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Polk County has published an application for Small Business Resiliency Grants up to $5,000. The grants are available to any business in the county outside Crookston, East Grand Forks, and Fosston. Polk County Administrator Chuck Whiting said the three cities would administer the $125,000 in available grants on behalf of the county. “Of the CARES […]
The Polk County Commissioners voted to set the preliminary tax levy for 2021 at 4.938 percent at their meeting on Tuesday. The preliminary levy represents $3.8 million in cuts from the proposed budgets the commissioners received last week. Polk County Administrator Chuck Whiting said the goal is to reduce the levy further before budgets are
The Polk County Commissioners spent the past two days in budget meetings with the various Polk County Department heads. The total budget for the levy presented by the staff was for $29,368,223. That number would represent a levy increase of about 21 percent. However, Chairman Gary Willhite (Third District) said the plan next week to
The Polk County Commissioners on Tuesday voted to approve a plan constructed by Polk County Administration Chuck Whiting to disperse $2 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds to organizations and businesses across Polk County. Polk County Commissioner Gary Willhite said the County wanted to get that money out as soon
The Polk County Commissioners heard a plan on Tuesday to share approximately 50 percent of the counties funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act with the county’s partner organizations and through small business relief grants. Polk County Administration Chuck Whiting presented the layout of a plan that would earmark approximately $400,000
In late June, Governor Tim Walz authorized $600 million in aid to local governments impacted by COVID-19 from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Polk County received $3,985,249 in funding. Polk County Administrator Chuck Whiting said the County Board will need to figure out how to use its funding. “What we
