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Cottage Grove Public Service Commission Meeting 11-17-25

Cottage Grove City CouncilTuesday, November 18, 2025
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Pledge of Allegiance

Approval of agenda (addition of 8B: ebikes presentation)

Approval of September 15th meeting minutes

Open forum

Snowmobile club map approval

Snowmobile recreation viability and development impact

Fire service evaluation study presentation

Full Document Analysis

Votes (3)

Approval of agenda with addition of 8B ebikes

PassedVoice vote

Moved by Commission member · Seconded by Commission member

Approval of September 15th meeting minutes

PassedVoice vote

Moved by Commission member · Seconded by Commission member

Approval of snowmobile map for the current year

PassedVoice vote

Moved by Commission member · Seconded by Commission member

Notable Quotes (2)

It is a lot nicer to run through a field than it is in a ditch and it's also safer to be in a field versus a ditch.

— Jeremy Goble
Snowmobile trailsAddressing commission on trail routing preference

This means that nine times out of 10 we're going to perform at this level or better. So it's a function of reliability.

— BJ Youngman
Fire service evaluationExplaining 90th percentile response time data

People (7)

KathVice Chair

Cottage Grove Public Service Commission leadership

RyanStaff member

City staff liaison for trails and infrastructure

Jeremy GoblePresident

Local snowmobile club president; STAR trail area specialist

1 quote

“It is a lot nicer to run through a field than it is in a ditch and it's also safer to be in a field versus a ditch.”

Discussion on snowmobile trail safety and route planning

Captain PetersonPolice Captain

Provided anecdotal data regarding snowmobile citations

Chief John PerkFire Chief

Initiator of the Fire Service Evaluation Study

BJ YoungmanSenior Consultant

Fire and EMS expert conducting the Standards of Cover study

Mike MandorConsultant

Fire and EMS expert conducting the Standards of Cover study

Places Mentioned

Cottage GroveKeats Avenue70th StreetLamar BallfieldsStar TrailValley Creek RoadWoodburyBailey 19Hunter StreetHadleyGreat Cloud Island103rd StreetNew Ravine ParkwayHintonDenmark

Events & Meetings (2)

  • November 17th, 7:00 p.m. - Public Service Commission meeting
  • January 10th, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Snowmobile club event (Dust Them Off)
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