Cook County commissioners voted Tuesday, September 14, 2010 to levy up to $6,174,951, the maximum allowable amount in 2011. This would be a 4.89% increase over this year’s levy and includes several special levies. A September 14 memo from Auditor-Treasurer Braidy Powers to the board states, “The2011 proposed budget and levy shows that if we do not make any cuts... READ MORE >
A crowd of more than 20 people sat in the Cook County commissioner’s room at the courthouse while the county board discussed requests for help with Superior National at Lutsen Golf Course Tuesday, September 14, 2010. The discussion some thought might take place did not, however. When the agenda item came up, golf course advocates Mark Sandbo and Hal Greenwood... READ MORE >
Two county commissioners, three ISD 166 school board members, and five Grand Marais city councilors along with numerous public employees and interested community members met at City Hall Thursday, August 26, 2010 for their quarterly meeting of the minds. A few updates on city and county business were given, but the bulk of the meeting focused on issues related to... READ MORE >
Wanted: Internet-related projects needing funding in Cook County. While the county waits to hear the outcome of two federal stimulus grant applications that would bring fiber optic Internet speed (“broadband”) to almost every doorstep, a smaller but still significant grant is waiting for takers who could use broadband to enhance our community. The Blandin Foundation has designated $100,000 out of... READ MORE >
The Tofte town board decided to try to meet with KGM Contractors Inc. construction manager Keith Line regarding a bill of approximately $13,900 it sent to the township for paving it completed this summer. KGM had agreed to do $30,000 worth of paving in exchange for being allowed to store 30,000 yards of blasted rock on the township’s old airstrip.... READ MORE >
Superintendent Beth Schwarz reported to the ISD 166 school board Wednesday, August 18, 2010 that thanks to a $100,000 grant from the Blandin Foundation, the county is seeking proposals for projects that would demonstrate how ultra high speed Internet (“broadband”) could benefit the community, and the school could be one of the prime projects. Schwarz showed the board a diagram... READ MORE >
Thanks to a $100,000 grant from Iron Range Resources (IRR), some water mains in City of Grand Marais alleys will be replaced this fall. City Administrator Mike Roth believes at least some of the 4” mains, now considered undersized, may have been there since the 1930s. Many of the city’s water mains are underneath the streets and are only replaced... READ MORE >
First and Second Thrift Store has done it again—with the help of all the volunteers who staffed it from July of last year through June of this year, the people who donated goods, and the customers who bought them. The efforts of many people whose trails have led through Grand Marais have netted $41,568.50 to the nonprofit organizations of Cook... READ MORE >
Volunteers are needed to help sort through historic documents in Tofte Township. On August 12, 2010, town supervisor Jim King recommended to the town board that someone sort through old documents currently sitting in the fire hall attic. Those worth keeping could possibly be stored in the climate-controlled area of the Tofte Fishing Museum, he said. It’s a big job,... READ MORE >
As of the August 19, 2010 North Shore Hospital and Care Center board meeting, the facility was at a $228,262 loss. Controller Yvonne Gennrich told the board that this is on target with the $500,000 loss anticipated in the budget. July was “a very good month for us in the outpatient department,” Gennrich said, with $991,511 in revenue. An anticipated... READ MORE >
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