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The Barnesville City Council will hold an Emergency Meeting on Thursday, May 28 at 7:00 pm.  The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss temporary outdoor service for restaurants and bars related to COVID.  The information as to how to participate is included on the 5-28-20 Emergency Meeting agenda.

The Barnesville Economic Development Authority has established a new Emergency Loan Fund to support local small businesses who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.   Interested business owners should review the loan program Barnesville Emergency Loan Fund OVERVIEW.  The next step is to submit a completed  Emergency Loan Fund Application between May 27 through … Read More

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Barnesville Potato Days Festival which was scheduled to be held in August has been cancelled for 2020.  The 30th Anniversary Potato Days Festival will be held in August 2021!

Now that Minnesota Governor Walz has lifted the Stay at Home order, the public can once again use the playground equipment in Barnesville Parks!  Be Safe – maintain proper social distancing and bring a bottle of hand sanitizer with you!

Clay County have requested that residents living in Clay County provide input on the county’s development of their new Multi-Hazardous Mitigation Plan.  See attached Public review letter for details.  Please note that the deadline to provide input is June 5, 2020 

At the Monday, May 11 City Council Meeting, Clifton Larson Audit presented the 2019 Audit Report. The City received the highest level of opinion issued by an auditing firm.  The attached 2019 Audit Summary provides a good overview of the City’s financial position. Residents can review the complete audit report at https://www.barnesvillemn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2019-Final-Audit-City-of-Barnesville.pdf  

UPDATED AT 11:15 AM: The planned fiber work in the area of the school did occur overnight. The work was completed with no problems, however this morning when the project was being finished up, a contractor accidentally cut a fiber line which has resulted in the disruption of service to the same 34 customers. We … Read More

The Barnesville City Council will hold their regular 5-11-20 City Council Meeting on Monday, May 11 beginning at 7 pm.  Due to the COIVID-19 pandemic, a virtual meeting will be held.  Information on how to watch,  listen or participate in the meeting is included on the agenda.

Part of the Barnesville Schools construction project will require Arvig Communications to reroute some of the fiber serving residential customers in the area. The work will take place starting at 11:59 PM on Monday, May 11 and will be completed by 4:00 am on Tuesday, May 12. During that time, homes in the area bounded … Read More

The City of Barnesville has received a memo from the Clay County Assessor’s office stating that in May they will begin a reassessment of all properties within the City of Barnesville.  Staff members will be driving vehicles with Clay County Assessor signage and will also have Clay County identification.  See attached – SKM_C55820042909510