Dustin Smith bested Jon Conlon by a narrow 157-vote margin to win the Tuesday special election to fill a Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools board seat. Smith, chief human resources officer at The Arc Minnesota, a nonprofit that provides resources to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities as well as their families, tallied 4,977 votes to 4,820 for Conlon, chief financial officer and founder of WAEV, a low-speed electric vehicle manufacturer, according to unofficial results from the Minnesota secretary of state’s office. Smith will fill the seat left vacant by former board member Enrique Velazquez’s 2024 resignation. Vote totals must be canvassed in the coming weeks...
Prior Lake voters went to the polls on Tuesday and rejected the city's $60 million referendum plan to improve local parks and trails. A total of 6,798 votes were cast, according to unofficial results...
Council Work Session / 6 p.m. Discussion items: Parks Referendum Follow-up Closed Session - Labor Negotiations Strategy (session will be closed pursuant to M.S. 13D.03) Emerging issues Council...
Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools could face a nearly $2 million deficit by fiscal year 2028 if they do not significantly cut expenditures. Lisa Rider, district director of business services, laid out...
