Pine River: Council makes annual appointments

By Travis G. Grimler

January 21, 2015 11:21 PM

The Pine River City Council on Tuesday, Jan. 13, made annual appointments, most of which remained the same as 2014.

The council approved Bolton and Menk as city engineers; the Pineandlakes Echo Journal and Brainerd Dispatch as the official newspapers; Pine River State Bank, US Bank, First National Bank of Walker and Lakes State Bank as official depositories; and Ted Lundrigan was again selected as city attorney.

In other action, the council:

• Approved a change in contract with Eagle Construction Company for work on the snow removal equipment building at the Pine River Municipal Airport. The building design was altered because of plumbing issues.

• Approved a revolving loan fund application for David Lockman of Thrivent Financial.

• Learned that thefts in the city have targeted vehicles with their doors unlocked.

• Learned that the city now owns a rig for thawing water lines. Acquisition of the rig cost the city less than the total cost of line thawing in the 2013-14 winter season.

• Approved an ordinance requiring companies that collect garbage within the city to also offer curbside recycling.

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By Travis G. Grimler

Travis Grimler began work at the Echo Journal Jan. 2 of 2013 while the publication was still split in two as the Pine River Journal and Lake Country Echo. He is a full time reporter/photographer/videographer for the paper and operates primarily out of the northern stretch of the coverage area (Hackensack to Jenkins).

Pine River: Council makes annual appointments

The Pine River City Council on Tuesday, Jan. 13, made annual appointments, most of which remained the same as 2014. The council approved Bolton and Menk as city engineers; the Pineandlakes Echo Journal and Brainerd Dispatch as the official newspa...