CASS COUNTY NEWS
Cass Board approves plans for capital improvements
WALKER-Chief Financial Officer Sandra Norikane obtained county board approval Tuesday, June 5, for the county's five-year capital improvement plan. The plan had no major changes since presented at the May 1 board meeting.
Cass Board tables land use ordinance changes
WALKER-Cass County Board voted Tuesday, June 5, to table proposed changes to the Countywide Land Use Ordinance until the section limiting allowable animal units per property is clarified, so it clearly does not apply to farms.
Cass seeks grant to buy forested, environmentally sensitive land
WALKER-Cass County commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday, June 5, to support a joint effort to seek state money to buy land within the county for future preservation.
County proposes changes in countywide land use ordinance
BENA - Cass County commissioners received a copy Tuesday of proposed changes to the countywide Land Use Ordinance, which governs zoning in the county. A public hearing was held first before the planning commission. There will be a second public hearing during the 9 a.m. regular county board meeting June …
Cass County Board: Brewery beer sales among license changes
PILLAGER-The Cass County Board Tuesday evening, June 19, approved changes to the county liquor license regulations, adding on- and off-sale licenses for brew pubs. The board met at Sylvan Township Hall, east of Pillager.
Cass County Board: Longville ambulance calls spike
PILLAGER-Longville ambulance personnel have been busy, the Cass County Board meeting learned at its Tuesday, June 19, meeting. Kevin Lee, North Memorial Health, reported the Longville Ambulance Subordinate Service District had a significant increase in calls for service the first quarter this year compared with last year.
Cass County Board: Resident questions group homes
PILLAGER-Pat Wintheiser, a Sylvan Township resident, brought his concerns about two group homes in his neighborhood to the Cass County Board during the public comment portion of the meeting Tuesday, June 19.
The year in Cass County: Departments review changes, expectations
BACKUS-What saves money for some county departments can cost another one future revenue loss.
New equipment, same rules apply at county recycling center
WALKER-New blue recycle bins replaced old, rusted green bins at Cass County recycling collection sites this summer, but that does not mean rules have changed on what people can recycle. These bins now accept commingled recyclables, with a separate bin for paper/cardboard.
Heavy rains prompt Cass County to declare state of emergency
WALKER-Cass County commissioners Tuesday, July 3, declared a state of emergency to make the county eligible for a 75 percent state reimbursement for the cost to repair flooded roads. The most significant event occurred June 17, according to Emergency Services Director Chad Emery, but the state is leaving open eligible …
Cass County Board: Access denied for landlocked property
WALKER-Commissioner Neal Gaalswyk cast the lone dissenting vote Tuesday, Aug. 7, as the Cass County Board voted to deny a petition for a cartway Mark Dorholt sought to gain access to property he owns in unorganized township.
Cass County Board: New construction, sewer permits down from a year ago
WALKER-Cass County land use permits for new construction and private sewer systems are down slightly this year from 2017.
Cass Commissioners opt to not join St. Paul-based loan program
BLIND LAKE TOWNSHIP-Cass County Board Tuesday, Aug. 21, unanimously declined to pass a resolution to join the MinnPACE program, which would have offered loans to people in the county interested in obtaining a loan to make energy saving improvements to their property.
Cass Commissioners oppose closing Gull Dam Road
BLIND LAKE TOWNSHIP-The Cass County Board voted Tuesday night, Aug. 21, to send a letter, from Chairman Robert Kangas to Col. Sam Calkins of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in opposition to changing the route for Gull Dam Road.
Cass County 2017 state audit report finalized
BLIND LAKE TOWNSHIP-Chief Financial Officer Sandra Norikane reported the state auditor made no changes in the final report on the county's 2017 audit from the items reported preliminarily in July.
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