Two ordinances were adopted by the Jackson City Council during their Tuesday meeting, including one that will potentially cut down crime at convenience stores throughout the city. The ordinance, called “Connect JXN — Blue Light Safety Initiative,” requires all gas stations and convenience stores to connect their cameras to the Jackson Police Department’s camera surveillance […]
Feb. 16—GRANITE FALLS — Yellow Medicine County will be taking a look at its ordinances governing wind and solar development in response to increasing interest in renewable energy development in the western Minnesota county. The County Board of Commissioners at its meeting on Feb. 13 asked Planning and Zoning Coordinator Jolene Johnson and the county […]
The Charlotte City Council voted Monday to re-criminalize multiple city ordinances after months of debate and vocal opposition about the potential impacts on the unhoused community. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police will now in the coming weeks have the authority to issue criminal citations to or arrest people violating ordinances on public masturbation; beer and wine consumption, possession […]
Dec. 26—Board has until Jan. 1, 2025 to create established ordinance for the county The Mower County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday morning passed a pair of ordinances regarding cannabis sales and use in the county. After being advanced from a previous meeting, the council unanimously adopted both a cannabis interim ordinance and cannabis use […]