BACKUS - Sheriff Tom Burch will conduct a public hearing at the 9 a.m. Nov. 1 Cass County Board meeting on a proposed updated department policy on the use of police body cameras.
BACKUS-Cass County Land Commissioner Kirk Titus obtained county board approval Tuesday to seek special state legislation to enable the county to sell four tax-forfeited land parcels.
BACKUS-Chief Financial Officer Sandra Norikane reported the Cass County is on track to bring in $1 million from the newly enacted transportation half-cent sales tax this year.
BACKUS-Cass County now is looking at a 3.51 percent levy increase for 2017, down from the 4.9 percent higher preliminary levy the county board approved in September. The lower increase was made possible by the receipt of more grants for 2017 than originally confirmed, the wage savings for some offices …
BACKUS-Cass County officials reported a continuation of declining property foreclosures and increased property sales, along with increasing new construction.
In Tuesday, November 8th's General Election, Cass County (with 73 of 75 precincts reporting) can boast a 90.53 percent voter turnout. Donald J. Trump achieved victory against Hillary Clinton in the presidential election.
BACKUS - Cass County Emergency Services Director Kerry Swenson reported to the county board Tuesday the county's storm damage losses being certified to the state for partial reimbursement have topped a half a million dollars.
BACKUS - Cass County commissioners approved on a split vote Tuesday a new program to have aerial high resolution photos taken of the county every three years.
BACKUS-Pat Bundy, Cass County forester, informed the county board Tuesday about land-based invasive species he studied at a recent seminar he attended in Wisconsin.
Cass County is seeking volunteers to serve on each of the various citizen committees throughout the County. If interested, volunteers are asked to apply by Tuesday, December 6.
PINE RIVER-Nine counties attending a district Association of Minnesota Counties meeting Sept. 15 to set policies to bring to the state Legislature in 2017 voted unanimously to support Cass County's position on two issues, Administrator Robert Yochum reported Tuesday.
WALKER-Road easements across county land for access to private property are fairly common, but a request for a private airstrip approach is not. Thursday, Jeff Snell obtained board approval for such an easement in Birch Lake Township on the west side of Webb Lake, east of Hackensack.
WALKER-Only two property taxpayers showed up for Cass County's annual public hearing on the proposed next year budget and levy, which was held Thursday evening.
