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NU Council OKs purchase agreement for relocated house

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NEW ULM — The New Ulm City Council approved a purchase agreement to sell the property and home at 1007 N. Minnesota Street to Cassandra Cano and Dylan G. Schapekahm. The house and property previously belonged to the city. The house was originally located at 320 N. Broadway and was rented by ...

NU sets final tax levy at 5.23%increase

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NEW ULM – The final 2025 New Ulm budget and property tax levy was formally approved, on Tuesday. The final budget is $28.02 million with a property tax levy of $10.47 million. This represents a 5.23% increase in the tax levy from 2024. City Finance Director Nicole Jorgensen said no ...

Brown Co. Board lowers levy hike with reserves

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NEW ULM — After brief discussion Tuesday, Brown County commissioners unanimously approved a 7.99% tax levy increase for 2025. The $17.8 million 2025 tax levy uses $164,950 in additional reserves to off-set the $17.9 million preliminary 2025 levy, an 8.99% increase using $189,000 of reserve ...

Getting the lead out

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NEW ULM – Following a city-wide survey of New Ulm’s waterlines, New Ulm Public Utility (NUPU) found 37 homes with lead lines and 274 homes with galvanized steel lines and 329 with unknown connections. Water District Energy Department Systems Assistant Supervisor Larry Pelzel said utility ...

After 16 years, Les Schultz retires from NU city council

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NEW ULM – For the last 16 years, New Ulm Ward 3 has been represented by city councilor Les Schultz. He is currently the longest-serving member of the council, but Tuesday, Dec. 17 will be his last meeting as a member of the council. Last June, Schultz chose not to file for a fifth term on ...

Tis the season for counting birds

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NEW ULM — There may be 12 days of Christmas but there is only one day to the New Ulm Christmas Bird count and typically more birds are counted than a partridge in a pear tree. Sunday, over a dozen area bird enthusiasts participated in the bird count, cataloging different birds species in a ...