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PUT A LID ON IT Photos by Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch
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Roof construction begins on Brainerd water tower By Theresa Bourke Brainerd Dispatch Brainerd project at least four years in the making is finally underway. It was October 2018 when a group of citizens began meeting to figure out how to raise funds for much-needed renovations to Brainerd’s historic water tower. The City Council gave them two years. But with the interruption of the COVID-19 pandemic and progress on the effort still being made, that 2020 sunset date was pushed back. The issue was stucco falling off in chunks, largely due to decades of water damage as rain fell in the century-old tower’s exposed bowl. Engineers deemed the tower itself structurally sound but originally estimated the price tag for renovations to be $3 million. Demolishing the tower, which hasn’t been in use for more than 60 years, was 10 times cheaper, expected to cost $300,000. While some didn’t think saving the structure was worth it, a whole community banded together to do just that.
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a lot of different studies, a lot of different processes to get to this point.” Hy-Tec Construction crews estimate it will take five weeks to put a synthetic rubber roof on top of the tower, weather depending.
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HOUSE DISTRICT 5A
Knudsen, Hobson vie for redrawn House seat in Legislature
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Two candidates believe they are the best choice to represent the House of Representatives District 5A. The recently redrawn
CROW WING COUNTY SHERIFF
Goddard, Klang make their cases to voters Two candidates — the current sheriff and a police chief who served a term as sheriff himself — believe they are the best choice to serve as the top law enforcement officer in Crow Wing County. Candidates are Sheriff Scott Goddard, a Breezy Point man seeking his second term, and Chief Eric Klang, a Baxter man who wants to make a return to lead the office. The top vote-getter
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will lead the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office for the next four years. Read stories on Goddard and Klang on Page A13 of today’s Brainerd Dispatch.
District 5A includes parts of Becker county, Cass County, Hubbard County and Wadena County after changes made following the 2020 census.
Candidates are DFLer Brian M. Hobson of Park Rapids, a third grade teacher; and Republican Krista Knudsen of Lake Shore, a small business
owner and mother of Read the candidates’ four. profiles on Page A13 of The top vote-getter today’s Brainerd Disfrom the Nov. 8 election patch. will obtain the seat in the House of Representatives.
State fire chiefs group honors Brainerd’s Tim Holmes as Fire Officer of the Year By Tim Speier Brainerd Dispatch BRAINERD — With over 25 years of public service to the Brainerd lakes area, Brainerd Fire Chief Tim Holmes said he felt humbled and honored when he found out he had not only been nominated but was also selected as the 2022 Fire Officer of the Year for a population over 10,000. Holmes will be formally recognized Oct. 21 at Tim Speier / Brainerd Dispatch the Minnesota State Fire 7LP +ROPHV LQ KLV RႈFH RQ 7XHVGD\ DW WKH %UDLQHUG
HOLMES: Page A17
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