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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 […]
Polk County Commissioner Don Diedrich has served 16 years representing the Fifth District on the Polk County Board. This November, district residents will select his successor. Diedrich said the time has come to pull the plug and turn the page in life. “I’ll be completing my 16th year,” said Diedrich. “It’s been a joy; it’s
The Polk County Commissioners met on Tuesday morning and considered two tax abatement requests from IC Muggs, and Happy Joes Pizza and Ice Cream Parlor. The board denied the abatement requests as they’d done with two additional requests last month from RBJ’s Restaurant and Drafts Sports Bar & Grill. Director of Property Records Michelle Cote
Polk County Public Health Director Sarah Reese updated the Polk County Commissioners and department heads on information about COVID-19, the coronavirus on Tuesday. According to Reese, as of noon on Tuesday, March 17, none of the 60 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota were located within in Polk County. “At noon, as we’re having this
Polk County was preparing for a couple of large projects for much of 2019, and those projects will start to progress more rapidly now that the calendar has flipped to 2020. In December, the Polk County Commissioners approved the final 2020 budget, which included an estimated $3 million in capital improvement bonds. The bonds will
The Polk County Commissioners met on Tuesday at the Polk County Government Center, setting the 2020 final levy at 3.269%, down .081% from the public meeting two weeks ago. The 2020 budget was also approved for $67,845,737, with 35.8% or $24,236,651 coming from the tax levy. Several items led to the budget increase, including an
