Kimberly Churchill and Victor Lake were sworn in as Prior Lake’s newest city councilmembers at the Wednesday, Jan. 4, city council meeting.
On a unanimous vote the five commissioners of the Scott County Board formally made Tom Wolf chairman for the next year.
In July, the Scott County Commission was faced with having to take a vote on a more than 7% levy increase due to increased costs and virtually no increase in revenue from the state.
For months, Allen Andersen, a candidate for Scott County Attorney, argued there shouldn’t be any more money spent prosecuting marijuana possession crimes.
The Prior Lake City Council was met with pushback from several residents during a public forum regarding a reentry home in Prior Lake that is currently being renovated to accommodate formerly incarcerated people as they reintegrate into society.
Scott County Commissioner Mike Beard has announced that he will not seek re-election.
