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City Council · October 20, 2026

Council moves casino-area street renaming forward, signs off on $1M for ImOn Ice Arena, adopts new animal control rules

Big night for the Cedar Crossing Casino project: the council held a public hearing and passed the first reading of an ordinance renaming a stretch of G Avenu…

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Oct 6Council approves housing for people experiencing homeless on 16th Ave SW and names Brent Smith as new fire chief Sep 22Council takes first step on $123M 8th Avenue Bridge, overhauls animal laws, approves housing incentives Sep 8Council OKs development deals, hikes trails, boots a defaulted contractor — all in one noon meeting Aug 25Council greenlights two big southwest housing projects, then digs in on contested flood-control buyouts Aug 11Council puts $60M fire bond on the November ballot — and pushes ahead on buying a flood-zone home over tearful objections Jul 28Council OKs $14M Caledonia Haulers logistics deal, but pumps brakes on Czech Village rezoning after neighbor pushback

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Rezone at 3750 16th Avenue SWapproved Seven-unit townhome development, NewBoapproved Alley vacation at 1018 6th Street NWapproved 916 5th Street SE redevelopmentapproved

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