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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Plainview Mayor & City Council Election 2026

3 of 5 council seats are on the ballot, with 6 candidates running. Updated Oct 20, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check

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Voters elect the mayor for a two-year term and choose two council members for four-year terms.

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What the next council decides

01Water towers and borrowing3 sourced facts

Where it standsThe city is building a new 100,000-gallon water tower and rehabilitating its 500,000-gallon tower, paid partly with bonds and partly with Water Fund cash.

What's on the tableHow to manage the debt and payments on the water tower projects as they are completed.

02Rolling Plains Business Park3 sourced facts

Where it standsThe council kept a $1 million state BDPI grant for the business park in March 2026 and authorized an application for a federal EDA disaster grant.

What's on the tableWhether the city buys and develops the 38-acre business park site, and on what terms, if grant money comes through.

03Which state flag to fly2 sourced facts

Where it standsIn April 2026 the council adopted a policy to display the older version of the Minnesota state flag.

What's on the tableWhether to keep, change or repeal the city's flag policy.

042027 budget and property taxes2 sourced facts

Where it standsIn September 2026 the council set the 2027 preliminary levy at $3,306,892, a 6.82% increase over 2026.

What's on the tableThe final 2027 levy and budget, after the Truth in Taxation hearing on Dec. 8, 2026.

05Streets and alleys0 sourced facts

Where it standsThe city spends about $100,000 a year on street repairs and is replacing an alley in two phases to stay within budget.

What's on the tableWhich street and alley projects to fund each year, and how much to spend on engineering.

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    Holly Reeve is a City Council member whose term expires Dec. 31, 2028. City of Plainview

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    1. 1. Should the city have borrowed about $3.5 million in bonds for the water tower projects?

    2. 2. Should Plainview keep the $1 million state grant for Rolling Plains Business Park?

    3. 3. Which Minnesota flag should the city display?

    Seat the councilSeat the Council →Pick a winner for each open seat and see where the resulting council stands on each issue.On the recordHow the council voted8 council decisions, each member's vote side by side, with a link to the minutes.

    Key dates

    The seat math

    1 stay (not up this year): Brandon Bauman3 on this ballot

    5 council seats. The council decides by a 3-vote majority.

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