Florence Township’s Board of Supervisors, Planning Commission, Heritage Preservation Commission, and Parks Commission meetings are all held in person at the Town Hall in Frontenac Station at their regular days and times. (See a list of meeting times on the right of this screen.)
Pamela Miller, Clerk
florencetwpmn@gmail.com

NOTICE: Due to lack of a quorum on its regularly scheduled meeting night, July’s Planning Commission meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 17, not on Monday, July 14. — Pamela Miller, town clerk

NOTICE TO FLORENCE TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS

Due to a Canadian Pacific Kansas City railroad tie renewal project, two railroad crossings in our township will be closed for a few days in July. By way of background, a large crew is installing 1,200 new cross-ties per mile on the mainline track, including on crossings. Crews also run a machine through the tracks that improves their compaction and geometry, which should help keep the road crossings smooth.

Here are tentative closure dates for our township crossings:

332nd Street: July 14-23

347th Avenue: July 23-26

Also note, at least for now, as reconstruction continues on Goodhue County Road 2, it is open from Hwy. 61 to Territorial Road, so access to the Sportsman’s Club and recycling area is as always.

COMPOST SITE TO REOPEN ON LIMITED BASIS

The Florence Town Board has agreed to reopen the Old Frontenac compost/yard waste site on a limited basis for disposal of yard waste this spring, summer and fall. The site is located at the corner of Van Blarcum and Green. Materials allowed are grass clippings, garden waste, leaf litter, brush and small branches ( to no more than 3 inches in diameter). TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS ONLY! No commercial use. No building materials or large branches or trees. Volunteers will monitor the site during its open hours.
The compost site will be unlocked and open from 9 am. to noon on the following dates in 2025:
May 3 and 4, 10, 17 and 18, 24, 31
June 14, 28
July 12, 26
October 18, 25
Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22
This service is available only because volunteers have stepped up to guarantee there will be someone at the site while it’s open. Volunteers are needed! Please contact Jeneann Oppedahl if you can volunteer on any of the above dates. Jeneann can be reached at 952-237-9241 or jeneannnolting@gmail.com. There will also be a signup sheet for volunteers at the picnic shelter at Wakondiota park and the Florence Town Hall.

FLORENCE TOWNSHIP’S PUBLIC MEETINGS IN JULY 2025
All are at 6 p.m. at our historic
Town Hall in Frontenac Station.

Tuesday, July 1: Parks Commission
Monday, July 7: Heritage Preservation Commission
Monday, July 14: Planning Commission

ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA

UPDATE FROM OUR TOWNSHIP’S MARCH 11, 2025, TOWNSHIP ELECTION AND ANNUAL MEETING:
Thanks to the lively, thoughtful crowd that turned out for our township’s 2025 annual meeting on the night of Tuesday, March 11, 2025. Among other issues, the proposed 2026 budget was examined, explained and voted upon, and township election results were announced. They are: Tom Gnotke was re-elected for another two-year term as township treasurer, and newcomer Nathan Oppedahl was elected to serve a three-year term as township supervisor. Nathan is replacing Jim McIlrath, who is stepping down after years of various kinds of service to our township. Congratulations and thanks to Tom and Nathan, and fervent thanks to Jim for his work on behalf of us all!

We can’t legally post the minutes from last night’s annual meeting until they’re approved at NEXT year’s town meeting. But if you’d like to know what happened at the meeting beyond what’s listed above, email florencetwpmn@gmail.com for a concise update. Thanks! — Pamela Miller, township clerk

 OUR TOWNSHIP NEEDS YOUR HELP

Dear fellow residents,

Our township’s Planning Commission and Heritage Preservation Commission each have vacant seats. The good citizens who serve on these commissions (as well as our Parks Commission, which has enough members for now) help improve the quality of life in our beautiful township in various ways. We’d love to have you join us in thoughtful public service! Questions? Check out the information about each commission on this website, or you can contact Planning Commission Chair Bill Bruce at rwmbruce@icloud.com or Heritage Preservation Commission chair Jeff Bolin at jeffbolin@mac.com with questions. Thanks, friends! — Pamela Miller, township clerk, florencetwpmn@gmail.com