Jennifer Kotila

The Willmar City Council on Monday, following a public hearing, approved wastewater rate increases for the next several years.

Willmar Municipal Utilities interim general manager Janell Johnson recently briefed the commission about industry concerns that some of the state's green energy mandates will be impossible to meet.

The Willmar Municipal Utilities Commission on Monday approved offering the Willmar Municipal Utilities general manager position to staff electrical engineer Jeron Smith.

The Willmar Municipal Utilities Commission on Monday, Nov. 25, will discuss the general manager position and any recommendation the negotiating team may have regarding who should fill that role.

The Willmar City Council on Monday heard a presentation regarding the wastewater rate study and set a public hearing for the proposed increases in sanitary sewer rates.

The lawsuit signed by legal counsel for Suite Liv'n on Nov. 4 has been served on the city of Willmar, but has not yet been filed with the court. Suite Liv'n is Willmar's largest landlord.

The Willmar Municipal Utilities Commission on Monday heard an update from staff electrical engineer Jeron Smith regarding its transmission investment in the Grid North Partners project.

The Willmar City Council on Monday in a split 3-5 vote declined approving a motion to hire a recruiting firm to conduct a search for the new Willmar police chief. City staff will conduct the search.

There will be three to four accessible fishing platforms installed at Robbins Island Regional Park in Willmar beginning in the spring of 2025 as part of the Get Out MORE initiative by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Another candidate has declined the Willmar Municipal Utilities position, leaving the Municipal Utilities Commission to move on to its contingency plan to select one of the two internal candidates.