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THE ATTORNEY GENERAL RESPONDS AGAIN

MAYOR FUNK OFFICIALLY HAS CONFLICT OF INTEREST

Said Councilmember Vogt, “This is the same dialogue over and over and over again. This is wasting a lot of the city council’s time.”

VICTORIA REMAINS A TOXIC ENVIRONMENT

NOVEMBER 2018 ELECTION PART OF PROCESS

Councilmember Tom Vogt, “You said Victoria has no existing policies. Policies do exist and Victoria is not operating by the seat of its pants. We have an award winning finance director.”

CAN THE CITY PREVENT ANOTHER LOSS?

TOM STRIGEL: VICTORIA SUFFERS “A TALENT DRAIN”

In the last three months, three staff members resigned: the City Manager, the Community Development Director, the Senior Planner. Said Councilmember Tom Strigel, “We can’t lose another staff member.”

INTERIM CITY MANAGER DOUG REEDER

“WE ARE NOT GOING TO COUNT THE MAYOR’S VOTE”

Said Mr. Reeder, “The Attorney General’s opinion substantiates that Mayor Funk does have a conflict of interest.”

MAYOR DEFIES CITY ATTORNEY & ATTORNEY GENERAL

TOM VOGT: “THIS CITY IS IN DISARRAY”

The MN Supreme Court has declared that a conflicted official should not be permitted to vote, and if he does vote, it doesn’t count.”

MAYOR SEEKS A DECLARATORY JUDGMENT

JIM CROWLEY: “MAKING A MOCKERY OF THIS BODY”

Mayor Funk and Councilmember Gregory sought to seek a Declaratory Judgment from the Carver County Courts on the payment or reimbursement to the city of councilmember-defendant legal fees in the Funk et. al. lawsuits and appeals.

REFUTING THE MAYOR’S VISION STATEMENT

VICTORIA IS NOT OPERATING “BY THE SEAT OF ITS PANTS”

Said Councilmember Tom Vogt, “Policies do exist and Victoria is not operating by the seat of its pants.”

ANOTHER POLICY FOR THE CITY OF VICTORIA

PLACING ITEMS ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA

Council approved a policy that governs how items can be placed on the agenda for city council meetings.

FLAGGED PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK PROGRAM

FOR INTERSECTION AT ST. VICTORIA/LIONS PARK

Council approved a pilot program for the crosswalk at St. Victoria and Lions Park. Small flags are placed on either side, allowing pedestrians to take a flag to the other side, giving them more visibility.

BETHESDA PROPOSES NEW VICTORIA PROJECT

AND REQUESTS TAX INCREMENT FINANCING

Owners of the former Community Living campus are proposing 51 new residential units on the 4.32 acres, marketing to those age 55 and up.

TWO SEASONS IN VICTORIA, MINNESOTA

WINTER AND STREET RECONSTRUCTION

The streets to be done in 2018 are the last of the street capital improvements embarked on in 2003, so it’s a milestone.

A PIECE OF VICTORIA’S PARKING PUZZLE

COMING WITH STIEGER LAKE LANE RECONSTRUCTION

Council accepted the feasibility report for Stieger Lake Lane reconstruction from City Hall east to Hwy 5 plus theaccompanying construction of 68 parking spaces along the south side of that street.

VICTORIA PREPARES FOR NEW WELL #2.5

TO BE LOCATED IN KATY HILLS PARK

Staff identified a need to replace Well #2 near the treatment plant on 80th Street and identified a location across the street in Katy Hills Park.

SEVEN RESIDENT APPOINTMENTS

TO VICTORIA COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS

VICTORIA FIRE DEPARTMENT IS POPULAR

FULL MEMBER ROSTER AND FULL SPEED AHEAD

OPIODS FOLLOW 35W FROM MEXICO TO MINNESOTA

“THE TWIN CITIES IS A DISTRIBUTION CENTER”

SHORT SCOOP FROM THE MONTH OF MARCH

DISCOVER VICTORIA DAY SUSPENDED FOR 2018

THE LONG SCOOP IS IN THE PAPER EDITION.