'AUAR'

The City Council held a regular meeting on Monday, January 26. Here are the highlights:

• City Receives 2025 Partner of the Year Award from the Wright County Economic Development Partnership
• New Member Appointed to the Parks, Arts, and Recreation Commission
• City Council Adopts Monticello Industrial Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR)

To view the agenda, and minutes when available, visit the Agenda Center.

To watch the recorded meeting, stream it online or tune in on cable channel 12 (FiberNet), channel 997 (TDS), or channel 180 (Charter). The rebroadcast schedule is available here.

The City Council held a regular meeting on Monday, November 10. Here are the highlights:

• Winter Coat Drive: Ends Saturday, November 15! Donate new or clean, like-new coats and winter accessories at City Hall, the DMV, Hi-Way Liquors, or the MCC.
• Snowplowing & Ice Removal Policy: City Council approved the annual Snowplowing & Ice Removal Policy for 2025-2026. Reminder: winter parking restrictions are in effect through April 1 (1  -6 a.m. no street parking or during snow events).
• Monticello Industrial (Monticello Tech) Draft AUAR: The Draft AUAR for the proposed 550-acre technology campus is open for public comment starting November 18 through December 18, 4 p.m. Join the AUAR Open House on November 20 from 6 - 8 p.m. at the MCC to learn more about the study.

To view the agenda, and minutes when available, visit the Agenda Center.

To watch the recorded meeting, stream it online or tune in on cable channel 12 (FiberNet), channel 997 (TDS), or channel 180 (Charter subscribers). The rebroadcast schedule is available here.

The City Council held a regular meeting on Monday, October 13. Here are the highlights:

• Manufacturing Month: Mayor Lloyd Hilgart proclaimed October as Manufacturing Month, in recognition of the critical importance of manufacturing to the state and local economy.
• Golf Course Road Trail Project: Work is underway. Crews are expected to complete storm sewer installation this week or early next week. A small section of the roadway is planned to be paved later this year. 
• Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) Ordered: The City Council accepted the AUAR Scoping Document and ordered the full AUAR study for the proposed 550-acre technology campus (data center) by Monticello Tech LLC. The full AUAR will evaluate the environmental impacts in the study area as outlined in the Scoping Document and propose mitigation strategies to limit potentially significant impacts should the development move forward.

To view the agenda, and minutes when available, visit the Agenda Center.

To watch the recorded meeting, stream it online or tune in on cable channel 12 (FiberNet), channel 997 (TDS), or channel 180 (Charter subscribers). The rebroadcast schedule is available here.