THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL, THIS WEEK, HELD A JOINT MEETING WITH THEIR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ABOUT THE PROPOSED Eleven01 APARTMENT PROJECT,
WHICH WOULD BE OWNED BY THE E.D.A.
THAT PROCESS IS USED BECAUSE E.D.A.’S HAVE LEGISLATIVELY CREATED POWERS THAT ARE DIFFERENT THAN A CITY’S; AN E.D.A. CAN OWN A HOUSING PROJECT AND ISSUE BONDS, BUT ROSEAU’S WILL LIKELY NEED A CITY INFUSION OF GAP FINANCING DOLLARS.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR TODD PETERSON SAID D.W. JONES (THE PROJECT DEVELOPER) IS CONSIDERING MODULAR CONSTRUCTION FOR THE BUILDING TO SAVE TIME AND MONEY.
ROSEAU POLICE CHIEF WARD ANDERSON OFFERED THE COUNCIL HIS 2020 ANNUAL REPORT,
SAYING INITIAL COMPLAINT REPORTS WERE DOWN ABOUT FOUR PER MONTH LAST YEAR;
BUT THAT THE YEAR WAS LARGELY STATUS QUO FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
A FUNERAL SERVICE FOR ARDELL SNARE OF ROSEAU, FOLLOWING MINNESOTA COVID GUIDELINES, IS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH IN ROSEAU. VISITATION IS AN HOUR PRIOR.
ARDELL SNARE WAS 94.
U.S. SENATORS AMY KLOBUCHAR OF MINNESOTA AND JOHN HOEVEN OF NORTH DAKOTA HAVE ANNOUNCED THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IS SUSPENDING DEBT COLLECTIONS AND FORECLOSURES OF ABOUT TEN PERCENT OF FARMERS BORROWING MONEY UNDER FARM SERVICE AGENCY PROGRAMS.
KLOBUCHAR SAYS THE “CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HAS PLACED INCREDIBLE FINANCIAL BURDENS OF FARMERS”.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY MUSEUM, AT THE CITY CENTER, IS OPEN AGAIN; AFTER BEING CLOSED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THEN DUE TO CONSTRUCTION INSIDE THE FACILITY, SINCE LAST MARCH.
MUSEUM CURATOR BRITT DAHL SAYS THERE’S BOTH NEW AND OLD AT THE MUSEUM.
A TRAVELING SMITHSONIAN EXHIBIT CALLED “THE WAY WE WORKED” IS ON DISPLAY AT THE ROSEAU MUSEUM INTO NEXT MONTH.
ROSEAU SCHOOL TEACHERS AND STAFF HAVE ALL STUDENTS BACK IN THE BUILDING FOUR DAYS A WEEK.
THE CHANGE HAPPENED MONDAY, AFTER FIVE MONTHS OF HYBRID LEARNING FOR JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH STUDENTS.
SUPERINTENDENT TOM JEROME SAYS STAFF MEMBERS ARE FEELING MORE SECURE ABOUT TEACHING AS MANY HAVE HAD COVID VACCINATIONS.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD, LAST WEEK, APPROVED A LEGAL KIOSK PROVIDED BY LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AT THE COUNTY LAW LIBRARY.
THAT KIOSK ALLOWS USERS TO RECEIVE HELP WITH LEGAL PAPERWORK FROM AN ATTORNEY AT A REMOTE LOCATION.
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE IS REMINDING MINNESOTANS THAT THE STATE’S ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EXISTS TO HELP PAY HEATING BILLS.
GRACE ARNOLD, THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT’S TEMPORARY COMMISSIONER, SAYS MORE MINNESOTANS ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY PAYING HEATING BILLS BECAUSE OF THE IMPACTS OF THE COVID PANDEMIC.
NORTHWEST COMMUNITY ACTION OF BADGER ADMINISTERS THE LOW INCOME HEATING PROGRAM IN THIS PART OF THE STATE.
THE COLDEST WEEKEND OF THE WINTER IS COMING,
WITH LOW TEMPERATURES EXPECTED NEARLY THIRTY BELOW ZERO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHTS.
JACOB SPENDER IS A METEOROLOGIST AT THE GRAND FORKS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE; HE SAYS A SLIGHT WARMUP IS EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK.
LAUNCH MINNESOTA HAS AWARDED 450 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO SIX ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE STATE FOR CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF A STATEWIDE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM.
ONE OF THOSE GRANTS GOES TO THE GREATER BEMIDJI LAUNCH PAD, WHICH HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE WARROAD DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT HUB.
Last modified: 02/04/2021
