CASS COUNTY NEWS
Cass existing home sales up about 6 percent county-wide from 2016
BACKUS-Assessor Mark Peterson reported Tuesday to the county board sales of existing houses in the county are up about 6 percent this year over 2016.
Cass nets over 87k from online auction
BACKUS-Cass County Highway Department reported the county had $87,188.59 net receipts from the county's online auction of excess equipment this fall after $1,062.92 in advertising expenses were deducted. In other action:
Cass Commissioners decline to abandon Ditch 9
BACKUS-Drainage Ditch 9 could be put back to sleep for another 100 years.
Veterans service officer to seek grants for equipment storage
WALKER-Veterans Services Officer Jeff Woodford obtained Cass County Board approval Thursday to apply for a $10,000 National Joint Powers Alliance grant in 2018 to purchase a storage shed, which would be located on the county highway garage property at Hackensack.
County garage cost comes in below estimates
WALKER-County Engineer Darrick Anderson reported Thursday to the county board the county's cost for the new highway garage at Remer looks like it will finalize at below $825,000.
Jail administrator cites tighter scrutiny in jail inspection concerns
WALKER-Lt. Chris Thompson told the Cass County Board Tuesday some of the criticism the county received in its recent jail inspection reflect tighter scrutiny by a new Minnesota Department of Corrections inspector.
2018 Cass tax levy will represent 2.5 percent increase over 2017
WALKER-The Cass County Board Tuesday set the county's final 2018 levy at $22,307,860. That is 2.49 percent above the 2017 levy. The state requires the county to show the $503,000 levy for Longville Ambulance District in its total levy even though that is only collected from property owners in the …
Cass Commissioners meet with area legislators about 2018 concerns
WALKER-Reps. Sandy Layman and John Poston attended the Cass County Board meeting Tuesday to learn more about the county's concerns to take to the 2018 Minnesota Legislature.
Cass conducts over 21,000 AIS inspections in 2017
WALKER-Cass had 33 inspectors on 35 lakes at 40 public accesses checking boats for aquatic invasive species during the 2017 boating season, Cass AIS Program Director Rima Smith-Keprios told the Cass County Board Tuesday.
Public hearing set for ADA transition plan
WALKER-The Cass County Board Tuesday set a public hearing for 9 a.m. Feb. 6 at the courthouse in Walker for the highway department's Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan.
Cass County Board adopts new buffer ordinance
WALKER-Cass County Board adopted a county buffer ordinance Tuesday to meet the newer state laws requiring a vegetative buffer between cultivated farm fields and waterways.
Cass County Board: Changes approved for land reclassification
WALKER-Cass County Board adopted changes Tuesday to the countywide land use ordinance covering the process for obtaining land reclassification.
Cass County Board: Public awareness campaign on voting rolled out
WALKER-Many a Cass County voter thought their mailed ballot was junk mail and threw it in the garbage.
Cass County Board: Despite area trends, STS program thriving in Cass
WALKER-"Our STS (Sentence to Service) is thriving," Chief Deputy Erick Hoglund told the Cass County Board Tuesday, also noting several neighboring county STS programs have declined and closed.
Walker seeks development for county-owned Ah-Gwah-Ching
WALKER-While the city of Walker supports Cass County's current plan to stay in the city's downtown for the foreseeable future, the city would like to see some development take place at Ah-Gwah-Ching soon.
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