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By Warren Strandell – Polk County Commissioner, Dist. 2 Following are some interesting numbers from the Presidential Primary Election… numbers that weren’t generally reported in the news: Of Polk County’s 16,508 registered voters (including the 134 who registered on election day), 3,746 actually voted. That was 22.69%. Of the 3,746 ballots cast, 2,196 were by
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
By Warren Strandell – Polk County Commissioner District 2 It was probably about a year ago when the aging staff — these aren’t elderly people, rather just those good folks who work for the Dancing Sky Area Agency on Aging — invited the county commissioners who make up the board of directors of the Northwest
By Warren Strandell – Polk County Commissioner, District 2 This is the time of year when local government bodies are heavily into the task of determining the next year’s budget… a job that doesn’t get done overnight. Local governments (county boards, city councils and school boards) are required by state law to set a “preliminary”
Members of the Polk County Board of Commissioners (PCC), Grand Forks County Board of Commissioners (GFCC), East Grand Forks City Council, Grand Forks City Council, the staff of each agency, and residents attended a one-hour presentation Tuesday afternoon focusing on the Merrifield Bridge crossing option. Grand Forks – East Grand Forks Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
By Warren Strandell – Polk County Commissioner, District 2 Following are a few numbers that may be of interest. Some have been in the news but most have not. The topics jump around. There is no attempt here to make a point, or for anything to be accomplished beyond offering some things that might be
