REMER - Cass County Board voted Tuesday, Sept. 17, to authorize Assistant County Engineer Kris Lyytinen to obtain competitive quotes for improvements at five county garages. Consulting project manager Mark Beard will assist with preparing specifications.
WALKER - Unless requested by the county board later this fall to do more, the citizen budget committee concluded its work on the 2014 budget and Tuesday received approval for some final recommendations.
WALKER - On Tuesday, Oct. 1, a Cass County Jury convicted DAvid Arthur Larose, 27, of Cass Lake, Minn., on eight felony charges for his part in crimes against two victims Oct. 27 and 28, 2011.
WALKER - Tuesday, Cass commissioners approved a new three-year service agreement with Cass County Economic Development Corporation (EDC), increasing the county's annual contribution from $37,500 to $42,500 through 2016.
WALKER - It will take a minimum of two years and at least four public meetings before Cass County decides on a design and construction plan for reconstructing County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 77 in Lake Shore, County Engineer David Enblom told the county board Tuesday.
WALKER - Cass County Board approved an Aquatic Invasive Species Plan Tuesday, which the board hopes will enable the county to qualify for state funding to help battle the spread of invasive species in lakes here.
WALKER - Cass County Townships no longer will have to levy a minimum amount for roads to qualify to receive state gas tax money distributed through the county.
WALKER - Cass County commissioners decided Tuesday all county appointed department heads have achieved the requirements of their positions. This follows a closed meeting Oct. 22 to meet with and review each department head's performance during the last year.
WALKER - Cass County will hire a special prosecutor to take a private land owner to court. Ford Jensen built a cabin on county administered land abutting IXL Lake in Woodrow Township east of Hackensack and has not acted on any of five options the county offered as a way …
WALKER - Cass County commissioners decided Tuesday, Nov. 5, all county appointed department heads have achieved the requirements of their positions. This follows a closed meeting Oct. 22 to meet with and review each department head's performance during the last year.
BACKUS - Lee Bundy, Pine River Area Sanitary District facilities manager, reported to Cass County Board Tuesday the 55,000 feet of lines to connect the Backus sanitary sewer system to Pine River Treatment Plant are nearly completely done.
WALKER - Cass County Health, Human and Veterans Services (HHVS) Director informed the county board and board personnel committee Tuesday that state agencies have informed him there likely will not be an impact from the federal government shutdown on these programs.
WALKER - Cass County commissioners voted Tuesday to move ahead with developing an agreement under which the county would build an addition for county use to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) garage at Remer.
WALKER - Paul Fairbanks, solid waste director, obtained county board approval Tuesday to seek bids from the county's 23 garbage haulers to service the county's recycling collection sites.
