After the Grand Marais City Council failed to embrace the idea of a flagpole being erected in Harbor Park in memory of Dick Joynes, a well-loved Grand Marais businessman who died in 2001, the Grand Marais Park Board tossed around other possibilities at its monthly meeting Tuesday, August 3, 2010. The idea started with a circle of coffee klatchers at... READ MORE >
Maureen O’Phelan, co-owner of Cascade and Solbakken resorts, is not happy with her property tax bill, especially since she successfully testified before the state legislature to amend statutes so she could qualify for homestead credit on both properties. Senator Tom Bakk had gone to bat for her and her husband Michael, but the county’s stance on the changes has left... READ MORE >
As of June 1, 2010, the Minnesota State Demographic Center estimated that Cook County has a total population of 5,441. Estimates of specific areas within the county are as follows:... READ MORE >
Each year, Cook County North Shore Hospital must decide how much funding to bring in through the countywide hospital levy. That time has rolled around again, and on July 22, 2010, the hospital board set the maximum amount it might collect next year. It could back down from that amount when it finalizes its new budget, however. This year’s levy... READ MORE >
TheCook County Highway Department is busy throughout the county this summer, and County Engineer David Betts and Maintenance Supervisor Russell Klegstad attended the Tuesday, July 27, 2010 county board meeting to let commissioners know what the crew is up to. The board approved the purchase of several pieces of equipment, including a gravel washer and sieve for $1,200 that is... READ MORE >
The one-year-old courthouse rain garden is getting a makeover, and this time, the project will be closely supervised by county commissioners and staff in consultation with American Legion representative Don Wilson. The county received complaints about the visual impact of the rain garden after the service honoring veterans was held on the courthouse lawn on Memorial Day. On Tuesday, July... READ MORE >
After several years of wrangling over title issues relating to a 5.6-acre parcel of property the county tried to auction off in 2005, Cook County has decided to call off the sale. The land in question is the “Tip of the Trail” parcel adjacent to Sag Landing at the end of the Gunflint Trail. On Tuesday, July 27, 2010, the... READ MORE >
At exactly halfway through the calendar year, the county has spent its way through 49.3% of its budget, leaving it ahead of schedule by $95,641. “I think it’s great that we’re under 50%,” County Commissioner Bruce Martinson told fellow board members at their regular meeting Tuesday, July 20, 2010. Auditor-Treasurer Braidy Powers informed the board that income from the first... READ MORE >
In the first five months of 2010, Cook County appears to be doing better attracting overnight guests than the Ely area. As of the end of May, the lodging tax that the Ely area had collected so far this year was down 16.2% from last year, the worst decline in the last 10 years for that period of the year.... READ MORE >
The hills are verdant and the weather is warm—it’s a good year for Gunflint Hills Golf Course. Income is up 19 percent over last year, “mostly because of April,” Manager Mike Kunshier told the Grand Marais Park Board July 6, 2010. The early spring has helped bring income up, from $53,326 at this time last year to $63,311 this year.... READ MORE >
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