WALKER-Sarah Smythe, income maintenance supervisor in Health, Human and Veterans Services Department, reported to Cass County Board Tuesday on recent increased caseloads.
WALKER-Sarah Smythe, income maintenance supervisor in Health, Human and Veterans Services Department, reported to Cass County Board Tuesday on recent increased caseloads.
WALKER-Chief Financial Officer Sandra Norikane reported to the county board she recommends the county continue using the state auditor's office for the immediate future until she can evaluate the quality of service private auditors provide other counties and costs.
WALKER-Sheriff Tom Burch obtained county board approval Tuesday to seek federal approval for a grant that would benefit the Chippewa National Forest and the county.
BACKUS - Sheriff Tom Burch will conduct a public hearing at the 9 a.m. Nov. 1 Cass County Board meeting on a proposed updated department policy on the use of police body cameras.
BACKUS-Cass County Land Commissioner Kirk Titus obtained county board approval Tuesday to seek special state legislation to enable the county to sell four tax-forfeited land parcels.
BACKUS-Chief Financial Officer Sandra Norikane reported the Cass County is on track to bring in $1 million from the newly enacted transportation half-cent sales tax this year.
BACKUS-Cass County now is looking at a 3.51 percent levy increase for 2017, down from the 4.9 percent higher preliminary levy the county board approved in September. The lower increase was made possible by the receipt of more grants for 2017 than originally confirmed, the wage savings for some offices …
BACKUS-Cass County officials reported a continuation of declining property foreclosures and increased property sales, along with increasing new construction.
In Tuesday, November 8th's General Election, Cass County (with 73 of 75 precincts reporting) can boast a 90.53 percent voter turnout. Donald J. Trump achieved victory against Hillary Clinton in the presidential election.
BACKUS - Cass County Emergency Services Director Kerry Swenson reported to the county board Tuesday the county's storm damage losses being certified to the state for partial reimbursement have topped a half a million dollars.
BACKUS - Cass County commissioners approved on a split vote Tuesday a new program to have aerial high resolution photos taken of the county every three years.
BACKUS-Pat Bundy, Cass County forester, informed the county board Tuesday about land-based invasive species he studied at a recent seminar he attended in Wisconsin.
