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The County Line By Warren Strandell Polk County Commissioner, Dist. 2 Be careful about what you might ask. To that statement, the staff of Red River Valley Juvenile Center (RRVJC), the administrators of Tri-County Community Corrections, and those of us who serve on the Regional Corrections Board can say amen. The “careful what you ask
By Warren Strandell – Polk County Commissioner, District 2 Have you ever Googled the U.S. national debt? Try it some time. Go to the clock option to see how it grows second by second. Last time I looked the total debt was something over $27 trillion, which amounts to over $81,000 for each citizen or
The Polk County Commissioners spent the past two days in budget meetings with the various Polk County Department heads. The total budget for the levy presented by the staff was for $29,368,223. That number would represent a levy increase of about 21 percent. However, Chairman Gary Willhite (Third District) said the plan next week to
The Polk County Commissioners on Tuesday morning were asked to consider a local option sales tax and wheelage tax to make up an anticipated deficit in County State Aid Highway (CSAH) funding. None of the commissioners made a motion to approve either the .25 percent local option sales tax or the wheelage tax. Commissioner Gerald
By Warren Strandell, Polk County Commissioner, District 2 As we continue to hold back from embarking on a complete return to normalcy because of the COVID-19 pandemic there has been ample time to reflect on life, our jobs, responsibilities, and how we got to where we are. As for COVID, it seems that a vaccine
By Warren Strandell, Polk County Commissioner, District 2 Have you ever watched the Blood Bloods TV program? I have, more than a few times, especially now with the pandemic and the stay-at-home directives that lure you into watching all the re-runs of all the shows that you have seen many times before. As the Blue
