The Tofte town board is wondering how the merging of local tourism associations into the new Cook County Visitors Bureau will affect the township. At its Thursday, March 11, 2010 meeting, Supervisor Paul James stated that Tofte will be keeping 4% of the lodging tax collected in Tofte, as it is entitled to do, for tourism efforts of its own... READ MORE >
Announcements regarding the first round of federal stimulus grants for fiber optic technology are winding their way through the nation, and two large nonprofits with projects intended for Cook County are among the winners. The Northeast Service Cooperative, headquartered in Mt. Iron, has announced that it will receive $43.5 million for its Northeast Middle Mile Fiber Project. The money will... READ MORE >
The week of March 29, 2010, a community member wondered how much money the county has spent so far on pursuing fiber optic infrastructure. Here is County Auditor-Treasurer Braidy Powers’ answer: “The county received a grant from Blandin Foundation for $35,000 for this work. The grant required a $35,000 match. The county pledged $15,000; Boreal Access, $10,000; and Arrowhead Electric... READ MORE >
The possibility of having to travel out of the county for court proceedings continues to loom on Cook County’s horizon as the state faces a budget crisis and shrinkage of the workforce as Baby Boomers retire. Two years ago, the Minnesota Judicial Council, the administrative policy-making authority for the Minnesota Judicial Branch, set up a committee to research what could... READ MORE >
What would people think if ISD 166 added a new sport during a budget crisis? Perhaps they would think it was a good idea if they knew the Cook County Tennis Association would be funding it. The Cook County Tennis Association has made a commitment to fund and run a varsity tennis program at no cost to the district other... READ MORE >
A multi-year debate over the zoning classification of the Ours Resort in Lutsen seems to have been put to rest. Neighbors of the 5.13-acre parcel on Lake Superior have been trying to convince the county to change it from its resort commercial/residential classification to its former residential status. The Minneapolis Meat Cutter’s Union has owned the property since 1978 and... READ MORE >
Employees of Arrowhead Electric Cooperative Inc. (AECI) outnumbered members at a public meeting at the Lutsen office to discuss the budget and a fiber optic stimulus grant Monday, March 22, 2010. Executive Director Don Stead gave a Powerpoint presentation on how rates are determined. Each year the cooperative sets its financial targets, forecasts its expenses, and determines how much revenue... READ MORE >
Nothing disastrous happened in Cook County on January 26, 2010, the day fiber optic lines from Duluth went dead, disabling the 911 network and leaving the area cut off from customary modes of communication with the outside world. Qwest owns and maintains the fiber optic line that had melted underneath a manhole at 2nd Street and 2nd Avenue, the source... READ MORE >
ISD 166 school board member Eric Kemp asked the board on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 to discuss the possibility of getting rid of midwinter break, typically held the third week in February. He said he heard that in the past, a lot of district parents were resort owners who couldn’t vacation during the summer. Many of today’s parents, he said,... READ MORE >
Thepursuit of delivering fiber optic to almost every Cook County home has met with a new twist, but new twists are becoming routine. “Every time the phone rings we get a new piece of information,” Cook County Information Systems Director Danna MacKenzie told the county board on Tuesday, March 23, 2010. MacKenzie reported that the Northeast Service Cooperative of Mt.... READ MORE >
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