Meetings
Agendas, packets, and minutes from Nowthen council, planning & zoning, work sessions, and Truth-in-Taxation hearings. Click any meeting to see what was on the agenda, what was decided, and the dollars that came up.
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- URRWMO MeetingWatershed meeting
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 · 6:30 PM
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- City Council 2027 Goal Setting MeetingCity Council
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
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- Planning & Zoning MeetingPlanning & Zoning
Tuesday, November 24, 2026
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
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- Planning & Zoning MeetingPlanning & Zoning
Tuesday, December 22, 2026
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- URRWMO MeetingWatershed meeting
Tuesday, January 5, 2027 · 7:30 PM
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- City Council MeetingCity CouncilMonday, November 17, 2025
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- City Council Closed MeetingCity Council
The council held a closed meeting on employee allegations, then reopened and approved a written reprimand with additional training for Employee A, later identified as Joe Glaze.
Monday, November 17, 2025 · 6:45 PM- Agenda on file
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- City Council Special MeetingSpecial City Council
The council accepted an Anoka County recycling subsidy, approved cannabis zoning and Burns Bottle Shop THC-related approvals, shifted winter Recycle Center hours, adopted administrative enforcement and fee schedule changes, prioritized zoning code enforcement, and tabled the PFML personnel policy update.
Thursday, October 30, 2025- Agenda on file
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- Planning & Zoning MeetingPlanning & Zoning
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the Burns Bottle Shop IUP/variance with a fence condition, recommended approval of the cannabis ordinance amendment after a split vote, and recommended approval of the fee schedule/third-party consultant amendment.
Tuesday, October 28, 2025- Agenda on file
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- City Council Special MeetingSpecial City Council
At the October 21, 2025 special meeting, the Nowthen City Council approved the agenda, adopted Resolution 2025-101 setting a 6% assessment interest rate for the 2025 Overlay Project, and adjourned.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 · 5:45 PM- Agenda on file
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The Veterans Memorial Renovation Committee discussed memorial design, committee assignments, fundraising support through possible QR codes, vendor bids for concrete and metal work, prior flag pole pricing, and set the next meeting for December 2, 2025.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025- Agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity CouncilTuesday, October 21, 2025
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
The Council approved the Ingebretson easement vacation, 2025A bond presale, 2025 overlay assessments, 2026 overlay feasibility report, rescue pumper chassis prepayment, Braith kennel approvals, Plaisted subdivision and development agreement, zoning work group appointments, council salary ordinance, and claims, while continuing ADA software, administrative enforcement/fee schedule revisions, and overtime policy work.
Tuesday, October 14, 2025- Agenda on file
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The committee reviewed Heritage Festival fundraising ($614.00), discussed design and construction needs for renovating the Veterans Memorial, and reviewed flagpole quotes while adjusting the October meeting schedule.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025- Agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
Council approved Veterans Memorial Renovation Committee appointments, hired Kim Miller as part-time front desk receptionist, and changed Recycling Center Saturday hours to the first and third Saturdays with both employees working.
Monday, September 29, 2025- Agenda on file
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- Planning & Zoning MeetingPlanning & Zoning
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the Operation Good Dog kennel IUP with conditions, approved the Plaisted minor subdivision subject to packet conditions, and discussed members for a zoning ordinance working group.
Tuesday, September 23, 2025- Agenda on file
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The Veterans Memorial Renovation Committee agenda covered introductions, contact follow-up, a design presentation, next steps, Heritage Festival booth staffing, and future meetings; no minutes or transcript were included to show outcomes.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025- Agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
The Council adopted the preliminary 2026 levy and budget, approved SSTS and Rum River contract changes, amended cannabis zoning for RRA cultivation, updated council policy and the fee schedule, and approved the Anoka County recycling contract with attorney-suggested amendments.
Tuesday, September 9, 2025- Agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity CouncilWednesday, September 3, 2025
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- City Council Budget Work SessionCouncil Work Session
The council approved the consent agenda, kept the recycling center operating as-is with two employees, and continued 2026 budget work including a 3-2 vote to set proposed staff salary increases at 4%.
Wednesday, September 3, 2025 · 6:00 PM- Agenda on file
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The Veterans Memorial Renovation Committee discussed memorial design ideas, business partnerships, fundraising, QR-code resource concepts, donated stone, assignments for initial designs, and upcoming meeting dates, with no formal motions or votes recorded.
Tuesday, September 2, 2025- Agenda on file
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- Planning & Zoning MeetingPlanning & Zoning
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended changes for cannabis cultivation in RRA zoning and approved a planning-and-zoning fee amendment setting a $250 administrative fee plus actual postage costs.
