City Council

Sunday, August 23, 2026

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Orono City Council Reflects on Recent Election, Commends Volunteer Contributions

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Lake Minnetonka Conservation District Grapples with Budgetary Pressures, Reserves Fall Below Target

Approval of agenda

Consent agenda items

2026 Community Survey results

Votes (3)

Approve the agenda

PassedVoice vote

Moved by Council · Seconded by Council

Approve the consent agenda minus item number eight

PassedVoice vote

Moved by Council · Seconded by Council

Approve item number eight

PassedVoice vote

Moved by Council · Seconded by Council

Notable Quotes (2)

In 2002, our board talked to auditors. The auditors said basically that our reserves were too high and we should bring those down.

David Krueger
LMCD BudgetDiscussing LMCD budgetary history.

K-12 education is the highlight of this slide and maybe the highlight of the entire report, scoring more than 20 points above our rolling national average.

Unidentified Representative
Community SurveyPresenting NCS survey findings.

People (4)

David KruegerExecutive Director

Executive Director of the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District (LMCD).

Anne HolzerBoard Chair

LMCD Board Chair accompanying the Executive Director.

Nicole StoneBoard Treasurer

LMCD Board Treasurer.

Lily VasquezProject Manager

Polco project manager who handled the bulk of the 2026 National Community Survey work.

Places Mentioned

Minneapolis-St. Paul metro areaOronoLake Minnetonka

Events & Meetings (2)

  • May 20th (Survey launch)
  • June (Open participation survey period)

Ordinances & Resolutions (3)

7709

Gift card donation to the police

7710

Gift card donation to the parks

7708

Donation of election volunteer time

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