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Inver Grove Heights Week in Review June 27 through July 3

Patch looks back on the events, people and issues that made the headlines last week.

Patch kicked off the week with a along Concord Boulevard. The buildings, an old schoolhouse and the former village hall, are currently in disrepair, but city leaders and proponents of the plan say both are valuable assets and links to the past.

The state government shutdown dominated the news last week, both locally and across the metro area. to find out what could be affected by the shutdown, and followed up with a and updates over the course of the week.

Roughly 90 athletes from Inver Grove Heights are participating in an held at Simley High School. The goal of the program is to instill a team-oriented spirit in athletes while working hard to improve students' athletic ability, coaches say.

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The debate over a proposed , despite a decision by the Inver Grove Heights City Council to delay any vote on the deal until July 11. At a meeting on Monday, several councilors expressed reservations moving forward on the Argenta Hills deal without the full council present, since only three of the five members were able to attend the meeting.

After three decades of service, I. His retirement marks the end of a long, accomplished career in Inver Grove Heights. Inver Grove Heights Police Department Lt. Larry Stanger will replace Kleckner. Stanger, who began working with the department in 1989, will serve as the interim chief for a six-month period.

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Salem Hills Elementary School, the home of the Atheneum magnet program and School District 199's most diverse school, . Tina Willette, a former reading instruction specialist with the St. Paul Public School District, has been appointed to the position.

 


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