ROSEAU COUNTY HAS SEEN A SPIKE IN CONFIRMED CORONAVIRUS CASES OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS. ON THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER, THERE HAD BEEN 74 CASES IN THE COUNTY, WITH TEN ACTIVE. YESTERDAY, THAT NUMBER WAS 110 CASES AND NINETEEN ACTIVE. LIFECARE PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR JULIE PAHLEN SAYS WE ARE NOW AT A POINT OF COMMUNITY SPREAD OF THE VIRUS …
THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL, LAST NIGHT, APPROVED LAND ACQUISITION FOR A POTENTIAL MARKET RATE APARTMENT BUILDING. AND THE CITY WILL PROCEED WITH A WORKFORCE HOUSING “TIF” (TAX INCREMENT FINANCING) PLAN. A HOUSING STUDY SHOWS THE CITY OF ROSEAU AND ROSEAU COUNTY FACING A SIGNIFICANT HOUSING SHORTFALL.
THERE ARE ABOUT TWENTY PEOPLE WORKING ON PHASE ONE OF THE ROSEAU SCHOOL RE-MODELING PROJECT. MATT RIDLON, THE PROJECT SUPERVISOR FOR KRAUS/ANDERSON, SAYS THAT NUMBER COULD CLIMB TO THIRTY OR MORE TO FINISH THE FIRST PHASE … THE LARGEST AND MOST EXPENSIVE PART OF THE ROSEAU SCHOOL PROJECT STARTS NEXT SPRING. THE CURRENT WORK IS ON THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE SCHOOL.
THE PERSONAL FINANCE WEBSITE WalletHub SAYS CALIFORNIA, TEXAS AND HAWAII ARE THE MOST DIVERSE STATES IN AMERICA. THE METRICS INCLUDE SOCIO-ECONOMIC, CULTURAL, ECONOMIC AND RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY. MINNESOTA IS THE 29TH MOST DIVERSE, AND NORTH DAKOTA 36TH. THE LEAST DIVERSE STATES IN THE NATION, ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE, ARE WEST VIRGINIA, MAINE, VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD, LAST WEEK, APPROVED A SEVENTY-NINE HUNDRED DOLLAR QUOTE FROM TERRA-CON TO DO SOIL BORINGS AT THE ROSEAU INDUSTRIAL PARK; WHICH COULD BE A LOCATION FOR A FUTURE ROSEAU COUNTY HIGHWAY BUILDING.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY MUSEUM HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR SIX MONTHS, SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN IN MID-MARCH. DURING THAT TIME, UPGRADES HAVE BEEN UNDERWAY. MUSEUM CURATOR BRITT DAHL SAYS SHE’D LIKE TO WELCOME THE PUBLIC BACK IN THE BUILDING NEXT MONTH … WHEN THE MUSEUM RE-OPENS, VISITORS WILL SEE A TRAVELING SMITHSONIAN EXHIBIT CALLED “THE WAY WE WORKED”.
THE FARM SERVICE AGENCY IS CREATING COUNTY COMMITTEES FOCUSED EXCLUSIVELY ON URBAN AGRICULTURE, AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IS LOOKING FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THOSE COMMITTEES. COUNTY COMMITTEES HAVE EXISTED SINCE THE 1930’S. CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE ROSEAU COUNTY F.S.A. COMMITTEE ARE THERESA DAHLGREN, DOUG GREEN AND DALLAS DIESEN. DAHLGREN’S TERM IS UP THIS YEAR, AND A NOMINATION PROCESS IS UNDERWAY.
Last modified: 09/15/2020
