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AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES TASK FORCE PURCHASE SOLAR POWERED BOAT CLEANING STATION

The Polk County Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Task Force made a recent purchase to help protect waterways in Polk County. The Polk County Commissioners authorized the Task Force to use $34,575 in state grant funding to purchase a CD3 Wayside Solar boat cleaning station. Polk County Planning and Zoning Administrator Jake Snyder says the station […]

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BUFFER ENFORCEMENT FINES FOR NON-COMPLIANT PARCELS BEGINS MARCH 15

Beginning on March 15, the first parcels in Polk County that received corrective action notices regarding buffers will have exhausted their 11-month no penalty periods.  Polk County Planning and Zoning Administrator Jake Snyder said the law, enacted three years ago, requires 16.5 feet of perennial grasses along ditches and a 50-foot average buffer on public

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RANCH RESORT NEAR MAPLE LAKE RECEIVES PERMIT TO ADD 40 ADDITIONAL CAMPSITES

The Ranch Resort recently received a conditional use permit from the Polk County Commissioners to expand its campsites from nine to 49.  The Ranch Resort, located on 80 acres a quarter mile north of Maple Lake, has been in operation since 2006 with a conditional use permit for nine campsites, each allowed one horse, and

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POLK COUNTY AWARDS TWO BIDS TO DEMOLISH TAX FORFEITED PROPERTIES

Polk County has awarded two bids to demolish former homes in the county.  The first demolition is in McIntosh awarded to Hagen Construction & Trucking, Inc from Fosston for $6,000.  The second property is in rural Erskine and includes two homes each with wells and septic systems, along with three outbuildings.  That bid was awarded

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POLK COUNTY ASKED TO REVIEW FERTILE AIRPORT SAFETY ZONING ORDINANCE

Polk County Planning and Zoning Administrator Jake Snyder recently shared the City of Fertile’s Municipal Airport Safety Zoning Ordinance Policy with the Polk County Commissioners.  Snyder’s department is reviewing the policy at the request of Fertile. Snyder said Fertile has a policy in place since 1977, but they are updating it intending to meet Federal

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OAK COVE RESORT TO GET NEW BOAT STORAGE BUILDING AFTER WINTER STORMS

The wet heavy snow in March caused many buildings to collapse throughout the area.  Many of those buildings were pole buildings, which Polk County Planning and Zoning Commissioner Jake Snyder said is a concern because heavy snow puts a lot of stress on long trusses spanned to maximize space. “It’s been a concern of a

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