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Former City Administrator Betty Thomsen also admonished city staff to work better as a team. 8:00 am, Feb. 13, 2021 × Virgil Eskola was recognized Tuesday for his 30 years of service with the Park Rapids Fire Department. Behind him are City Administrator Angel Weasner and Mayor Ryan Leckner. (Robin Fish/Enterprise) The Park Rapids City Council on Tuesday recognized two public servants for their work. Firefighter Virgil Eskola received a certificate of achievement for his 30 years of service to the city. According to the certificate, Eskola has served on the Park Rapids Fire Depart...

Thomsen bids farewell to Park Rapids City Council Interim City Administrator Betty Thomsen thanked the city for the opportunity to serve again, after coming out of retirement in September to fill a vacancy in the city's top staff position. 2:00 pm, Jan. 15, 2021 × Betty Thomsen presents a parting gift to the city at her last Park Rapids City Council meeting on Tuesday, helping Mayor Ryan Leckner hoist a motivational poster saying "Teamwork: Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean." (Robin Fish/Enterprise) The Park Rapids City Council Tuesday swore in t...

Building official’s pay, contract renewal put on hold Park Rapids City Council actions on Dec. 8 included, among other things, approval of the long-discussed short-term rental ordinance, purchase of a new fire vehicle, and tapping the brakes on contract negotiations with building inspector Brad Bail. 11:00 am, Dec. 15, 2020 × The Park Rapids City Council meets while masked Dec. 8 at city hall: from left, Liz Stone, Erika Randall, interim administrator Betty Thomsen, Mayor Ryan Leckner, Tom Conway and Bob Wills. (Robin Fish/Enterprise) Interim city administrator Betty...

Park Rapids moves handling of revolving loan fund to HLDC The Heartland Lakes Development Commission sees a shared interest with the city in having a "well utilized" RLF. 12:00 am, Dec. 11, 2020 × Park Rapids City HallEnterprise file photo Mary Thompson, executive director of the Heartland Lakes Development Commission (HLDC), told the Park Rapids City Council on Tuesday that the HLDC is willing to administer the city’s revolving loan fund (RLF) at no cost to the city. “My board has provided a proposal to do those services,” she said, including marketing the progra...