Pequot Lakes council approves school resource office contract with school

By Nancy Vogt

July 10, 2014 at 9:54 AM

The Pequot Lakes City Council on Tuesday, July 1, approved the school resource officer contract with Pequot Lakes Schools for 2014-15. Police officer Chad Nangle will return as school resource officer.

In other business, the council:

• Approved streetlight light and arm designs for North Washington Avenue as part of the street improvement project. The council had asked people to go to the city website to vote on designs. It received several votes. The council also agreed to obtain quotes for an electrical system for the streetlights.

• Appointed election judges for the primary election.

• Tentatively changed the November city council meeting date from Nov. 4 (general election day) to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12.

• Learned the fire department had seven calls in June, including a motor vehicle fire/assist police in Jenkins, good intent grass and power pole in Breezy Point, mutual aid structure fire in Ideal Township, good intent carbon monoxide call to Pequot Lakes, good intent fire alarm in Breezy Point, good intent gas smell in house in Jenkins Township and motor vehicle accident/assist police in Pequot Lakes.

By Nancy Vogt

Nancy Vogt is editor of the Pineandlakes Echo Journal, a weekly newspaper that covers eight communities in the Pequot Lakes-Pine River areas - from Nisswa to Hackensack and Pequot Lakes to Crosslake.

She started as editor of the Lake Country Echo in July 2006, and continued in that role when the Lake Country Echo and the Pine River Journal combined in September 2013 to become the Pineandlakes Echo Journal. She worked for the Brainerd Dispatch from 1992-2006 in various roles.

She covers Nisswa, Pequot Lakes, Lake Shore and Crosslake city councils, as well as writes feature stories, news stories and personal columns (Vogt's Notes). She also takes photos at community events.

Contact her at nancy.vogt@pineandlakes.com or 218-855-5877 with story ideas or questions. Be sure to leave a voicemail message!