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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 on Tuesday morning were asked to consider a local option sales tax and wheelage tax to make up an anticipated deficit in County State Aid Highway (CSAH) funding. None of the commissioners made a motion to approve either the .25 percent local option sales tax or the wheelage tax. Commissioner Gerald
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
The filing period for Polk County Commissioner spots and Soil and Water District seats up for election this fall has closed. POLK COUNTY COMMISSIONER In District 3, which includes Crookston, incumbent Gary Willhite is running unopposed. In District 1, Travis Johnson will run against incumbent Gerald (Jerry) Jacobson. In District 5, current County Commissioner Don
Tim Finseth, former Representative for District 1B in the Minnesota House, and a resident of rural Angus has announced he is filing for the Polk County Commissioner’s seat the Fifth District. Finseth is a life-long resident of Polk County with a background in agriculture and government. “As a life-long resident of Polk County, I definitely
