March 2024

The City Council on Tuesday agreed to split the cost of a $10,000 survey with the School District to see what people think about building a publicly funded community rec center, potentially with an indoor track, performing arts theater and other facilities.Sleepy Eye Schools Superintendent John Cselovszki told council members the survey company he is using intends to send the questionnaire by mail this spring to every household in the school district, which extends beyond the city limits.Councilors voted 4-0 (Scott Krzmarzick was absent) to contribute $5,000 for the survey after hearing Cselovszki present his vision of the project and questioning him about it.

Donald Trump won 75 percent (145 votes) of 193 Republican ballots cast in Sleepy Eye’s two precincts in Minnesota’s presidential primary on March 5, followed by Nikki Haley, who garnered 23 percent (45 votes), according to results from the Minnesota Secretary of State.In the DFL race, Joe Biden took 83 percent (39 votes) of 47 DFL ballots cast in Sleepy Eye, followed by Dean Phillips, who took 11 percent (5 votes).Haley and Phillips have both since ended their presidential campaigns.Also receiving Republican votes were former candidates Chris Christie (1) and Ron DeSantis (1) and a write-in (1).