THE ASSOCIATION OF MINNESOTA COUNTIES HAS BEEN ADVOCATING AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE FOR LOCAL DISTRIBUTION OF FEDERAL ‘CARES’ ACT FUNDING, BASED ON POPULATION.
667 MILLION DOLLARS OF THE NEARLY ONE-POINT-NINE BILLION MINNESOTA RECEIVED CAN BE DISTRIBUTED TO COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNSHIPS.
UNDER THE A.M.C. PER CAPITA FORMULA, ROSEAU COUNTY COULD GET ONE-POINT-NINE MILLION.
THE CITY OF ROSEAU WOULD GET 241 THOUSAND; WARROAD 159 THOUSAND, GREENBUSH 62 THOUSAND; AND BADGER 31 THOUSAND DOLLARS.
ROSEAU MAYOR JEFF PELOWSKI SAYS THIS SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPLETING THE U.S. CENSUS FORM.
ROSEAU COUNTY PROBATION IS ON THE CUTTING EDGE DURING THE COVID CRISIS, OFFERING VIRTUAL COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL GROUPS …. VIRTUAL VISITS WITH PROBATION CLIENTS … AND VIRTUAL CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT.
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS DISTRICT SUPERVISOR MARC BLOOMQUIST SAYS THE ROSEAU COUNTY MODEL IS GETTING STATE AND NATIONAL ATTENTION
MARC BLOOMQUIST CREDITS ROSEAU PROBATION OFFICER JESSICA DVERGSTEN WITH PROVIDING THE IMPETUS FOR A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WAS CREATED WITHIN A WEEK.
74% OF ROSEAU SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTERS APPROVED A FORTY MILLION DOLLAR RENOVATION OF THE SCHOOL BUILDING IN AN ELECTION COMPLETED TUESDAY. MORE THAN FOURTEEN HUNDRED VOTES WERE CAST, BOTH IN ABSENTEE BALLOTING AND IN-PERSON AT THE ROSEAU CITY CENTER.
ROSEAU SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT TOM JEROME SAYS CONSTRUCTION WILL START IN THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS, WITH COMPLETION OF THE ENTIRE PROJECT BY THE FALL OF 2022.
THE MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVED AN AGRICULTURE POLICY BILL;
WHICH FOCUSSES ON FARM SAFETY, UPDATES THE INDUSTRIAL HEMP ACT AND HELPS BEGINNING FARMERS.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE JEAN POPPE (DFL/ AUSTIN) IS CHAIR OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD FINANCE POLICY COMMITTEE.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD, THIS WEEK, EXTENDED A TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE POLICY TO EARLY JUNE.
THE POLICY COVERS FLEXIBLE WORK OPTIONS, EMPLOYEE TRAVEL, HOUSEHOLD ILLNESS AND OTHER THINGS.
A PURDUE UNIVERSITY AG ECONOMY BAROMETER SAYS PRODUCER SENTIMENT DROPPED TO A THREE YEAR LOW LAST MONTH.
THE RED RIVER FARM NETWORK QUOTES PURDUE COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE DIRECTOR JIM MINTERT SAYS A SHARP DECLINE IN COMMODITY PRICES IS A MAJOR DRIVER.
THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL, THIS WEEK, HEARD THAT THE PARKS AND REC BUDGET WILL BE EXCEEDED THIS YEAR.
PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR SARA HAMANN SAYS THE COST FOR EXTRA SANITIZING OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT WAS NOT ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE CURRENT YEAR BUDGET.
THE CITY OF GREENBUSH IS TALKING ABOUT IT’S SUMMER REC OPTIONS, AS RELATED TO THE COVID RESTRICTIONS.
FIRST HALF TAXES ON ALL REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY ARE DUE AT THE ROSEAU COUNTY TREASURER’S OFFICE BY TOMORROW;
ALTHOUGH THE COUNTY BOARD PASSED A RESOLUTION FORGIVING PENALTIES ON PAYMENTS MADE BY JULY 15TH.
THE COURTHOUSE REMAINS CLOSED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, BUT THERE IS A DROP BOX AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE;
AND ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS CAN BE MADE.
Last modified: 05/14/2020
