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The Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority (CHEDA) convened a special committee to review small business relief grant applications. Polk County had allocated $200,000 from the county total of $620,000 to the businesses in Crookston. The committee consisted of CHEDA Board members Kurt Heldstab, Leon Kremeier, Craig Buness, and City Council members Tom Vedbraaten and
The Polk County Commissioners held their first meeting of the new year on Tuesday morning, where three commissioners took their Oaths of Office, including new commissioner Mark Holy (Fifth District). The Commissioners also allocated funding for Business Relief Grants approved by the Minnesota Legislature and signed by Governor Tim Walz in December. According to the
The Polk County Commissioners met for the final time in 2020 last week. It was the final meeting for Commissioner Don Deidrich, who spent 16 years as the Polk County Commissioner for the Fifth District. Polk County Board Chair Gary Willhite shared some memories of Diedrich and Diedrich said he was very thankful for the
The Polk County Commissioners reviewed the proposed final levy and 2021 budget totals during their meeting on Tuesday afternoon before holding the 2021 public budget hearing. The budget totals $60,093,808. The County Commissioners set a goal to achieve a final levy under three percent when they set the preliminary levy at 4.938 percent in September.
The Polk County Commissioners met Tuesday morning and were presented with an updated budget from Polk County Administrator Chuck Whiting. The Commissioners approved raising the levy 2.88 percent, a big cut from the preliminary levy at 4.938 percent in September. Whiting said major work on the budget is complete, and it meets the goal for
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
