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fbusch@nujournal.com BROWN COUNTY — Brown County commissioners will receive a 2020 probation department statistics report at their regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 19. “This was a year of uncertainty. COVID-19 flipped many procedures and policies upside down,” Brown County Probation Director Les Schultz wrote in his report. “Staff truly outdid themselves this past year, working with many constant changes that COVID-19 pushed us towards. We were locked down for most of the year and had t...

cschuldt@nujournal.com Journal file photo The city council by a 4-1 vote agreed to an engineering study for anchor pole design to possibly hang holiday garlands over Minnesota Street again. NEW ULM –The City of New Ulm will move forward with engineering services to look into designing new poles to support holiday garlands on downtown Minnesota Street. In 2020, the holiday garlands were not strung across downtown Minnesota street because the anchor points on the buildings no longer support the...

cschuldt@nujournal.com Staff photo by Clay Schuld The Economic Development Authority approved a lease agreement with Ted Bergstrom of Bergstrom Concessions for a property at 326 N. Broadway. Bergstrom plans to use a portion of the property for a concession stand on weekends starting in late March. NEW ULM — Ted Bergstrom will once again open a concession stand at 326 N. Broadway starting late March if weather permits. The New Ulm Economic Development Authority approved a lease agreement with ...

cschuldt@nujournal.com NEW ULM — The New Ulm City Council approved moving forward with a fixed-route bus service for Brown County. The city is looking at a fixed-route bus service for residents, employees, visitors and students. The city has partnered with Brown County Heartland Express, the transit service provider that operates demand-response service within New Ulm and all of Brown County. The fixed-route bus service would run on a set schedule with stops located at major local destinatio...

fbusch@nujournal.com NEW ULM — Brown County Commissioners established 2021 salaries for county officials and their own salaries and per diem Tuesday. Commissioners approved raising their annual salaries 2% to $26,705 in 2021, plus $1,500 additional for the board chair and $500 for the vice chair. Commissioner Tony Berg made the motion, seconded by Commissioner Dave Borchert. Daily per diem remained at $75. County officials also received raises, all on motions by Berg, seconded by Borchert. â...

cschuldt@nujournal.com NEW ULM — The City of New Ulm will see a 4.68% increase on the property tax levy in 2021, but with an increase to the city’s tax capacity, some residents could see a slight decrease. The New Ulm City Council unanimously approved the final 2021 budget on Tuesday. The final budget is $21,729,970, with a property tax levy of $8,266,209. During the Dec. 1 truth in taxation meeting, the council had $15,000 removed from the training budget in the preliminary levy and $5,500...