CASS COUNTY NEWS
Cass seeing downward trend in the residential market
LAKE SHORE - "The residential market in outstate Minnesota, specifically Cass County, continues to trend downward slowly with very few instances of rising markets." Minnesota Department of Revenue made this statement in its annual comment on Cass County's land appraisals for taxes to be collected this year. Each year, the …
Cass County EDC seeing healthy businesses wanting to expand
WALKER - Gail Leverson, Cass County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) director, said she now is getting a lot of calls from healthy businesses wanting to expand. Though the county's unemployment rate remains higher at 7.8 percent than what she feels is a more normal average of 6 percent, it is …
Cass Highway Department on track with planned road construction work
WALKER - Laura Hadrava, Cass County highway construction and design engineer, reported to the county board Tuesday that the department is on schedule to complete all planned road construction work this year. Projects already completed include work on County State Aid Highways (CSAH) 1, 34, 203 (Front street in Backus) …
June rain storms qualify for FEMA funding; July wind storms not covered
WALKER - The public infrastructure damage tally for the July 2 wind and rain storm that hit Beltrami, Itasca and Cass Counties so far is not high enough to qualify for FEMA funding, Kerry Swenson, Cass County emergency services director, told Cass commissioners Tuesday. Cass is one of several northern …
Cass County storm damaged infrastructure qualifies for FEMA funding
WALKER - Cass County will qualify for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding for repairs to public infrastructure resulting from June 20 storm damage, Kerry Swenson, county emergency services director, announced Monday. He said the county was denied FEMA funding to reimburse the county for damage repairs to county roads …
Potlatch selling off land holdings in Cass County
When Potlatch owned a paper mill plant in Brainerd, the company also owned a large amount of land in Cass County used to grow timber to supply the plant. Potlatch closed its paper mill operation in March 2002 and subsequently sold the mill, but not the timberlands they owned in …
Public hearing set for changes to Cass County land use ordinance
Cass County commissioners conducted their regular meeting Tuesday night at Becker Township Hall in the southwest corner of the county. They set a Sept. 10 planning commission public hearing at the land department in Backus on proposed changes to the county land use ordinance. The time is tentatively set for …
Cass County Economic Development Corporation to hold annual meeting
Cass County Economic Development Corporation will hold their annual meeting on Thursday, Sept 27th at the Northern Lights Casino near Walker. The evening will start at 5 p.m. with a social hour. Dinner and speakers will follow.
Cass Commissioners meet District 9 DFL candidates
WALKER - Two more candidates for District 9 state legislative seats introduced themselves to Cass County commissioners Tuesday. This district covers the southern third of Cass County below Pine River and portions of Todd and Wadena Counties. Due to redistricting, there are no incumbents in the district.
County land auction will feature properties with reappraised lower prices
WALKER - Cass County has removed six properties from over-the-counter sales, had them reappraised at lower prices and will add them to another 10 parcels being offered at a 9 a.m. Oct. 27 county land auction at the courthouse in Walker. Most of the parcels are acreages. Three are smaller …
Gaalswyk will represent Cass in assessing Mississippi watershed flooding problems
WALKER - Cass County Board Tuesday named Commissioner Neal Gaalswyk to represent the board on a newly forming joint county committee to assess with the U.S. Corps of Engineers flooding problems in lakes along the upper Mississippi watershed. Pat Medure, representing the Pokegama Lake Association at Grand Rapids, explained that …
Absentee ballots available now for Cass County voters
WALKER -Voters may apply now for absentee ballots for the upcoming November 6, 2012 statewide general election in person, by mail or by submitting a completed application via fax or email. For information and application forms contact the Cass County Auditor-Treasurer's Office at 218-547-7260, visit the Cass County website at …
County health insurance fees to increase 7 percent in 2013
BACKUS - Despite better than projected claims so far this year, Cass County's employee health insurance premiums will go up next year. Chief Financial Officer Larry Wolfe explained to the county board at Tuesday night's regular meeting held at Powers Township Hall that Blue Cross/Blue Shield, which administers the county's …
Cass commissioners approve five year solid waste contract
BACKUS - Cass County Board Tuesday approved a new five year contract for solid waste (garbage) disposal with two existing vendors, but with slightly different terms. Current five-year contracts expire November 2012. The new contracts will go to November 2016.
Cass County farm drainage ditch maintenance process reviewed
BACKUS - While farm drainage ditch maintenance regularly consumes a lot of time on some southern Minnesota county board agendas, not much has been done on ditches in Cass County since the ditches were installed just prior to the 1920s. Now, Ditch 9 in Wilson Township of Cass has a …
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