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Archives for December 2015

December Newsletter Now Available!

Click here: December Newsletter

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Painted Railroad Car Call for Mural Artist

Painted Railroad Car Call for Mural Artist - Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 2016 RFQ Painted Railroad Car - Final The Montevideo Arts Project (M.A.P.), in partnership with the City of Montevideo, seeks an artist to create a mural on a historic

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2015 Scenic Byway Annual Report

Click here for the 2015 Annual Report for the Minnesota River Valley National Scenic Byway. Kristi Fernholz, MSVNSB Coordinator, can be reached by calling our office at 320-289-1981 x106.  Kristi would be able to answer any questions on this

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Dawn Hegland Elected to NADO Board

We are happy to announce that Dawn Hegland, Executive Director, was recently elected to the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) 2015 – 2016 Board of Directors on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015 at NADO’s Annual Business Meeting.  See the

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Zoning Ordinances

The UMVRDC has been working with the Cities of Canby, Ortonville, and Appleton to update their Zoning Ordinances.  These updates will address any missing sections, anticipate the future needs of each city, and eliminate any out of date ordinances.

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Swift County awarded $4.95 million

The UMVRDC staff authors a second successful Border to Border grant application for Federated Telephone. The UMVRDC's staff continue to hone their grant writing skills and broadband knowledge while quickly becoming the go-to staff for cities and

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2015 Meander Economic Impact

The annual Meander Upper Minnesota River Art Crawl Economic Impacts report has been released. The report reveals that fifty percent of those surveyed during the 2015 Meander were first time participants.  Eighty five percent of those survey said they

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Property Tax Information Guide

Click here for an educational guide on Understanding Your Property Tax Changes. (supporting research from the Minnesota Foundation for Fiscal Excellence - solely responsible for the contents)

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Our Mission

Enable the region to thrive through assisting local units of government.

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