The City of Northfield is asking for the public to participate in short survey questions related to housing by using POLCO, a public engagement platform. Survey results will be tabulated and shared with the City Council and community through the city webs...
The Northfield Downtown Development Corporation and the City of Northfield Arts and Culture Commission unveiled the winning design from their street banner competition. The new banners will be hung on lamp posts along Division Street and Water Street in d...
In an unpublished decision issued this morning, the Minnesota Court of Appeals affirmed the Dakota County District Court’s ruling that the City’s unique orderly annexation agreement with Waterford Township that was at issue in the liti...
Community members are encouraged to sign up for email and text updates from the City of Northfield on various topics through the city’s website www.ci.northfield.mn.us/notify. Subscribers can choose which topics they are interested in. Topics ra...
ChamberofCommerce.org just released a report ranking the best cities to live in Minnesota and they're happy to announce Northfield ranks #24. Their researchers analyze data covering employment, housing, education, health, and quality of life for over 2,50...
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Please see the following flyer with information for drivers under 18.
A new law takes effect August 1 that prohibits drivers from manipulating their phones while driving. The new law allows a driver to use their cell phone to make calls, text, listen to music or podcasts and get directions, but only by voice commands or sin...
Sergeant Scott Johnson and Officer Drew Wierson rescued an injured bald eagle on Monday, July 1! They braved the rain and talons to get the eagle secured so it could be transferred to the University of Minnesota Raptor Center.
Over the last couple of days,...
You can also contact our Rice/Steele 911 Dispatch Center directly at 507-645-4475 to file a non-emergency call for service.
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The City of Northfield held an open house on August 21, 2019 to learn about the proposed improvements to the TH246 & Jefferson Parkway Intersection. Please visit the project website at the link below to view the presentation and handout mate...
Post Consumer Brands is having Barr Engineering Co. perform routine river sediment sampling from a boat within the Cannon River just upstream of the Ames Mill Dam in Northfield on August 21 and 22. You can expect to see a small boat and equipment in the r...
Repair work is set to begin on the Cannon River limestone river wall on Monday, August 19. The project includes the west river wall adjacent to 307 Water Street South, just north of the Third Street Bridge. The project includes cleaning, tuck-pointing, re...
The City of Northfield has concluded its internal investigation into the Wastewater Treatment Plant discharge from July 22, 2019 in which a maximum of 5,500 gallons of wastewater was released into the Cannon River. The investigation revealed that the disc...
The City of Northfield is asking the public to participate in short survey questions related to a roundabout project at Highway 246 and Jefferson Parkway set to begin in 2020 by using Polco, a public engagement platform. Survey results will be tabulated a...
During the morning hours of July 22, 2019, a wastewater tank overflowed releasing a maximum of 5,500 gallons of wastewater into the Cannon River. There aren’t any public health concerns related to the release.
Equipment is in place to prevent the overflow....
Based on new guidelines, the City of Northfield is recommending households with infants one year of age or younger to filter water for manganese before consumption.
The Minnesota Department of Health has set new guidance levels for manganese in drinking wa...
With the near completion of the Washington Street Mill and Overlay project, a traffic control change has been implemented at two key intersections along the project corridor. The Washington Street and Fifth Street intersection, which previously operated a...
Months of planning by the Northfield Energy Subcommittee turns into reality this month as the City begins the Energy Action Jump Start. At their July 23 meeting, the Northfield City Council approved an agreement with Xcel Energy to support the first 18 mo...