Prior Lake will remove Fish Point Park’s playground and vote on two new ones
The city has no timetable to replace it. The council will vote Tuesday on new equipment for Deerfield and Meadow View, with installation planned for 2027.
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Council votes, road work, school and levy decisions in Prior Lake, and what they cost you.
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Tuesday, Nov. 10
Prior Lake will vote Tuesday on 130 more homes at Vierling Ridge
Pulte's second phase has 54 single-family lots, 46 townhomes and 30 twin homes east of Eagle Creek Avenue, with streets and utilities due by Dec. 31, 2027.
Read the story →Today
Prior Lake utility billing is closed through Nov. 11, online accounts included
The city is moving to a new Prior Lake Utility Hub. Water service will not be affected, and normal billing hours will resume Thursday, Nov. 12.
Read the note →Yesterday
Prior Lake and Savage fill council seats, Mayor Lehman wins again in Shakopee
Churchill and Lake were re-elected in Prior Lake. Savage chose Crakes and Ewoldt. Shakopee re-elected DuLaney and elected McNew. Results are unofficial.
Read the story →Prior Lake-Savage school referendum passes, both questions approved
Voters passed both questions. Smith, Anderson, Olstad and Atkinson won the four school board seats. Unofficial, with all 21 precincts in.
Read the story →Friday, Oct. 30
Edelweiss Bakery buys the Fong’s building in downtown Prior Lake
The bakery said Oct. 30 that it has closed on 4770 Pleasant St. SE. It isn't ready to share what comes next, but says it has some ideas.
Read the story →Tuesday, Oct. 27
Prior Lake may move Memorial Park’s playground and veterans memorial
The preferred design shown to the City Council Oct. 27 also includes ballfield upgrades. Adoption is planned for late 2026 or early 2027.
Read the story →Prior Lake approves designing a new city well in Wilderness Ponds Park
The $398,300 design contract with AE2S passed on the consent agenda Tuesday. The city's Trunk Fund has $2,000,000 in 2028 to build the well and its well house.
Read the story →Prior Lake council adopts a project-wide 25% hard-surface cap near lakes
The council adopted it Tuesday, letting one shoreland tier top 25% hard surface if the whole project stays within 25%. The DNR must still give final approval.
Read the story →Monday, Oct. 26
Prior Lake-Savage school board leans toward starting school Aug. 30, 2027
Board members leaned toward the Aug. 30 draft with a full week of spring break at Monday's study session. No vote was taken, and the board plans to set the start and end dates Nov. 9.
Read the story →Friday, Oct. 23
Collective Grace’s holiday pop-up will open Nov. 5 where Fong’s used to be
The work of 50 local makers, Wednesday to Sunday through Dec. 20, in the old Fong's building at 4770 Pleasant St. SE.
Read the story →Thursday, Oct. 22
Glendale and Jeffers Pond open playgrounds for kids of all abilities
Families, parent groups, businesses and local clubs raised more than $259,000. Redtail Ridge and Five Hawks are raising money to be next.
Read the story →Tuesday, Oct. 13
Prior Lake approves 62 homes by Campbell Lake, with model homes expected in spring 2027
Construction is expected to start this fall, with model homes in spring 2027. The neighborhood sits at Marschall Road and 170th Street, where the county's 2027 rebuild adds a roundabout.
Read the story →Monday, Oct. 12
Prior Lake-Savage schools report 60.3% proficient in math on 2026 state tests
Reading was 58.7% and science 29.0%, each above the state figure, in the test results report prepared for the school board's Oct. 12 meeting.
Read the story →Prior Lake residents can now tell firefighters about their home ahead of a call
Community Connect is free and voluntary. It covers the fire department's service area: Prior Lake, Credit River and Spring Lake Township.
Read the story →Prior Lake-Savage school board votes to seek pre-Labor Day starts through 2030
No calendar is set. The Aug. 23, 2027 first day is still a proposal, and draft 2027-28 calendars go to the board's Oct. 26 study session.
Read the story →Tuesday, Sept. 22
Prior Lake approves selling three city lots, two on the lake, for park repairs
The council released the lots from park use Tuesday and cleared the city manager to sell them. Staff recommends sealed bids; any sale returns to the council.
Read the story →Prior Lake signs off on financing for McKenna Crossing’s 72 new senior units
The approval lets the City of Mayer issue up to $30 million in tax-exempt notes for the expansion. Prior Lake pays nothing.
Read the story →Prior Lake August permits: 4 new homes and 2 new commercial buildings
The report in the council's Sept. 22 packet also lists 5 commercial addition and alteration permits worth $9,912,500 for the month.
Read the note →Vierling Ridge approved: work on the first 46 of 262 homes expected within weeks
The council approved Pulte Homes’ first phase, 46 of a planned 262 units, and the city expects more grading and street work to start in the next few weeks.
Read the story →Thursday, Sept. 17
On the Nov. 3 ballot: 10 for four school board seats, no contest for council
Ten candidates filed for four Prior Lake-Savage school board seats. The two City Council seats drew only the two members who hold them.
Read the story →Wednesday, Sept. 16
Absentee voting starts Friday in the Prior Lake-Savage school referendum
Nov. 3 ballot: a $1,740.97 per-student operating levy in place of $623.97, plus a capital levy tied to it. About $46 a month on a $525,000 house.
Read the story →Tuesday, Sept. 15
Watershed district orders an $875,897 alum treatment to cut Fish Lake algae
The board voted 4-0 on Sept. 15 after a public hearing. A Clean Water Fund grant covers $796,270, and split doses are planned for 2027 and 2029.
Read the story →Monday, Sept. 14
Prior Lake-Savage kindergarten enrollment is 484, down 38 from last fall
The district budgeted for 489 kindergartners. It ended last year with 8,449 students, 52 under its revised budget.
Read the story →Prior Lake-Savage schools certify 2027 levy at the maximum, no home figure yet
The board voted Monday on a roll call. The state printout puts the maximum at $36.24 million, up 1.63%. A per-home number comes with the tax notices.
Read the story →Tuesday, Sept. 8
Prior Lake’s preliminary levy adds about $70 to the city share on a median home
The city estimates the city portion of taxes on a median valued home of $461,700 rises $70 for the year, or 4.8%. The council approved it Tuesday, Sept. 8.
Read the story →Tuesday, Aug. 25
Ponds Park phase two is finished, and Prior Lake has closed out the contract
K.A. Witt Construction was paid $1,112,072.14 in all, 3.3% over the original bid, after three change orders. The council approved the final payment Aug. 25.
Read the story →Tuesday, Aug. 18
Upper Prior Lake is set to come off the state’s impaired waters list this fall
Listed for nutrients in 2002. After 20 years of projects, the MPCA recommended removal this spring; the EPA's sign-off is anticipated this fall.
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