CASS COUNTY NEWS
County's 'Take it to the Box' proving to be successful
WALKER - Jamie Richter, Cass public health director, informed the county board Tuesday the "Take it to the Box" program to collect unneeded medications from the public has been very successful since it started Nov. 1. The county has a collection box at the law enforcement center in Walker and …
Wellness court working in Cass County
WALKER - Ninth Judicial District Judge John P. Smith, assigned to Cass County, reported to the county board Tuesday the success of wellness court since it began here. While the recidivism rate for the average person going through court for driving while intoxicated offenses is 50 percent, Smith said only …
Cass Board using iPad technology
WALKER - Cass County commissioners will start to receive their board meeting packets by email later this month via their new iPads, saving the cost of five piles of paper about an inch thick each for meetings. Kam Koch gave the board a demonstration Feb. 7 on how to operate …
Business Basics in Walker on March 12th
Starting a new business is an exciting process. At the Cass County EDC, we understand how overwhelming it can be and we have the knowledge and expertise to help you achieve your goals. Please join us on Monday, March 12th, at 6:00 PM to learn more about starting a new …
Cass County Board meet with legislators
BACKUS - Cass County commissioners will meet Thursday with legislators from this area at the capital in St. Paul to discuss county related issues. They will be in St. Paul for an Association of Minnesota Counties seminar this week. Among the issues they plan to address with legislators will be …
Cass engineer reports on 2012 road maintenance plan
BACKUS - County Engineer David Enblom and Assistant Engineer Kris Lyytinen presented the proposed road maintenance plan for 2012 to the county board Tuesday. Scheduled for crack sealing will be County State Aid Highways (CSAH) 31, 42, 1, 40 and 14. Lyytinen said the county usually finds the most effective …
Cass Probation Report presented to commissioners
BACKUS - Jim Schneider, Cass County probation director, presented his annual report to the county board Tuesday, March 20. County probation serves all juvenile offenders, plus adults sentenced for gross misdemeanor and misdemeanor offenses. The state monitors adult felony offenders through the Minnesota Department of Corrections. Cass probation officers oversaw …
Cass Board okays $20,000 for County Road 77 trail
BACKUS - Lake Shore City Council and Trail 77 Team succeeded Tuesday in obtaining $20,000 from Cass County to pay a portion of the cost for phase one of a planned recreational trail along County State Aid Highway 77. Trail 77 Team has engaged Short Elliott Hendrickson to plan and …
Cass Board approves purchase of 10 AEDs
BACKUS - Cass County commissioners voted Tuesday to purchase 10 AED (Automated External Defibrillator) resuscitation units for county buildings at an estimated cost of $14,315. Auditor-Treasurer Sharon Anderson said there currently is one AED in the land department building in Backus. The additional units will be placed in county government …
Joint work session planned for Cass Commissioners and Planning Commission
BACKUS - Cass County Planning Commission and County Board will hold a joint work session March 12 at the land department in Backus to review proposed zoning changes regarding resorts and extractive land uses, such as gravel pits. The time for the meeting is expected to be either 11 a.m. …
Cass Board okays $20,000 for County Road 77 trail
BACKUS - Lake Shore City Council and Trail 77 Team succeeded Tuesday in obtaining $20,000 from Cass County to pay a portion of the cost for phase one of a planned recreational trail along County State Aid Highway 77. Trail 77 Team has engaged Short Elliott Hendrickson to plan and …
Cass contractor, landscapers workshop planned
WALKER - Contractors and landscapers who wish to be placed on Cass County's list of landscapers and contractors must attend a March 30 workshop at Northern Lights Casino and Events Center at the junction of highways 371 and 200 near Walker.
Cass board commits to funding for Shingobee Connection of Paul Bunyan Trail
WALKER - Cass County Board authorized Tuesday providing up to $150,000 toward the final phase of the Shingobee Connection Trail between the Paul Bunyan Trail and the city of Walker. Steve Bilben, trail committee member, told the board earlier funds the county has contributed toward this trail have enabled the …
Cass Commissioners award highway project contracts to Tri-City Paving
WALKER - Tri-City Paving offered the lowest of four bids Cass County received March 1 for five road construction projects in the county to be done this summer. Tuesday, the county board awarded the contract to Tri-City. The company's combined $3,100,829.42 bid covers $573,654.77 for a County Road 109 project, …
Proposed Cass County land use ordinance changes reviewed
BACKUS - For a year two study committees, Cass County Planning Commission/Board of Adjustment and Environmental Services Department (ESD) employees have worked to revise the county land use ordinance. Monday, March 12, 2012, Cass County commissioners added their comments and questions to the draft revisions. Changes, especially those focused on …
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