WALKER-Cass County's share of Walker utility work and street repaving on Michigan Avenue, plus paving the county's south parking lot should come in under the amount the county expected.
WALKER-Cass County Board Tuesday adopted a 2017 preliminary levy of $21,556,545, or 4.81 percent more than the 2016 levy. The county's tax rate would rise from 31.423 this year to 32.716 in 2017. This would mean about $22 more county taxes for a $200,000 homeowner, Josh Stevenson, incoming administrator said.
WALKER-Cass County Board adopted an addendum to the county's Solid Waste Plan to support a local or regional municipal solid waste disposal facility. The commissioners will send this addendum to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
PINE RIVER-Cass County's Soil and Water Conservation Board has played an increasingly important role in helping the county execute some of its programs in recent years.
WALKER-Sarah Smythe, income maintenance supervisor in Health, Human and Veterans Services Department, reported to Cass County Board Tuesday on recent increased caseloads.
WALKER-Sarah Smythe, income maintenance supervisor in Health, Human and Veterans Services Department, reported to Cass County Board Tuesday on recent increased caseloads.
WALKER-Chief Financial Officer Sandra Norikane reported to the county board she recommends the county continue using the state auditor's office for the immediate future until she can evaluate the quality of service private auditors provide other counties and costs.
WALKER-Sheriff Tom Burch obtained county board approval Tuesday to seek federal approval for a grant that would benefit the Chippewa National Forest and the county.
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 …
