the proposed amount of the 2021 property tax levy.

THE HEARING WILL BE HELD

Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at 6:30 p.m.

Lester Prairie City Hall

City Council Chambers

37 Juniper St. North

Lester Prairie, MN 55354

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DUE TO THE MOST RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM GOVERNOR WALZ; THE CITY HALL WILL NO LONGER BE ALLOWING GROUP GATHERINGS, MEETINGS, ETC. UNTIL AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR (2021).

***REMINDER: The water/sewer/garbage bill is due the 20th of each month; failing to pay the bill on or before the 20th will result in a $30 late fee on your account. For your convenience there is a payment drop slot on the outside of the City Hall building.

***Please visit MediaCom Channel 107 (or 7) on the local cable package to receive up to date announcements from the City. If you have an announcement you would like to be considered for the channel, please email the flyer to dlundin@lesterprairiemn.us.

***Alcoholic Anonymous meetings are held EVERY Tuesday at 8:00 p.m in the Lester Prairie City Hall; the Hall is located at 37 Juniper Street North. You do not need to pre-register to attend but if this is your first meeting, please come a little early.

*** The Park Board typically meets in regular session the first Wednesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. at the Lester Prairie City Hall.

***The Economic Development Committee typically meets in regular session the first Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at the Lester Prairie City Hall.

***The Planning Commission typically meets in regular session the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at the Lester Prairie City Hall.

***The City Council typically meets in regular session the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at the Lester Prairie City Hall.

***The Lester Prairie Business Association typically meets the third Tuesday of each month at noon at the Longhorn Burger House.

Compost Site 2020

WINTER PARKING BAN

Beginning November 1, 2020 until March 31, 2021

No Parking on City Streets 2:00 AM through 6:00 am.

The winter parking ban will be in effect beginning November 1st through March 31st. There is NO parking allowed on any streets from 2:00 am through 6:00 am daily. The 6 a.m. time is extended if there is a snowfall until the street is plowed from curb to curb. Property Owner's are responsible to shovel the snow off the sidewalks in front of their homes.

Thank you!

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New to the Area?

If you are new to Lester Prairie, we would like to welcome you as well as provide you with some useful information regarding the City.

Please stop by City Hall located at 37 Juniper St. N. and ask for a new resident packet.

This packet includes the information regarding all the City's utility companies, organizations/clubs you can belong to and other useful information.

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