Ben Velcheff News Today

TOWER— The city council here, on Monday, approved a surplus 2024 budget that calls for spending of $2.055 million with anticipated revenue of $2.102 million. The revenue forecast includes a …

TOWER— Plans for a new drinking water treatment plant to serve residents in both Tower and Soudan took a step forward late last week with the announcement by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, …

TOWER-SOUDAN— It appears that recent work in these two communities to repair and replace old sewage lines and manholes is helping to reduce inflow and infiltration of ground and surface water …

TOWER— The city council here, at their regular monthly meeting on Monday, approved a concept plan that would substantially remake the city’s mini-park. The plan, developed by Benchmark …

TOWER— For the first time in three years, the city council here has voted to increase the city’s tax levy, by three percent over the 2022 levy of $394,761. That will push the city’s …

TOWER— The city council here, on Monday, approved transferring the assets of the Gunderson Trust to the Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation (DSACF) for investment management. The trust, …

TOWER— The city council here, absent council member Kevin Norby, discussed a familiar list of issues Monday night, without taking much action. The condition of the city’s drinking water …

Marshall Helmberger TOWER— A trainee driver for a Duluth area ready-mix company accidentally dumped a considerable volume of cement on Main Street here last Friday noon, creating a major headache for public works crews who had to clean up the resulting mess in the midst of heavy traffic ahead of the weekend. Tower Public Works Director Ben Velcheff caught sight of the truck, owned and operated by Duluth Ready Mix, as it was about halfway through town. “I saw the rocks and cement falling out...