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🌱 How will Otsego’s 18% tax hike change fire protection?
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- How will Otsego’s 18% tax hike change fire protection?
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📰 News we're reading
• Disruptive debate over 18% tax levy increase, fire station at Otsego Council meeting (hometownsource.com) — Otsego residents face an 18.2% property tax levy increase for 2026, largely to fund the city’s first fire and emergency services station planned to open in 2027. A packed council meeting saw sharp debate over the cost, communication, and need for a city-run fire department, with officials stressing public safety and critics warning of affordability and transparency concerns. 
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Otsego
- Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting
Otsego, MN Calendar , 8899 Nashua Avenue NE , Otsego
7:00 pm - VMS Choir Concert @ ERHS Zabee Theater
Independent School District 728 Elk River, MN 55330
7:00 pm - Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting-Canceled
Otsego, MN Calendar , 8899 Nashua Avenue NE , Otsego
7:00 pm - Woodcarving
Elk River Senior Activity Center - Furniture and Things Community Event Center 1000 School Street Elk River MN 55330
9:00 am - Party Bridge
Elk River Senior Activity Center - Furniture and Things Community Event Center 1000 School Street Elk River MN 55330
12:45 pm - Diamond Dotz
Furniture and Things Community Event Center , 1000 School Street , Elk River
1:00 pm - Lupulin Brewing Run Club
Lupulin Brewing Company , 570 Humboldt Drive, Suite 107 , Big Lake
6:00 pm - Aegir Brewing's Trivia with Kelly
Aegir Brewing Company , 19050 Industrial Blvd. , Elk River
6:30 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
- County Board Meeting
Board Room , 13880 Business Center Dr. , Elk River
9:00 am - Family Storytime
Maple Grove Library , 8001 Main Street , Maple Grove
9:30 am - Sit and Knit
Furniture and Things Community Event Center , 1000 School Street , Elk River
10:00 am - Waistline Wellness: A fresh approach
Elk River, MN Calendar , Elk River Senior Activity Center 1000 School Street , Elk River
10:30 am
Tuesday December 16
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🗞 Nearby News
Elk River
- Elk River Council reviews draft comments on proposed landfill expansion (hometownsource.com)
- Elk River sweeps STMA away on the hardwood (hometownsource.com)
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