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By Warren Strandell – Polk County Commissioner, Dist. 2 I wear my seatbelt…always will. Why such a firm practice? An explanation of the reasons may be considered a bit gruesome. With that warning, read on at your own risk. It was early one spring morning in Austin, Minn. when the telephone rang. There had been […]
Polk County is preparing for a big election year with the hopes of getting some new equipment through a grant from the Office of the Secretary of State for Minnesota. The Polk County Commissioners recently approved an application to apply for the grant, which, if successful, would replace the County’s aging assistive election equipment. Polk
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 held their first meeting of the new year on Tuesday, selecting a new chair and vice-chair. Gary Willhite, who was the vice-chair in 2019 and is the former Mayor of Crookston, will serve as the chair and represents the third district. First District Commissioner Gerald Jacobson will serve as vice-chair. Willhite
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
On Tuesday night the Polk County Commissioners held their annual public meeting to go over the 2020 budget and tax levy. The tax levy increase is currently at 3.35%, which is more than 2% below the preliminary levy of 5.5% set in September. Polk County Administrator Chuck Whiting said both he and the commissioners will
