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On Monday, February 3, 2025, Rani Bhattacharyya, a University of Minnesota Community Extension Educator, presented during the Crookston City Council meeting. The Crookston EDA asked Bhattacharyya to provide the City of Crookston with a Retail Trade Analysis and a Local Option Sales Tax Analysis. “I work in the Valley Technology Park, which is the Business […]
The Crookston City Council met Monday night at City Hall in the Council Chambers. There was one presentation for the evening from Rani A. Bhattacharyya, Community Economics Extension Educator for the University of Minnesota Crookston. The Crookston Economic Development Authority asked Bhattacharyya to conduct studies that concluded with reports on Retail Trade Analysis and a
On Tuesday, the Polk County Board of Commissioners met at the Polk County Government Center and held a public hearing regarding the local option sales tax adjustments heading into 2024. LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX APPROVED Polk County Engineer Richard Sanders gave a final presentation to the board, reviewing the local option sales tax after the
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all areas of the economy, and transportation is no different. Due to the pandemic, people have been traveling less, buying less gas, and fewer new vehicles. That impacts transportation funding from the State of Minnesota for County State Aid Highways (CSAH). Polk County Highway Engineer Rich Sanders said the State
