Elliot Steeves

Saint Peter

Writer at Coon Rapids Herald

Community Editor at Anoka County UnionHerald

Community Editor at ABC Newspapers

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Columbia Heights awards bid for Concrete Alley Construction to Equity Builders

1 week ago | hometownsource.com | Elliot Steeves

The Columbia Heights City Council, at the April 28 meeting, unanimously approved a contract for the 2025 concrete alley construction project to Equity Builders of Rosemount. The project involves six alleys across the city, and five bids were read aloud at the April 23 meeting, City Engineer Kevin Hansen wrote in the agenda packet. The low bid, from Equity Builders, is about $1.072 million, 15% lower than the engineer’s estimate.
Blaine approves IONNA electric vehicle charging station

1 week ago | hometownsource.com | Elliot Steeves

At the May 5 meeting, the Blaine City Council unanimously granted a conditional use permit for IONNA to establish an electric vehicle charging station at the southeast corner of Naples Street and Flowerfield Road. Assistant Community Development Director Sheila Sellman said the move comes with a zero lot line for a shared drive on the east property line.
Andover plans new corridor trail; cul-de-sac residents worried

1 week ago | hometownsource.com | Elliot Steeves

A pair of residents, at two separate council meetings, voiced concerns about a new trail project along the north side of Coon Creek in Andover. The project, dubbed the Coon Creek Corridor Trail Project, would pave a new bituminous trail from Prairie Road to the Shawbrook North development, and would also construct a new bridge at the west end to Shadowbrook Fifth Addition. kAm!6C E96 p?5@G6C H63D:E6[ E96 6?8:?66C:?8 56A2CE>6?E :D H@C<:?8 @? 56D:8?D 2?5 A=2?D 7@C E96 AC@;64E[ 2?5 E96 4@?DECF4E:@?
Blaine denies conditional use permit for ADU at residential home

1 week ago | hometownsource.com | Elliot Steeves

The Blaine City Council voted 5-2 to deny a conditional use permit for a detached accessory dwelling unit at the home of Alex and Lynda Pepin in a single family residential zoning district. Pepin had sought to build a unit to house struggling families, as well as provide an affordable solution for aging families and children, per Assistant Community Development Director Sheila Sellman's staff report. Council Members Terra Fleming and Chris Ford voted in favor of the permit.
Oak Grove switches to administrative citations for code enforcement

1 week ago | hometownsource.com | Elliot Steeves

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WRITER'S BLOCK: What we remember when George Floyd was murdered

1 week ago | hometownsource.com | Matt DeBow |Elliot Steeves

Five years ago, I was working a crime beat at an Adams Publishing Group daily paper in the office watching the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police Officer Derick Chauvin on May 25. On the crime beats, I talked to cops, mainly police chiefs, or communication experts for police departments on a near daily basis, so we were on cordial terms.
Columbia Heights addresses racist remarks toward Parks and Rec commissioner

1 week ago | hometownsource.com | Elliot Steeves

At the April 28 Columbia Heights City Council meeting, Mayor Amada Marquez Simula announced changes to city public forum rules and staff training after Parks and Recreation Commissioner Taher Herzallah was reportedly targeted with a racist and personal attack at the Parks and Rec board’s April meeting. Simula stated that, at the April Parks and Rec commission meeting, an anonymous masked individual used public comment time to launch a racist personal attack against Herzallah.
Ham Lake's Fire Rescue Foundation offers helping hand to firefighters

1 week ago | hometownsource.com | Elliot Steeves

The Fire Rescue Foundation of Ham Lake has been helping the Ham Lake Fire Department in its endeavors and efforts around the city since 2022-whether it be through fundraiser events, collecting donations or initiating kids’ face-painting. President of the organization Connie Wunderlich said that in 2023, the group was certified as a 501c3, but that they had a lot going on before then. kAm“(6 H6C6 96=A:?8 @FE 564@C2E:?8 7@C E96 32?BF6E 2?5 2DD:DE:?8 H:E9 E96 @A6?
Columbia Heights partners with Habitat for Humanity on new home redo

2 weeks ago | hometownsource.com | Elliot Steeves

It was a muddy affair during a build on April 28 in Columbia Heights where a pair of council members, city staff, and Habitat worked to apply foam to the side of the house, and performed other work in the early interior of a Habitat for Humanity Home. Columbia Heights partnered with Habitat for Humanity to build a new house for affordable homeownership at 4243 Fifth St. NE.
East Bethel discusses ending citizen membership in EDA

2 weeks ago | hometownsource.com | Elliot Steeves

The East Bethel City Council began discussing an eventual move to cease citizen membership on the Economic Development Authority and make the City Council members the members of the EDA. The discussion happend at the April 24 regular city council meeting. City Attorney Eric Larson said that the council had discussed changing the model so that the EDA itself would strictly be the City Council. kAm“x 5@?’E H2?E 2E 2== E@ ;6@A2C5:K6 E9:D 8@G6C?:?8 492?86[” {2CD@?

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