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The Polk County Commissioners met on Tuesday morning and approved the bids on several highway projects. Knife River Materials out of Bemidji was awarded the project on Maple Lake’s east shore that will create back in diagonal parking along the beach for $434,548.15. Polk County Engineer Rich Sanders said there will be an increase in […]
Get to know Crookston Area Chamber Board Member of the month, Angie Smith. How long have you served on the Crookston Area Chamber Board of Directors? I have been serving on the Crookston Chamber Board of Directors for the past 18 months – started in January 2018. What has been your proudest moment while serving? I thought it was so wonderful
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
By Warren Strandell – Polk County Commissioner, District 2 On the wall behind the center chair at the front of the County Board meeting room hangs a framed copy of the dedication program for the then new Polk County Courthouse. That was on June 27, 1969, which was 50 years ago. The name of
Tourism is a key sector of the Minnesota economy, comparable to agriculture in its contribution to the gross state product. Minnesota’s leisure and hospitality industry account for more than 270,000 full and part-time jobs and close to $5.8 billion in wages. Travelers in Minnesota spend more than $42 million per day. These dollars circulate widely
Polk County has gotten approval to move ahead with the planned reconstruction of County Road 10 on Maple Lake’s east shore to allow for back-in parking. Polk County Engineer Richard Sanders said work on the project will begin after the bid process in June. “We submitted the plan to MnDOT for approval with the variance
