CASS COUNTY NEWS
Cass County's five year capital improvement plan calls for no debt issuance
BACKUS - Cass County probably is in much better financial shape than many local governments, the state and the federal government. The county has no debt. Tuesday, the county board set a new five-year capital improvement plan to cover anticipated expenses for the county's infrastructure - buildings, roads, bridges and …
Cass Commissioners approve channeling funds for 371 access road project, award bid on Co. Rd. 7 improvements
REMER - THE Cass County Board voted Tuesday to channel federal funds to a highway improvement project at Walker to facilitate improving Highway 371 access to the newly expanded U.S. Forest Service office there. Had the state government not been shut down, the state otherwise would have conveyed the funds …
Cass Commissioners receive Land Department's Annual Report
WALKER - Assistant Land Commissioner Scott Noland presented the 2010 land department annual report to the county board Tuesday. It shows 69 percent of department revenue or $1,893,591 came from timber sales. The land department paid 50 percent of its income or $1,341,021 to townships, cities, schools, reforestation, trails and …
Commissioner's vote may provide lower speed limits in designated areas
WALKER - The Cass County Board voted Tuesday to designate six sections of county highways as rural residential, enabling the county to set a 35 mile per hour speed zone rather than 55 miles per hour in these areas. Four or five years ago, the Legislature passed a law enabling …
County's surplus equipment auction proceeds to pay for new time clocks
WALKER - Cass County will conduct the county's annual surplus equipment auction at 10 a.m. Sept. 10 at the county highway garage in Walker, located on County State Aid Highway 12. Among the items being offered are pickup trucks, cars, a van, vehicle tires, office dividers, desks, a chain saw, …
Cross Lake Recreation Area to host free youth fishing derby Aug. 13
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will host a free youth fishing derby for kids age 14 and under at its Cross Lake Recreation Area in Crosslake, Minn., Aug. 13. Participants must be at the main office by 8:30 a.m. to register. There …
Sowers recognized as Cass County farm family of the year
PINE RIVER - The University of Minnesota Extension Service recognized Lucille and Walt Sowers of Poplar Township as the county's farm family of the year during the county board's meeting Tuesday night at Maple Township Hall. Walt's great-grandparents homesteaded in Poplar in 1899 and built their home on the present …
Cass County's 2012 levy unchanged since 2009
BACKUS - Cass County commissioners voted Tuesday to set the preliminary 2012 levy at the same dollar amount as they have levied since 2009, $19,585,613, and the Longville Area Ambulance District levy at the same $461,000 it has been since 2010. The board will set the final levy in December, …
Cass Board adopts commissioner district redistricting plan
BACKUS - The Cass County Board Tuesday adopted a commissioner district redistricting plan, taking into account population shifts identified in the 2010 census. May Township and the portion of the city of Motley in Cass County will move from District 1 to District 2. Barclay, Bungo, Polar Townships and the …
Cass County's 2012 levy unchanged since 2009
BACKUS - Cass County commissioners voted Tuesday to set the preliminary 2012 levy at the same dollar amount as they have levied since 2009, $19,585,613, and the Longville Area Ambulance District levy at the same $461,000 it has been since 2010. The board will set the final levy in December, …
Cass Board supports development of mountain bike trail in Bull Moose Twp.
BACKUS - The Cass County Board voted Tuesday to support developing a mountain bike trail in the same area as the Cut Lake Cross Country Ski Trail in Bull Moose Township. The township supervisors voted their support earlier. Cuyuna Chapter of Minnesota Off-road Cyclists bike club proposes volunteers from their …
County Administrator and CFO looking for potential budget cuts
LAKE SHORE - Administrator Robert Yochum and Chief Financial Officer Larry Wolfe informed the county board Tuesday they are meeting with each department head to look for ways to further cut county expenditures in order to offset state aid losses in 2012. The proposed budget the county board preliminarily adopted …
Cass County to help with action plan for future Lake Shore bike trails
LAKE SHORE - Hiking and biking trails could become a reality for Lake Shore residents following a Cass County Board meeting Tuesday at the city hall. A longtime summer resident brought up the historic safety hazard for those who try to walk along the shoulder of busy County State Aid …
Special state sales tax fund provides $604,000 for environmental use in Cass County
LAKE SHORE - Cass County will receive a $604,000 state grant from funds the three-eighths percent special sales tax for environment and arts generates. Tuesday, the county board designated Land Commissioner Joshua Stevenson to administer the grant and authorized him to use the money to buy land in the county …
Cass County flu shot clinics announced
Cass County Public Health has scheduled the following community flu shot clinics: Hackensack - Thursday October 6, 9-11 a.m., at the Hackensack Senior Center. Longville - Thursday October 6, 2:30-4 p.m., at the Young At Heart (YAH) Club. Pine River - Wednesday October 12, 9:30-11:30 a.m., at the American Legion. …
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