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The Polk County Commissioners met on Tuesday in the chambers at the Government Center during which they approved two conditional use permits, a couple of change orders for the transfer station and received an update on the buffer zoning project. Jacob Snyder, Director for Planning and Zoning, reminded the board that all public waters and […]
The Polk County Commissioners set the preliminary tax levy at 5.5% at their meeting this week at the Government Center. If the tax levy does not drop from the preliminary number, the county would bring in more than $1.2 million in additional tax revenue in 2019, bringing the total to more than $24 million. Budget
The Polk County Commissioners met on Tuesday about proposed 2019 budgets, early voting and received an update on the new Minnesota IDs. The West Polk Soil and Water Conservation District requested the largest budget increase at 20 percent, followed by the East Polk Soil and Water Conservation District’s request of a 10 percent increase. The
The Polk County Commissioners met on Tuesday and began budget discussion for 2019. They will meet with department heads and go over the requests. “We started going through departments budgets line by line, looking at new requests and inflationary changes, looking closely at revenues and trying to get to the final weeks of the budget
Polk County Commissioners met on Tuesday and authorized the Sheriff’s Office to enter into a joint powers agreement with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. They also approved the hiring of a nutrition consultant and Nurse Consultant for Polk County Public Health for another year. Michelle Cote, of property records, was given the approval to
The Polk County Commissioners met on Tuesday and approved the purchase of a used compost turner for environmental services at a cost of $298,500. The Polk County License Bureau will be closed Wednesday (July 25) and Thursday (July 26) for training. “We will be closed so the staff can attend state-mandated training in Bemidji as
