The county board approved a new tax abatement policy Tuesday, November 10, 2009, drafted with input from numerous county personnel including County Assessor Mary Black, Assistant County Assessor Allison Lowe, Auditor-Treasurer Braidy Powers, Chief Deputy Auditor Aimee Luick, Deputy Auditor Cortnee Ashford, and County Attorney Tim Scannell. The policy, last updated in 1990, states, “Abatements are a last resort to... READ MORE >
Thetrue boundaries of properties comprising 10 square miles in and around Judge Magney State Park are currently unknown, but county surveyor Wayne Hensche wants to find them. Ten East End property owners along with numerous county staff attended a public hearing Tuesday, November 10, 2009 regarding the possibility of the county authorizing a survey of the entire tract. “There’s this... READ MORE >
A “triple play” may not be possible, but the game isn’t over yet. The second question in the November 3 referendum, which would have authorized the county to own and operate a telephone system along with a TV and broadband network, failed to pass with a 65% vote. Proponents of a countywide fiber optic network, however, have other ideas sitting... READ MORE >
Twenty-three people, most with lunches in hand, showed up at East Bay to hear some stories Friday, October 23, 2009. With a backdrop of giant waves roaring outside the windows and a fire blazing in the hearth, they settled in to hear Judie Johnson of Grand Marais talk about adventure. The brown bag lunch talk was one of an ongoing... READ MORE >
A public hearing on the proposed Cook County Subsurface Sewage Treatment System Ordinance will be held 7 p.m. Wednesday, November 18 at the Cook County courthouse. The ordinance addresses requirements that, if adopted, would affect all Cook County property owners not utilizing municipal sewer systems. The proposed ordinance, drafted by committee, establishs minimum standards for wastewater treatment and septic systems,... READ MORE >
Cook County High School (CCHS) senior Karlee Axtell scored in the top 5% in the nation on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) she took in October 2008. She was in the top 50,000 of the more than 1.5 million students who took the test. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has awarded Axtell a commendation for her score. The National... READ MORE >
Richard McKenzie has made some new friends since he took over as Cook County’s veterans’ services officer. “It’s interesting. It’s rewarding. It’s fun,” he told the county board Tuesday, October 27, 2009. But it can also be a bit frustrating. The paperwork involved in helping a veteran get set up with services can be “very overwhelming,” McKenzie said. The average... READ MORE >
Approximately 20 people gathered at the Cook County courthouse the evening of Tuesday, November 3, 2009 to tally votes on the proposed 1% sales tax and a telephone exchange to be used as part of a broadband fiber optic cable system. The polls closed at 8:00 p.m., but about 14 election judges showed up at 6:30 p.m., ready to start... READ MORE >
Mark Sandbo and Jim King of the Superior National at Lutsen golf course committee brought an update to the county board Tuesday, October 27, 2009 on the state of the golf course. King stated that a decline in the numbers of people playing the course is one of the challenges the course has been facing. Over the last decade, West... READ MORE >
POWER P eop le who di sp ose of thei r used mot or oil at the Cook County Recycling Center may notice a new containment system. County Planning & Zoning Director Tim Nelson wrote in an October 19, 2009 memo to the county board, “We have had to remedy the situation with the waste oil tank at the recycling... READ MORE >
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