Changes are in the works for the old Lind Chevrolet garage on the east side of 1st Avenue West in downtown Grand Marais. The building’s new owner, Jill Terrill, would like to see it become a gathering space for community members as well as an attraction that could benefit local entrepreneurs. Terrill bought the building from Tom Kurschner October 1,... READ MORE >
About 50 property owners attended a public hearing of the Cook County Planning Commission Wednesday, November 18, 2009 to discuss a draft of a county septic ordinance created by committee over the last year. The State of Minnesota has required each county to enact a subsurface sewage treatment system ordinance by February 2010, although lenience will be granted counties still... READ MORE >
A public hearing will be held at the Cook County courthouse Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. regarding the county board’s intention to consider an ordinance creating a countywide fiber optic communications network. In a November 12 memo on behalf of the Cook County broadband/ fiber optic committee, county Information Technology Director Danna MacKenzie wrote, “Thecommittee asks for the... READ MORE >
Operation Bird’s Eye View has taken place in Cook County. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) conservation officer Michael Scott traveled from Duluth to report to the county board on the results of an aerial flyover conducted by the DNR to spot wetland infringements dating back to 1991, when the state determined that no more wetland loss would be allowed... READ MORE >
Part-time Cook County resident John Scheef has a piece of land he would like to develop, but he can’t get to it. On Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Scheef proposed to the county board that they try to obtain a large piece of U.S. Forest Service property adjacent to his land so the county could grant him access to his property.... READ MORE >
A large contingent of local veterans assembled with Cook County Schools student body and staff for a Veterans Day concert by the Cook County High School band Wednesday, November 11, 2009. “It is our responsibility as citizens to say thank you to our veterans,” Principal Gwen Carman said before the music began. Pastor Mark Ditmanson, who emceed the event, stated... READ MORE >
Schroeder, Tofte, and Silver Bay fire departments as well as the Tofte Rescue Squad and Cook County Ambulance responded to a fire in the coal bunker at Minnesota Power at Taconite Harbor Energy Center Thursday, November 5. The Cook County Sheriff ’s Office received a call at 5:42 a.m., with the caller reporting that the fire was contained but still... READ MORE >
Do you know what you are supposed to do when you are driving and see an emergency vehicle approaching with its lights on? Are you sure you know? What’s the first thing you should do? According to Cook County Sheriff Mark Falk, “Don’t panic.” People do it all the time, he said, often slamming on their brakes. Falk said drivers... READ MORE >
Governmental agencies in Cook County have had many occasions to work together – Cook County Law Enforcement and U.S. Forest Service during the Ham Lake Fire, U.S. Coast Guard and the Cook County ambulance service for water rescues, Border Patrol and state highway patrol for law enforcement actions, First Responders and fire departments during fires, etc. A new Federal Communications... READ MORE >
For an outlay of $5,000 and 60 hours of staff time, the county will be receiving about $70,000 from the U.S. Forest Service toward the installation of culverts intended to improve passageways for fish. Bill Parish of the Cook County Highway Department presented the opportunity to the county board Tuesday, November 10, 2009. A letter to County Engineer Shae Kosmalski... READ MORE >
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