Fees, Permits & Licenses

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                   City of Alden Fees ~ 2025    

• Building Permit
  • ​Building permits are issued by Freeborn County, but a Construction authorization form is required to be approved by the city Council at no cost
• Notary Fee
  
  • $20.00​
• Dance Permit
  • ​​$15 per event
• ​Dock Permit
  • ​​$200 per season
• Liquor License
  • ​$500 On-Sale
  • $100 Off-Sale
  • $200 Sunday
  • $10 Temp Non-Intox On-Sale
    

 

• Cat/Dog License
  • ​$10 for 2 years, if spayed or neutered
  • ​$50 for 2 years, if not spayed or neutered​

 

• City Hall Rental 
  • ​​$75 per day rental fee
  • $100 required deposit (full amount returned after rental if no damage and cleaned appropriately)
  • Contact the City Office to check availability​
    
    
• NSF Check Fee 
  • $30
• Copies      
  • $.25 for black & white
  • $.50 for color
• Faxes                             
  • No longer available
• Water Reconnect Fee  
  • $75
• Water Meters                
  • Current meter cost
• Utility Late Fees          
  • 10% of current delinquent amount
• Cemetery Lots      
  • $200 per grave space in old section  
  • $300 per grave space in new section
  • 30% purchase price goes into PC&I Fund
  • $50 Additional Fee for Second Burial 
  • $50 Marking for grave or headstone
• Snow Removal at Cemetery             
  • $75/Hr ($50 min) – Snow Blower
  • ​​$50/Hr ($25 min) – Loader
• City Mowing Rates    
  •   $200 per hour​
• Ball Field                       
  • No Charge
• Volleyball Courts        
  • No Charge
• Picnic Shelters             
  • No Charge
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City Policies

• Mailbox Policy
• Key Policy & Agreement
• Snowplow Policy
• Street Sweeping Policy
• Date Request Policy 
  • Data Request Form

Employment

• City Employment Application
• Volunteer Fire Department Application

​Please turn in all resumes and applications to the City Office or mail them to: City of Alden P.O. Box 325 Alden, MN 56009.

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• Utility Rates in place at 1/1/2025:
  
  
• Garbage:      
  • $45.00 + 4.39 (taxes) = $49.39/quarter 
• Sewer:           
  • $8.50/1000 gal. - min. 4000 gal. = $34.00/qtr 
  • Sewer Surcharge $9/qtr    
  • $43.00/qtr minimum                                      
• Water:       
  • $10.99/1000 gal. - min. 4000 gal. = $43.96/qtr
  • Water testing $1.60/qtr  
  • Water Surcharge-$27.92/qtr.
  • $73.48/qtr minimum 
    
    
• Bulk Water: 
  • $20.00/1000 gallons (adopted 12/11/19)
  • $40.00 minimum

 
 
 
 
 
HOURLY TRUCK RATES – FIRE DEPARTMENT
Hourly truck rates have been established by the Freeborn County Fire Association. 
The truck rates were put into place on December 17, 2001 and revised on December 15, 2009.
The rates are as follows:
Pumper with two department members = $100.00 per hour.
Tanker with two department members = $75.00 per hour.
Ladder Truck/Aerial Device with three department members = $250.00 per hour.
Grass Rig/Pickup/Rescue Truck/Utility Vehicle with two department members =$60.00 per hour.
** These fees can be applied after the first 5 hours of an incident.

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