Monthly Archives: December 2007

The organizational meeting of the ISD 831 Board of Education for 2008 will take place at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 3, at the District Office Building, 6100 N. 210th St. A listening session will take place at 6 p.m. in … Continue reading →

Bruce Carlson remembers what Forest Lake was like when he moved here in 1977. The lake was clogged with weeds and many home owners were forced to use chemicals to knock down the vegetation shooting from the water each summer. … Continue reading →

Workers in three union labor groups in the city of Forest Lake are working under new agreements with the arrival of the new year.  The Forest Lake City Council voted 3-1 to approve the new wage and benefit packages for … Continue reading →

(Photo By  Cliff Buchan)   When it comes to getting in a weekend run, a little snow, or even a lot of snow, doesn’t stop Christine Skaret of Forest Lake. The local woman took to the snow-covered streets in the … Continue reading →

It was a year of change and progress in the Forest Lake area during 2007. As a new city council took office in Forest Lake, leaders in the city of Wyoming and Wyoming continued their legal battle to merge as … Continue reading →

Only one person has tossed their hat into the ring to be considered for appointment to the Forest Lake City Council to fill Bo Bogotty’s seat.

As one of its final acts of 2007, the Scandia City Council had adopted its budget and property tax levy for 2008. Action came at the Dec. 18 city council meeting.

If Wyoming City Council moves forward with plans to certify Gary Menne’s unpaid storm water assessment fee to property taxes in 2008, it could face a lawsuit. That would mean Menne could end up suing the council on which he … Continue reading →

Lent Township is a small, independent community nestled between Stacy and North Branch. Since the opening of the CR-17 interchange on I-35, Lent Township has been balancing the goal of maintaining its rural character while actively planning for the changes … Continue reading →

Rick Estes has been named sales manager of Coldwell Banker Burnet’s White Bear Lake and Forest Lake/Lindstrom offices. He joined Coldwell Banker Burnet as a sales associate in the White Bear Lake office in July 2003. During the last few … Continue reading →

The Washington County Board of Commissioners set a public hearing date for consideration of a new Housing TIF District in the Headwaters development of Forest Lake, near the new Washington County Headwaters Service Center. The hearing is set 9 a.m., … Continue reading →

City of Forest Lake residents can dispose of their Christmas trees at a city-sponsored drop site once again this year. The Forest Lake drop site is at the Forest Lake Public Works Garage, 843 SW 4th St. The facility will … Continue reading →

New express bus service will be offered, beginning Monday between the new Forest Lake Transit Center and downtown Minneapolis, thanks to emergency transit funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation.  Route 288, a one-year demonstration route, will provide relief at … Continue reading →

The Wyoming City Council voted to certify the 2008 property tax levy in the amount of $1,866,074 at its meeting Tuesday, Dec. 18.