WILKINSON TOWNSHIP - Recycling, as well as confusion about what can be recycled, is on the rise in Cass County. Environmental Services Director John Ringle was on hand at the Tuesday, July 21, Cass County Board Meeting to give an update on recycling operations in Cass County.
BACKUS - Cass County Commissioners received a request for an emergency declaration following damage from a July severe storm. Deputy Sheriff Chad Emery, joing the Tuesday, Aug. 4, Cass County Board meeting via phone conference, requested the emergency declaration for the July 17, 2020, storm, noting it caused an estimated …
BACKUS - Chief Financial Officer Sandra Norikane presented the current requests for the CARES Act Grant at the Tuesday, Sept. 1 Cass County board meeting.
BACKUS - Cass County's 2021 preliminary tax levy was increased by 2.92% above the 2020 levy at the Tuesday, Sept. 1 county board meeting, with a request that more work be done to reduce the amount further before the final levy is set in December.
WILSON TOWNSHIP - A few changes are being made to operations at Cass County's solid waste transfer sites. County Administrator Josh Stevenson shared a summary report from the Solid Waste Committee meeting at the Tuesday, Sept. 15 Cass County Board meeting.
WILSON TOWNSHIP - Commissioners Jeff Peterson and Scott Bruns will represent the Cass County Board on a new Campus Committee of the Deep Portage Foundation. Peterson and Bruns were appointed at the Tuesday, Sept. 15 county board meeting.
BACKUS - With the CARES Act Funding deadline of Dec. 1 fast approaching and funds still available, County Administrator Josh Stevenson recommended the board continue to accept applications through Oct. 23.
BACKUS - As part of a summary of reports from several committees, County Administrator Josh Stevenson went over costs expected for the upkeep of Deep Portage Learning Center with Cass County commissioners Tuesday, Oct. 20.
BACKUS - Planning and zoning activity in 2020 is showing the most activity since 2007, Environmental Service Department Director John Ringle reported at the Tuesday, Oct. 20 Cass County Board meeting.
BACKUS - Cass County government buildings will remain closed through Jan. 5. County Administrator Josh Stevenson made the recommendation at the Tuesday, Nov. 3 Cass County board meeting. The decision to keep the building closed was due to the steady increase in active COVID-19 cases in the area.
CASS LAKE - The Cass County Board and the Leech Lake Tribal Council met for their annual joint meeting Monday, Nov. 30 at Cedar Lakes Event Center in Cass Lake. County Administrator Josh Stevenson stated that this is the sixth year the county commissioners and the tribal council have met …
BACKUS - Cass County recently received an additional $572,888 COVID-19 Relief Grant funding for disbursement within the county. Commissioners at the Tuesday, Jan. 5, board meeting had lengthy discussions on eligibility requirements, funding amounts to eligible businesses and how to prioritize disbursements to area businesses.
BACKUS -- Cass County commissioners elected Commissioner Jeff Peterson chair and Commissioner Bob Kangas as vice chair for 2021 during their first meeting of the year, Tuesday, Jan. 5.
