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Ely, MN · Municipal
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Remains of Minnesota World War II veteran return home after more than 80 years
WEBSTER, Wis. (Northern News Now) - The remains of Ernest LaVerne Lund, a Minnesota World War II veteran who died in 1944 during the West Loch Disaster at Pearl Harbor, have returned home. Lund was 28 years old and working aboard a Navy landing ship when he died. Federal officials...
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Justice North announces Moorhead fundraiser, return of Law Law Palooza to Duluth
DULUTH — Justice North, a nonprofit law firm providing free civil legal assistance to low-income residents across northern Minnesota, is preparing for two major fundraising events, including an October gala in Moorhead and the return of its popular Law Law Palooza celebration to Duluth next spring. The organization will...
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Property tax / tax abatements can involve large sums of money in MN communities
Google’s announcement that they won’t seek a tax abatement for a proposed data center in the City of Hermantown is drawing mixed reactions from communities in Minnesota. While the Hermantown project has often been in the statewide spotlight, dozens of other Minnesota communities are in various stages of planning, proposing, or building a data center nearby.
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Howie: Duluth Schools' old, tired referendum playbook won't answer the $15 million question
Duluth Public Schools has a serious financial problem, an equally serious credibility problem and an old, tired referendum narrative that does little to resolve either one. The administration wants more money. It warns of larger classrooms, eliminated positions, reduced educational opportunities and financial consequences if taxpayers reject two operating levy questions Nov. 3.
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EVENT Oct 26: Hermantown’s City Council to discussion data center and permitting (St Louis County)
Hermantown’s City Council will hold a dedicated meeting on Monday, Oct. 26, to consider the Special Use Permit (SUP) and other associated agreements related to. the proposed Google data center project. The SUP and Plat are set to be heard by Hermantown’s Planning and Zoning Commission at its Oct....
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Google drops request for tax relief from Hermantown data center proposal
HERMANTOWN — Google will no longer pursue tax abatement for its proposed data center in Hermantown. In a statement Wednesday, Oct. 14, staff with the city stated the project would generate over $240 million in property taxes over the next 20 years if approved. This includes nearly $90 million...