Tuesday, August 26, 2025- Agenda on file
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- City Council Budget Work SessionCouncil Work Session
The Council approved the agenda, accepted BerganKDV audit-service fees through 2027, held a detailed 2026 budget work session with follow-up items, and adjourned at 8:06 p.m.
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 · 6:00 PM- Agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity CouncilWednesday, August 20, 2025
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The first Veterans Memorial Renovation Committee meeting focused on the renovation goal, design ideas, resident-name research, assignments, a two-week meeting schedule, and a $40 per-meeting stipend.
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 · 6:00 PM- Agenda on file
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- Tuesday, August 19, 2025
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
Council approved the amended consent agenda, the 2026 law enforcement contract with amendments, Wood Duck Haven 2nd Addition, several policy and staffing changes, recycling vendor changes, a SolarApp+ grant application, legal-services RFP direction, new 8-4 office hours, and moving forward with Collaborative Planning for ordinance updates.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025- Agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity CouncilWednesday, July 23, 2025
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- City Council Budget Work SessionCouncil Work Session
Council approved the agenda and early claims, then held a detailed first discussion of the proposed 2026 budget with consultant Lori Yager, including levy and fund balance targets, transfers, and departmental budget drivers.
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 · 6:00 PM- Agenda on file
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- Planning & Zoning MeetingPlanning & Zoning
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the agenda and June 24 minutes, then voted to send the Rademacher Companies concept plan to the City Council for input.
Tuesday, July 22, 2025- Agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity CouncilMonday, July 14, 2025
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- City Council Special MeetingSpecial City Council
Council approved a temporary 3-day liquor license for the Nowthen Threshing Show, voted 3–2 to move forward with bonding for a rescue/pumper truck not to exceed $500,000, tabled administrative job descriptions to July 23, and took no action on Natalie Johnson’s employment agreement/job description.
Monday, July 14, 2025 · 6:00 PM- Agenda on file
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- City Council Special Meeting with LMCSpecial City Council
The City Council held a special worksession with the League of Minnesota Cities on teambuilding, roles, responsibilities, open meeting-law practices, staff communication, and administrator role clarification, with only agenda approval and adjournment motions taken.
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 · 6:00 PM- Agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity CouncilWednesday, July 9, 2025
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
Council approved the amended consent agenda and the Baugh Street JPA, tabled zoning ordinance update proposals, discussed road assessments and fire truck options, considered hiring Laura Wiski, amended the safety-shoe policy with a $225 cap, and received public safety and Veterans Memorial updates.
Tuesday, July 8, 2025- Agenda on file
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- June 24th Planning & Zoning MeetingPlanning & Zoning
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the agenda and prior minutes, then carried a conditional approval of the Wood Duck Haven 2nd Addition preliminary plat before adjourning at 7:23 p.m.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 · 7:00 PM- Agenda on file
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- Planning & Zoning MeetingPlanning & ZoningTuesday, June 24, 2025
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
The Council held the 2025 Overlay Road Project assessment hearing, approved the North Valley contract through Resolution 2025-67, added and approved a bond-reimbursement resolution, and adjourned at 7:01 p.m.
Tuesday, June 17, 2025- Agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
The council approved an amended consent agenda, set a $70 excessive law-enforcement-services fee, approved most of the March 2025 personnel policy, extended Fire Chief Miller's contract through 2027, formed a Veterans Memorial ad hoc committee, allowed Facebook comments on a trial basis, approved septic-program work, wrote off the $325 Dryden legal bill, closed the city office on two staffing-related days, and approved Memorial Park court striping from Park Capital funds.
Tuesday, June 10, 2025- Agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity CouncilThursday, June 5, 2025
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- City Council Work SessionCouncil Work Session
The City Council held a Budget 101 work session, approved the agenda, heard one public-forum request about a kayak vendor at Twin Lakes Regional Park, discussed 2026 budgeting, fund balance, revenue, sheriff costs, roads and recycling, and adjourned at 6:46 p.m.
Thursday, June 5, 2025 · 6:00 PM- Agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
The Council approved the MS4 application, 2025 Overlay Project bid and assessment resolutions, Parsons parcel acceptance, A and B Addition grading/final plat/development agreement approvals, PERA eligibility for Chief Miller, staffing changes, and the CIP/ERP, while tabling the goals, Facebook-comments, Veterans Memorial committee, and personnel-policy items to June 10.
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 · 6:00 PM- Agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity CouncilTuesday, May 13, 2025
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- City Council Community Feedback Public ForumCity Council
The Nowthen City Council held a May 8, 2025 Community Feedback Public Forum where residents raised concerns about budget transparency, a special election, public safety, roads, fire infrastructure, contractors, zoning, and escrow; no motions or council decisions were recorded.
Thursday, May 8, 2025 · 6:00 PM- Agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity CouncilThursday, May 8, 2025
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