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BUFFER ENFORCEMENT FINES FOR NON-COMPLIANT PARCELS BEGINS MARCH 15

Beginning on March 15, the first parcels in Polk County that received corrective action notices regarding buffers will have exhausted their 11-month no penalty periods.  Polk County Planning and Zoning Administrator Jake Snyder said the law, enacted three years ago, requires 16.5 feet of perennial grasses along ditches and a 50-foot average buffer on public […]

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MINNESOTA BOARD OF SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES NAMES NICOLE BERND OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE

West Polk Soil and Water Conservation District (WPSWCD) District Manager Nicole Bernd is the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources’ (BWSR) 2019 Outstanding Soil and Water Conservation District Employee. Bernd was honored during the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts’ (MASWCD) annual convention in Minneapolis on December 9, though she was unable

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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REVIEW WHITING’S PERFORMANCE AS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR

The Polk County Commissioners met on Tuesday and held their annual performance review for County Administrator Chuck Whiting.  The board and Whiting met for about 90 minutes before reconvening the open meeting and adjourning.  Warren Strandell, Chair of the Polk County Commissioners, said they settled many issues and the commissioners are pleased with Whiting’s performance.

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“SUMMER LIBRARY EXPERIENCE!” BLASTS OFF THURSDAY WITH MINI-PLAY

The Crookston Public Library’s summer reading program, Summer Library Experience!, is ready to blast off Thursday with a mini-play.  This summer’s theme is around space exploration. Thursday’s play is about a mouse who dreams of being a superhero who can travel to outer space and while written for a younger audience is open to all

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WEST POLK SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT WILL HOLD LOCAL WORKGROUP MEETING APRIL 18

The West Polk Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will convene a local workgroup (LWG) meeting to provide guidance and discuss local resource conservation concerns and NRCS programs in West Polk County.  The local workgroup includes representatives from cooperating federal, state and local agencies, conservation organizations,

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POLK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO MEET TUESDAY MORNING

The Polk County Commissioners will meet Tuesday, March 5 at 8:00 a.m. in the Commissioners Room at the Polk County Government Center.  Their consent agenda includes approving auditor warrants and approving two Lost Warrants issued to Fengestad-Solie Post #200, number 5000640 was dated May 2, 2017, for $40.00 and number 218203 was dated May 20,

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