{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Youker for Council","home_page_url":"https://youkerforcouncil.com","description":"Youker for Council","author":{"name":"Youker for Council"},"items":[{"id":"https://youkerforcouncil.com/projects-%26-spending/f/fire-station-advisory-panel-residents-deserve-answers","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/eab0094b-6ff4-4756-82d7-ba3c7ef05a0e/fire%20station.png\"/><p>Records obtained through a data request raise a basic question about the fire station advisory panel:</p>","url":"https://youkerforcouncil.com/projects-%26-spending/f/fire-station-advisory-panel-residents-deserve-answers","title":"Fire Station Advisory Panel: Residents Deserve Answers","summary":"Records obtained through a data request raise a basic question about the fire station advisory panel:","date_modified":"2026-10-22T23:17:22Z"},{"id":"https://youkerforcouncil.com/projects-%26-spending/f/vadnais-heights-personnel-costs-what-the-budget-shows","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/eab0094b-6ff4-4756-82d7-ba3c7ef05a0e/General%20fund%20personnel%20budget%20graphic.png\"/><p>Personnel costs are consuming an increasingly large share of Vadnais Heights’ General Fund.</p>","url":"https://youkerforcouncil.com/projects-%26-spending/f/vadnais-heights-personnel-costs-what-the-budget-shows","title":"Vadnais Heights Personnel Costs:What the Budget Shows","summary":"Personnel costs are consuming an increasingly large share of Vadnais Heights’ General Fund.","date_modified":"2026-10-11T16:59:56Z"},{"id":"https://youkerforcouncil.com/projects-%26-spending/f/caught-on-video-council-member-doll-kanne","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/eab0094b-6ff4-4756-82d7-ba3c7ef05a0e/Urban%20for%20Mayor%20CMYK%202%20copy.jpg\"/><p>*****UPDATE****</p>","url":"https://youkerforcouncil.com/projects-%26-spending/f/caught-on-video-council-member-doll-kanne","title":"UPDATE***Caught on Video: Council Member Doll Kanne ","summary":"*****UPDATE****","date_modified":"2026-10-09T03:34:50Z"},{"id":"https://youkerforcouncil.com/projects-%26-spending/f/current-council-vs-challengers","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/eab0094b-6ff4-4756-82d7-ba3c7ef05a0e/Current%20v%20challenger.png\"/><p>A strong council member independently reviews the facts, listens to residents, questions assumptions and demands clear evidence before spending public money.</p>","url":"https://youkerforcouncil.com/projects-%26-spending/f/current-council-vs-challengers","title":"Current Council vs. Challengers","summary":"A strong council member independently reviews the facts, listens to residents, questions assumptions and demands clear evidence before spending public money.","date_modified":"2026-09-22T10:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://youkerforcouncil.com/projects-%26-spending/f/current-mayor-vs-challenger","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/eab0094b-6ff4-4756-82d7-ba3c7ef05a0e/Mayor%20v%20challenger.png\"/><p>Strong Mayoral leadership keeps the council focused on residents’ priorities and measurable results. 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Partial funding sources are through Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF), remaining funding is through th...</p>","url":"https://youkerforcouncil.com/projects-%26-spending/f/proposed-city-hall-park","title":"Proposed City Hall Park","summary":"Proposed City Hall Park also called Nature-Based Recreation and Drinking Water Protection Project. Partial funding sources are through Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF), remaining funding is through th...","date_modified":"2026-08-11T00:15:49Z"},{"id":"https://youkerforcouncil.com/projects-%26-spending/f/let-vh-vote","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/eab0094b-6ff4-4756-82d7-ba3c7ef05a0e/LetVHvote%2006.png\"/><p>Updated and continuing information about the proposed New Fire Station:  https://letvhvote.com</p>","url":"https://youkerforcouncil.com/projects-%26-spending/f/let-vh-vote","title":"Let VH Vote","summary":"Updated and continuing information about the proposed New Fire Station:  https://letvhvote.com","date_modified":"2026-08-08T21:15:07Z"}]}