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Linwood board mulls pool safety

Amy Doeun
Linwood Reporter
At the April 25 meeting of the Linwood Town Board, Town Attorney Bob Ruppe answered questions about two of the three proposed new ordinances the town is considering.broadstreet.zone(48036);
For its third ordinance, related to firearm use, Ruppe had not had the opportunity to review the ordinance and was scheduled to address the topic at the board’s May 9 meeting (after press time).
Rental housing
Related to proposed changes to the town’s rental housing regulations, Ruppe said that the question the city should start with is “What is the threshold where you want to start regulating?”
“We didn’t want to get the person that was fixing up the basement and renting it out (to have a lot of regulations),” building official Mike Jungbauer said. “I tried to get the next threshold above that.”
The ordinance requires properties with one to four bedrooms that are not owner occupied to apply for a rental license. The

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County intervenes, council reverses police decision

Forest Lake Police Captain Greg Weiss hugs Police Chief Rick Peterson as Councilwoman Mara Bain and others cheer during a May 10 gathering at Vanelli’s celebrating the tentative labor agreement between the city of Forest Lake and the Forest Lake Police Department labor unions. The agreements were made official May 15, keeping the FLPD from being disbanded and replaced by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
Applause abounded as the Forest Lake City Council made two votes May 15 to accept labor agreements for Forest Lake Police Department staff and to rescind its acceptance of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office proposal for contract law enforcement in the city. The new labor agreements last through 2019, effectively ending the months-long discussion on whether or not the city would disband the FLPD in favor of contracting for services through the county.
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The votes at the special May 15 meeting came after a dramatic series of

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ECM Editorial: Education bill could change state public education system   

As the 2017 legislative session weaves its way to a May 22 session end, education policy proposals abound and it is uncertain which proposal will find its way into law. The Minnesota Legislature must reach agreement with Gov. Dayton on a final bill or face possible vetoes.
Each of the proposals is designed to change individual elements of the public school system and on their own merits each has support. Together, however, and over time, the proposals lead to a different public school system than we have known. The time has come for a comprehensive community discussion as to where the proponents are taking public schools remembering that more than 800,000 Minnesota students attend those schools.broadstreet.zone(48036);
House and Senate education bills address several policy issues that include: extending early childhood education to a wider group of 3-year-olds, changing the teacher certification process and criteria, changing from a reliance on seniority for teacher

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