CASS COUNTY NEWS

Cass County Board: Resident questions group homes

PILLAGER-Pat Wintheiser, a Sylvan Township resident, brought his concerns about two group homes in his neighborhood to the Cass County Board during the public comment portion of the meeting Tuesday, June 19.

The year in Cass County: Departments review changes, expectations

BACKUS-What saves money for some county departments can cost another one future revenue loss.

New equipment, same rules apply at county recycling center

WALKER-New blue recycle bins replaced old, rusted green bins at Cass County recycling collection sites this summer, but that does not mean rules have changed on what people can recycle. These bins now accept commingled recyclables, with a separate bin for paper/cardboard.

Heavy rains prompt Cass County to declare state of emergency

WALKER-Cass County commissioners Tuesday, July 3, declared a state of emergency to make the county eligible for a 75 percent state reimbursement for the cost to repair flooded roads. The most significant event occurred June 17, according to Emergency Services Director Chad Emery, but the state is leaving open eligible …

Cass County Board: Access denied for landlocked property

WALKER-Commissioner Neal Gaalswyk cast the lone dissenting vote Tuesday, Aug. 7, as the Cass County Board voted to deny a petition for a cartway Mark Dorholt sought to gain access to property he owns in unorganized township.

Cass County Board: New construction, sewer permits down from a year ago

WALKER-Cass County land use permits for new construction and private sewer systems are down slightly this year from 2017.

Cass Commissioners opt to not join St. Paul-based loan program

BLIND LAKE TOWNSHIP-Cass County Board Tuesday, Aug. 21, unanimously declined to pass a resolution to join the MinnPACE program, which would have offered loans to people in the county interested in obtaining a loan to make energy saving improvements to their property.

Cass Commissioners oppose closing Gull Dam Road

BLIND LAKE TOWNSHIP-The Cass County Board voted Tuesday night, Aug. 21, to send a letter, from Chairman Robert Kangas to Col. Sam Calkins of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in opposition to changing the route for Gull Dam Road.

Cass County 2017 state audit report finalized

BLIND LAKE TOWNSHIP-Chief Financial Officer Sandra Norikane reported the state auditor made no changes in the final report on the county's 2017 audit from the items reported preliminarily in July.

Cass County Board: Changing demographics leads to more ambulance runs

WALKER-Changing demographics have had a big impact in increasing ambulance service runs in the Longville area, according to Kevin Lee, North Memorial Health Services, which operates the Longville Ambulance Service.

Cass County Board: Expanded protection sought for Mississippi Headwaters

WALKER-Dan Steward, Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources, informed the Cass County Board Tuesday, Sept. 4, about the expanding focus for protecting the Mississippi Headwaters area.

Cass County 2019 preliminary tax levy a 1 percent increase

WALKER-Cass County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday, Sept. 4, to set the preliminary 2019 county levy at $22,530,913.

Audit of Cass financial records in final review

PINE RIVER - Chief Financial Officer Sandra Norikane reported Cass is in the final review for the Minnesota State Auditor's audit of Cass County 2017 records. As a result of that audit, the county has changed the bank overseeing its investments to one the state recommended as providing less risk …

Cass County collects $461K from sale of tax-forfeited land

PINE RIVER-Cass County sold 211.33 acres of tax-forfeited land at a June 26 auction for $294,473, Land Commissioner Kirk Titus reported to the county board Tuesday, July 17.

Cass Commissioners request speed limit study on Co. Rd. 77

PINE RIVER - Cass County Commissioners passed a resolution Tuesday night, July 17, at the regular meeting in Pine River Township Hall to seek a new Minnesota Department of Transportation study for speed limits on County Highway 77.
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