City supports business park land donation for housing project
At the request of the Cook County-Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) and in support of the county commissioners, Grand Marais city councilors voted 3-1 Nov. 27 to donate four acres of land in the Cedar Grove Business Park for development of a housing project. The proposal was outlined by Cook County commissioner and EDA board member Heidi Doo-Kirk, who […]
County discusses corporate YMCA membership for employees
Commissioner Bruce Martinson is encouraging every county employee to sign up for a YMCA membership. “A healthy workforce is a productive workforce,” he said at the county board meeting on December 3, 2013. At its previous meeting, the board had talked about the possibility of the county paying for a corporate membership for all of its employees to belong to […]
EDA to consider 2014 budget for Superior National golf course
Although the $4.2-million renovation of Superior National at Lutsen Golf Course has halted because of winter weather, planning for the next season is still under way. Golf Course Manager Bob Fenwick gave a report on the work done this fall at the November 12, 2013 meeting of the Cook County – Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) and the EDA […]
Property taxes explained at truth-in-taxation meeting
The county board has labored this fall to whittle the 2014 levy down to a decrease of $4,213 from this year’s levy. On December 3, 2013 the board discussed the budget in preparation for that evening’s truth-in-taxation meeting. One piece of good news for the county and the city is that starting in January, they will be exempt from having […]
The 32-cent fix
Anyone reading Unorganized Territory for the first time last week may have been puzzled that I spent editorial column inches to extol the virtues of my camera bag that doesn’t look like a camera bag. But regular readers know that they never know what they will find when they start reading. Unorganized Territory is an unorganized corner of the paper […]
Affordable housing and decent paying jobs needed
A few years ago two local contractors approached the Cook County – Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) with a proposal to buy two lots in the southeast corner of the Business Development Area in order to build affordable housing. They were told that residential housing was not one of the usage mandates for the BDA, so that plan never […]
Cook County a unique, giving community
Thinking about Thanksgiving I wanted to say how impressed I am by our community! As someone who was born and raised in Grand Marais and decided to come back as an adult after more than 10 years away I know I decided to return to Grand Marais for a reason. Cook County is unique…it is special and I feel incredibly […]
Resigning school board member encourages participation
As stated in the November 30 Cook County News-Herald, I’ve resigned my District 3 position on the ISD 166 School Board as of December 6. Now I write to inform and encourage potential applicants to apply to fill the remaining year of my term and then run for office in the November 2014 election. The process is easy. Simply notify […]