Government
DIRECTORY
Meghan Thiesen is the assistant city administrator for the City of Howard Lake .
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The city council meets monthly on the third Tuesday at 7 p . m . at the Howard Lake City Offices , located downtown at 625 8th Avenue . The city is governed by a mayor and four city councilors elected to four year terms .
Mayor and city council
Mayor Pete Zimmerman peterzimmerman @ howard-lake . mn . us Councilor / Acting Mayor Tom Kutz , tom . kutz @ howard-lake . mn . us Councilor Al Munson , al . munson @ howard-lake . mn . us Councilor Gene Gilbert , gene . gilbert @ howard-lake . mn . us Councilor Jason Deiter , jason . deiter @ howard-lake . mn . us
City offices
City offices are located downtown at 625 8th Avenue , PO Box 736 . City hall is open Monday-Friday from 8 a . m . to 4:30 p . m ., and closed for national holidays . 320-543-3670 cityofhowardlake @ howard-lake . mn . us www . howard-lake . mn . us www . facebook . com / howardlakecity www . youtube . com / cityofhowardlake Mediacom 107.7 Cable Access Channel
City administration
City Administrator Nick Haggenmiller cityadmin @ howard-lake . mn . us Assistant City Administrator Meghan Thiesen , mdonahue @ howard-lake . mn . us Accountant / Treasurer Shari Zander , shari . zander @ howard-lake . mn . us
Finance & Utility Clerk Jean Yunker , cityofhowardlake @ howard-lake . mn . us
Public services
Street , utility , and parks system management . For general inquiries contact Howard Lake City Hall .
City compost site [ residents only ]
The city welcomes residents to use our organic compost site for the disposal of leaves , branches and grass clippings . The site is open seasonally . Hazardous materials prohibited . Detailed information found on the city website . 5512 Keats Ave . SW Howard Lake MN 55349
Building / planning & zoning / assessing / engineering
The City of Howard Lake contracts for building , planning & zoning , and assessment services . For general inquiries , contact city hall . For specific inquiries use the information below . Pat Skie , Metro West Inspection Services ps . metrowst @ gmail . com , 763-479-1720 Nate Sparks , NAC Planning nsparks @ nacplanning . com , 763-957-1100 Josh Halverson , Bolton & Menk Engineering Joshua . halverson @ bolton-menk . com 320-231-3956 Chase Philippi , Assessor chase . philippi @ co . wright . mn . us , 320-963-6219
Public safety
The City of Howard Lake is proudly served by its own independent police , fire , and ambulance departments .
• Police Station 625 8th Avenue Monday – Friday , 8 a . m . – 4:30 p . m . 763-682-7600 Chief Dave Thompson dthompson @ howard-lake . mn . us Sergeant Eric Anderson eanderson @ howard-lake . mn . us Patrol / School Resource Officer Darek Szczepanik dzczepanik @ howard-lake . mn . us
• Fire Station 817 7th Street No regular office hours . Meetings second Tuesday each month at 7 p . m . 320-543-2001 Chief Keith Bobrowski : firechief @ howard-lake . mn . us First Assistant Chief Keith Bobrowski Second Assistant Chief Craig Loebertman
• Ambulance Director Jake Drusch HLAmbulance @ howard-lake . mn . us Ambulance billing Karen Drusch – 320-543-2715
Now seeking new members .
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