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Polk County Board of Commissioner Warren Strandell released a County Line Column last week. It covers an update on the Red River Juvenile Center and the 2022 budget for the Northwest Regional Corrections Board. It can be found down below – Local government bodies are in the process of developing their budgets for 2022 but […]
The Polk County Commissioners on Tuesday voted to approve a plan constructed by Polk County Administration Chuck Whiting to disperse $2 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds to organizations and businesses across Polk County. Polk County Commissioner Gary Willhite said the County wanted to get that money out as soon
The Polk County Commissioners heard a plan on Tuesday to share approximately 50 percent of the counties funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act with the county’s partner organizations and through small business relief grants. Polk County Administration Chuck Whiting presented the layout of a plan that would earmark approximately $400,000
Submitted by Andrew Larson, Executive Director for Tri-County Community Corrections May 3 – 9, 2020 is Correctional Officers and Employees Week. On May 5, 1984, President Ronald Reagan issued Proclamation 5187, which designated the first full week of May each year as National Correctional Officers and Employees Week in recognition of the professionalism, dedication, and
By Warren Strandell – Polk County Commissioner, Dist. 2 Hot topics for the County Board in the year ahead are issues like these. Replacement of the elevator in the Government Center: This will involve how access to services located on the upper floor of the building will be made available during several months of the
Tri-County Community Corrections Executive Director Andrew Larson reported to the Regional Corrections Board this week on the 2019 populations at the Red River Valley Juvenile Center and Northwest Regional Corrections Center. The juvenile center had its highest average daily population at 10.6 juveniles, while the Northwest Regional Corrections Center held steady with its five-year average
