THE ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD, THIS WEEK, APPROVED A PRELIMINARY LEVY PER STATE MANDATE. SCHOOLS, CITIES AND COUNTIES ARE REQUIRED TO APPROVE A PRELIMINARY LEVY AND BUDGET BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER. THE ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD APPROVED THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE LEVY OF JUST UNDER THREE-POINT-THREE MILLION DOLLARS ( $ 3,280,491 ). THE CURRENT YEAR LEVY IS JUST OVER TWO-POINT-SIX MILLION ( $ 2,622,673 ) SO THE PROPOSED INCREASE WOULD BE ABOUT TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT.
WORLD TEACHERS DAY IS COMING UP AND THE PERSONAL FINANCE WEBSITE WalletHub HAS RELEASED A REPORT ON THE BEST AND WORST STATES FOR TEACHERS. IT’S BASED ON METRICS LIKE THE PUPIL TO TEACHER RATIO AND WHETHER A STATE HAS A DIGITAL LEARNING PLAN. WASHINGTON, UTAH AND NEW JERSEY TOP THE LIST, WITH NORTH DAKOTA 6TH AND MINNESOTA 13TH. AT THE BOTTOM ARE NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA.
THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL, LAST WEEK, TALKED ABOUT A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER THE ROSEAU RIVER NORTH OF HIGHWAY ELEVEN. AT ONE TIME, THERE WAS A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING AT THE SITE OF A DAM; AND SOME CITY RESIDENTS WANT THAT BRIDGE RESTORED. THE CITY WILL SEEK MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION GRANT DOLLARS.
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IS UPDATING IT’S TWENTY YEAR OLD TIMBERWOLF MANAGEMENT PLAN; AND IS SEEKING PUBLIC INPUT THROUGH VIRTUAL MEETINGS AND AN ONLINE PLATFORM. DAN STARK, WITH THE D.N.R., SAYS THE AGENCY WANTS TO UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF WOLF MANAGEMENT IN MINNESOTA … A VIRTUAL MEETING FOR NORTHWEST MINNESOTA IS NEXT TUESDAY (September 29/ 6-8 p.m.) EVENING.
UNIVERSITY of MINNESOTA EXTENSION HAS BEEN OFFERING FOOD PRESERVATION WEBINARS THIS SUMMER AND FALL. THE LAST OF THOSE, CALLED “SAFELY FERMENTING FOOD AT HOME”, IS NEXT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SUZANNE DRIESSEN IS THE PRESENTER; SHE SAYS THERE’S BEEN MORE INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT THIS YEAR …
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THERE COULD BE MORE CORONAVIRUS SPIKES IN THE COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS. MAUREEN LEEDS IS AN EPIDEMIOLOGIST WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; SHE SAYS THE PENDING INFLUENZA SEASON DOESN’T HELP …
A CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR WENDY OLSON OF BADGER IS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE AT SKIPPY FINN’S IN BADGER, FOLLOWING MINNESOTA COVID-19 GUIDELINES. WENDY OLSON WAS 60.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD YESTERDAY APPROVED PURCHASE OF FORTY ACRES OF LAND IN ENSTROM TOWNSHIP, ADJACENT TO THE COUNTY’S DEMOLITION LANDFILL SOUTHEAST OF SALOL. THAT LAND WAS ACQUIRED AS A FUTURE LANDFILL SITE. THE PURCHASE PRICE IS ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ AND MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY COMMISSIONER LAURA BISHOP HAVE APPOINTED FIFTEEN PEOPLE TO THE GOVERNOR’S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON CLIMATE CHANGE. AMONG THOSE FIFTEEN IS MIKE BIRKELAND OF GRAND RAPIDS, WHO IS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE MINNESOTA FOREST INDUSTRIES AND TIMBER PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION.
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