🌱 How will Fairmont’s new assessment rules affect your future street costs?

Hey there, Fairmont! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How will Fairmont's new assessment rules affect your future street costs?

Also on today's calendar: MN/FL Carry Permit Course – Fairmont, MN and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, with a high of 66 and low of 41 degrees.
• Friday: Periods of sun, temps: high: 63, low: 45.
• Saturday: A shower; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 65 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Special assessment policy undergoes changes (fairmontsentinel.com) — Fairmont's city council has approved changes to the special assessment policy that will guide how future street and infrastructure costs are allocated to property owners starting after Oct. 1, 2026. Councilors pressed the city attorney on fairness, favoritism, and compliance with Minnesota Statute 429, while also scheduling an Oct. 26 assessment hearing and discussing reduced Sunday hours at the city liquor store due to staffing shortages.
   

📸 Around Fairmont

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fairmont

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 8
• Faribault & Martin Co. Child Care Provider Appreciation Night & Open House →
  300 South Grant Street, Fairmont
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• MN/FL Carry Permit Course – Fairmont, MN →
  Fairmont MN
  10:00 am
• MN/WI/FL Carry Permit Course – Fairmont, MN →
  Fairmont MN
  10:00 am
• Weird Science Day Camp →
  Cedar Point Scout Camp, 125 200th Ave, Fairmont
  11:00 am
Tuesday October 13
• MN CIT 40-Hour Certificate Class →
  Southern Minnesota Educational Campus, 115 South Park Street, Fairmont
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• SAIL – St. James →
  St James Community Center, 505 1st Ave S, St James
  9:00 am
Monday October 5
• Mortgage Foreclosure Sale -109 Jacob Dr, Mankato, MN 56001 →
  Blue Earth County, MN Calendar
  10:00 am
• Fall Storytime-Fall
  Muir Library, 36 Main Street North, Winnebago
  10:00 am
• Mortgage Foreclosure Sale -102 S Oak ST, Vernon Center, MN 56090 →
  Blue Earth County, MN Calendar
  10:00 am
• Mortgage Foreclosure Sale -202 Moreland Ave, Mankato, MN 56001 →
  Blue Earth County, MN Calendar
  10:00 am
Tuesday October 6
• County Board Meeting →
  Blue Earth County, MN Calendar
  9:00 am
• Luverne vs Blue Earth Area →
  Blue Earth Area Senior High School, 1125 US-169, Blue Earth
  7:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ITW Hartness posted a job opening for Manufacturing Engineer 2 in Fairmont. Apply here.
• Illinois Tool Works Inc posted a job opening for General Assembly in Fairmont. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fairmont here.

🗞 Nearby News

Blue Earth

• Bluejays fall to Tigers and Saints as regular season dwindles down (hometownsource.com)

Jackson

• Sheriff's report 9-21-26 (jacksoncountypilot.com)
• Botello Ramos earns third at JCC tri for Health (jacksoncountypilot.com)
• Emergency Services: Sept. 29, 2026 (dglobe.com)

Lakefield

• Ongoing Delay To The Harvest Causing Some Anxiety Among Area Producers (exploreokoboji.com)

Ok Fairmont! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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