CASS COUNTY NEWS
Cass County Board: Economic Development Corp. serves 73 clients in 2019
WALKER - Two-thirds of the 73 clients Cass County Economic Development Corp. provided with education, consultation and technical assistance services in 2019 are existing business owners inside the county, according to Executive Director Mike Paulus.
Cass County Board: Land use ordinance revisions go to public hearing
WALKER - The Cass County Board voted Tuesday, Feb. 4, to refer a reorganized and revised version of the Cass County Land Use Ordinance to the planning commission for a public hearing.
Cass County Board sets summer meeting dates
WALKER - The Cass County Board Tuesday, Feb. 4, approved the dates and locations for summer 6 p.m. board meetings around the county. They include:
Cass County Board: Townships' share of 2020 gas tax allotment increases
WALKER - Cass County's 2020 share of state levied gas tax for townships increased by $25,621 over the 2019 allotment.
Cass County Board: Sheriff's call for service up in 2019
WALKER -- Sheriff Tom Burch and Lt. Brad Rittgers presented the department's annual report to the Cass County Board Tuesday, Feb. 18. The number of initial complaints the department received in 2019 was up 1,590 over 2018, but comparable to 2016 and 2017. There were 22,449 initial complaints received in …
Cass County Board: Work continues on alternate route to Gull Dam Road
BACKUS -- County Engineer Darrick Anderson obtained county board approval Tuesday, Feb. 18, to continue negotiations with a private property owner for the county purchase of a parcel to improve County State Aid Highway 70 for an alternate route to Gull Dam Road.
Cass County Board: Programs aimed at reducing recidivism are working, officials say
BACKUS - Cass County Probation Director Jim Schneider and Minnesota Department of Corrections District Supervisor Mark Smith presented their annual reports to Cass County commissioners Tuesday, Feb. 18. County probation monitors juvenile offenders and misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor adult offenders. Department of Corrections monitors felony adult offenders.
Cass County Board: County encourages public comment on proposed land use changes
BACKUS -- Cass County Planning Commission has set the public hearing on proposed changes to the countywide Land Use Ordinance for 9:30 a.m. March 19 at the land department building in Backus.
Cass County Board: Commissioners OK seeking grants for housing study
BACKUS -- Scott Wilson obtained county board approval Tuesday, Jan. 21, for $2,500 to begin seeking grants to conduct a countywide housing needs study. He told the county board he expects the study to cost between $20,000 and $40,000. He hopes to find grants to pay the balance.
Cass County Board: Former Longville ambulance building for sale for $1
BACKUS -- The Cass County Board approved Tuesday, Jan. 21, selling the former Longville Ambulance Service building on Longville Airport property to the city of Longville for $1.
Cass County Board: County sells land to Remer the city thought it already owned
WALKER -- Cass County Board approved selling a tax forfeited parcel of land Tuesday, March 3, to the city of Remer for appraised value of $5,000, plus filing fees for a total of $5,237.50. This is not an unusual action. The board also approved selling lots to two other cities …
Cass County Board: Special legislation needed to sell portion of Ah-Gwah-Ching
WALKER -- It will take special state legislation for Cass County to sell a portion of the county's Ah-Gwah-Ching property to Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District without charging market value for the property, Administrator Joshua Stevenson reported to the county board Tuesday, March 3.
Cass County limits public access to buildings
Effective Wednesday, March 18, 2020, Cass County will not be allowing public entry to county buildings through at least April 7, 2020.
Cass County Sheriff: Planning and responding to COVID-19
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have adjusted our operational procedures and are ready to respond to public safety needs. One procedure change you may notice is when calling 911 for assistance.
Cass County Board: Topped by aspen, timber sales remain stable
BACKUS-Timber sales were stable in 2019 with aspen continuing to be the highest timber sold Land Commissioner Kirk Titus stated during his annual report Tuesday, April 21, to the Cass County Board of Commissioners.
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