CASS COUNTY NEWS
Commissioners require Eelpout Festival to obtain county permit
WALKER - With the mid-February Eelpout Festival fishing contest on Leech Lake fast approaching, Cass County commissioners again this year wrestled Tuesday with the question of whether the county's Lawful Assembly Ordinance applies to that event.
Cass County Board sets summer meeting sites
WALKER - Cass County Board Tuesday adopted the summer schedule for regular meetings to be held throughout the county.Each will begin at 6 p.m. on a third Tuesday of the month.
Cass passes resolution to keep state payment in lieu of taxes unchanged
WALKER - Cass County commissioners passed a resolution Tuesday to express to the state Legislature their support for existing state laws that require the state to pay counties to offset counties' loss of property tax revenue from tax exempt lands. Some state legislators have talked of cutting or eliminating state …
Cass November, December 2010 home sales show upward trend
WALKER - Cass County Assessor Mark Peterson told the county board Tuesday he will watch early 2011 reports to see whether the number of homes selling and sale prices continue to trend upward here or whether November and December 2010 was just a fluke.
Agreements reached with two Cass County unions
WALKER - County Administrator Robert Yochum reported Tuesday a two-year agreement has been reached with two Cass County employee bargaining units. Three more have scheduled employee votes on the same terms. One goes to mediation.
Cass County switching back to calcium chloride for road dust control
WALKER - Cass County will switch back from magnesium chloride to calcium chloride to treat gravel roads for the next three years, because calcium chloride bids for the next three years ran lower than magnesium chloride.
Ice conditions poor for International Eelpout Celebration
Due to poor ice conditions, vehicle traffic on the Walker Bay area of Leech Lake will be restricted to Class 1 and 2 ATV's and snowmobiles from Friday, February 18th at 8 a.m. until Sunday, February 20th at 3 p.m. This is to ensure the safety of the participants of …
Agreements reached with three of Cass' six bargaining units
BACKUS - Cass County commissioners voted Tuesday to accept the third of six bargaining unit agreements with county employees. This agreement is with Teamsters Local 346, representing sheriff's dispatchers and records personnel. It calls for the same terms as two agreements the board signed two weeks ago with American Federation …
Eelpout Festival not subject to Cass' Lawful Assembly Ordinance
BACKUS - The off-again, on-again requirement for Eelpout Festival organizers to apply for Cass County's Lawful Assembly Ordinance is off-again. The Eelpout Festival which took place last weekend at the city park in Walker, placed people fishing for eelpout on the ice on adjacent Leech Lake.
Cass County's saleable tax forfeited land parcels not selling, re-appraisal approved by commissioners
BACKUS - Cass County has 16 tax forfeited land parcels available for sale, some for as long as five years, that no one seems interested in buying. Tuesday, Land Commissioner Joshua Stevenson obtained county board authorization to re-appraise land values for these parcels before offering them on a future auction …
Sheriff's Corner
Hello! I would like to introduce myself for those that may not know me. I'm your newly elected Sheriff, Tom Burch. I'd like to welcome you to this column that will be published monthly in area newspapers. The "Sheriff's Corner" column will update readers about current happenings within the Sheriff's …
Cass Board approves exploration of prescription drug collection/disposal program
WALKER - Brita Sailer, Cass County hazardous waste officer, obtained board approval Tuesday to investigate ways to set up a collection program for waste prescription drugs. The Polk County incinerator at Fosston will accept pharmaceuticals for burning, she said.
Cass County to ask for $500,00 in federal forest funds for two road improvement projects
WALKER - County Engineer David Enblom obtained Cass County Board approval Tuesday to seek federal forest funding for two road improvement projects. As part of the federal payment in lieu of taxes, the federal government passed the Secure Rural Schools Act in 2008 targeting money for roads to facilitate getting …
Sheriff's Corner
Hello! It has been another busy month for the Cass County Sheriff's Office. I would like to thank everyone for their compliance and cooperation with the vehicle travel restriction during the EelPout Festival that was held in Walker on February 18-20th. This restriction was put into place because of poor …
Cass County inmate health services runs $100,602 in 2010
BACKUS - Jamie Richter, Cass County public health nursing director, reported to the county board the county spent $100,602 in 2010 on inmate health services. This includes the cost for a Cass public health nurse to spend 5.6 hours per week providing nursing care to inmates at the Cass County …
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