<body><div>1:26 PM | Wednesday, November 11, 2026<img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2162d0_1GzRYTEF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2162d0_1GzRYTEF00" width="1024" height="576" >For months, Osseo residents have watched construction transform an old building into a new brewery. Plans for Heavy Rotation Brewery to relocate into a new building started earlier this year and an agreement with the city helped to make sure the move would happen. Construction on the space began after the city purchased the building to refurbish it for a municipal cannabis store in the eastern side of the building. In June, the city signed a 10-year lease agreement with Heavy Rotation Brewery to occupy part of the building. However, construction crews discovered a series of new problems as they got to work. An addendum to the Osseo City Council meeting agenda for Nov. 9, 2026, revealed approximately $250,000 in additional costs across several projects.The floor of the western half of the building, located at 33 2nd St. W. in Osseo, slants approximately five inches. According to meeting documents, the building inspection noted a slight elevation difference but the extent of it was not found until October. Floor OptionsThe city presented two options to the council for fixing the uneven flooring. The first would remove around two thirds of the concrete flooring and lay a single even layer across the ground. This option would cost approximately $47,000 with up to $7,120 allowed for winter condition construction costs. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1neCSD_1GzRYTEF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1neCSD_1GzRYTEF00" width="1600" height="900" ><figcaption>A look inside the old Osseo Press and News building. The city is expected build a cannabis dispensary within the existing building.</figcaption></figure>The second presented option would keep the current layer of concrete and pour an additional layer on top to even out the floor elevation. This option would cost nearly $35,000 and would allow for up to $6,675 in winter condition construction costs. The additional winter condition construction costs stem from a need for heat to set the concrete properly. “I understand that you don’t control the weather and you don’t control the heat. But I encourage you, with all of my heart and soul to please do this as affordably as you possibly can and as soon as you possibly can so we can eliminate some of those winter costs. We can’t just keep pouring money at it,” Osseo City Council Member Mark Cook said in the meeting.The city council voted 4-0 to approve option two. This option requires future work to be done through two layers of concrete but costs less for the city. Underground DiscoveriesThe building being renovated was constructed in 1960 as a Chevrolet body shop. A pair of houses once stood on the neighboring lots where the current building and its parking lot are. Remnants of the old homes remained buried until they were discovered in October.Construction workers discovered the remnants as they set out to install a new water service line for the building. Other underground conditions, such as an oil tank, unsuitable topsoil and a buried building foundation will incur additional costs.The cost to fix the discovered issues may exceed the approved contingency by around $250,000, according to meeting documents. The city identified four hollow chambers as part of an old septic system. Septic systems like the one discovered were used across the city prior to municipal sewage system construction in 1959. The system does not appear in the lot’s records and the exact date of its construction is unknown. Within the septic system, workers found glass bottles dated as far back as the 1880s. The chambers also included more modern brands such as a discovered Orange Crush bottle. In order to remove the septic system, and the debris found within, the contractor requested a contingency allowance of up to $100,000. The city will receive any unused funds from the allowance.The foundation of a building which appears in 1912 city maps was also found underground. The old two-story building was torn down sometime between 1929 and 1960. The removal of the foundation will cost approximately $46,000, city documents noted. Funding the ProjectsThe Osseo City Council discussed several funding options for the new projects. The options included funding the project from budget reserve funds, capital improvement funds or enterprise funds. “Any of those funds have enough to cover this expense, just because of the savings we have done over the last 15 years, it is there,” Osseo City Council Member Mark Schulz said in the meeting.While any of the funds could cover the expense, according to Schulz, some would be more favorable for the city than others. The city council did not make a decision on a funding source at the meeting. The city did not expect the council to decide on a funding option at the Nov. 9 meeting. Instead, according to Assistant City Administrator Alicia Vickerman, staff requested guidance from the council to rule out unwanted funding options and to provide authorization to the city to proceed with the projects. The council will decide on funding options at a future meeting. Levi Jones reporting</div></body>

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