Savage mayor to address District 719 tonight
Savage Mayor Janet Williams is set to address the Prior Lake-Savage Area School Board at tonight's regular meeting.
Williams will deliver a 'State of the City' message at the meeting, which is scheduled for 7 p.m. today in the board room at the District Services Center, 4540 Tower St., Prior Lake.
The mayors of both Prior Lake and Savage were set to meet with board members before a regular meeting on March 14. Scheduling conflicts led that meeting to be moved to 5 p.m. today, but last week board members were notified that the session had been canceled.
For more on tonight's board meeting, be sure to read this Saturday's Savage Pacer.
– Meryn Fluker
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