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Council to vote on borrowing for street projects, site cleanup
August 22, 2025
The Albert Lea City Council will consider borrowing $2 million via bonding to finance several projects at its meeting Monday. The projects include $875,000 for cleaning up contaminated soil at the Blazing Star Land for development and $435,000 for extending Eberhart Street into the Blazing Star Landing. The rest is for various street projects started in 2025 and paving the city-owned parking lot on William Street behind the Freeborn Bank Building, now Events at the Broadway, at 201 S. Broadway Ave. For details and other agenda items, visit the city website, watch the meeting on ALTV or attend in person...