THUNDER LAKE TOWNSHIP -- Receiving public input, researching and drafting the Leech Lake River One Watershed One Plan cost a total of $191,001.45. Cass County Board approved the final $13,426 payment Tuesday, Aug. 20, during its meeting at Thunder Lake Town Hall. RESPEC of Rapid City, S.D., prepared the plan …
HACKENSACK -- Cass County Commissioners Scott Bruns and Jeff Peterson met with Walker Mayor Jed Shaw Sept. 10 to look at a new overall layout for reusing the former Ah-Gwah-Ching property.
HACKENSACK -- Cass County Board voted unanimously Tuesday, Sept. 17, to purchase the county's next generation enhanced 911 emergency radio system from its current supplier rather than Motorola.
WALKER -- Cass County Land Commissioner Kirk Titus obtained county board approval Tuesday, Oct. 1, to sign a Federal Recreational Trail Program grant application. He will submit that before March, with approval or denial known about June of 2020.
WALKER -- The city of Walker hopes to run a connection through the city along the former railroad line for recreational trails entering the city, then build public bathrooms beside that connection.
BACKUS -- Cass County commissioners voted Tuesday, Oct. 15, to award a $157,040 contract to Young Excavating, the lower of two bidders, to replace two culverts under County State Aid Highway 3 in the unorganized township area.
BACKUS -- For the second meeting in a row, Cass County commissioners Tuesday, Oct. 15, sent people seeking money from the county environmental trust fund to instead raise money locally before appealing to the county.
BACKUS -- Cass County Environmental Services Department issued 93 more land use permits the first three quarters of 2019 than in 2018, for a 7.45% increase. Total permit revenue received was up 11.18%.
BACKUS -- Rachel Zetah, community development with Central Minnesota Council on Aging, informed Cass County commissioners about homelessness in rural Minnesota Tuesday, Oct. 15.
BACKUS -- Cass County Environmental Services Department started a program to test private wells where people have expressed concern about potential groundwater contamination from agricultural activity.
BACKUS -- Walker and Cass County officials met Oct. 31 to lay the groundwork to set a joint policy to minimize garbage and bathroom residue from going into lakes.
BACKUS -- Having Sourcewell license child day care services for Cass County has saved the county money and provided more educational services for providers, Michele Piprude, Cass County Health, Human and Veterans Services director, told the county board Tuesday, Nov. 19.
BACKUS -- Minnesota Department of Revenue mailed a directive to county assessors May 21 to identify and classify as commercial all short-term vacation rental properties in the county.
