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    February 14, 2019
    Crow Wing County Adult Services Supervisor Tami Lueck adjusts the mic at the county board at its Tuesday, Feb. 12, meeting before talking about adult foster care licensing. Frank Lee / Brainerd Dispatchplay button
    Crow Wing County Board: County enters into cooperative agreement with Sourcewell
    Counties can sometimes do more together, or do things more efficiently, than going it alone. Crow Wing County Community Services requested from...
    news/government-and-politicsFebruary 14, 2019 - 3:00am
    January 10, 2019
    Dave Williams of Pelican Township voices his concerns about vacation rentals by nearby homeowners at the Tuesday, Jan. 8, statutory, organizational and regular meeting of the Crow Wing County Board of Commissioners. Frank Lee / Brainerd Dispatch
    Crow Wing County Board: Lakefront property owner says unregulated rentals cause for concern
    Dave Williams is no stranger to the Crow Wing County Board of Commissioners. Williams previously voiced his concerns about vacation rentals by...
    news/government-and-politicsJanuary 10, 2019 - 9:00am
    January 9, 2019
    Crow Wing County Facilities Manager Reid Thiesse (left) and Brainerd City Engineer Paul Sandy sit before the board of commissioners at its Tuesday, Jan. 8, meeting and propose a services agreement in which the county provides general and technical building maintenance support for city-owned buildings. Frank Lee / Brainerd Dispatchplay button
    Crow Wing County Board: County agrees to provide services at city buildings
    The first meeting of the new year of the Crow Wing County Board of Commissioners began with a couple new faces and a new arrangement between...
    news/government-and-politicsJanuary 9, 2019 - 5:00am
    December 27, 2018
    Commissioners Paul Koering (left), Rachel Reabe Nystrom, Paul Thiede, Doug Houge and Rosemary Franzen smile for a group photo one last time after Nystrom and Thiede were recognized for their public service. (Nystrom did not run for re-election while Thiede lost his bid for re-election.) Submitted photo
    Crow Wing County Board: Board approves bigger salary, dropping per diem payments
    Crow Wing County commissioners Paul Thiede and Rachel Reabe Nystrom's last board meeting didn't end with a whimper but with a bang of mixed emotions...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 27, 2018 - 5:00am
    December 14, 2018
    Crow Wing County Land Services Director Gary Griffin seeks approval from the board of commissioners at its Tuesday, Dec. 11, meeting to purchase new software that would be more efficient, save money, improve accuracy. Frank Lee / Brainerd Dispatch
    Crow Wing County Board approves software purchase - saves money, improves accuracy
    Crow Wing County Land Services Director Gary Griffin believes the county can do better. He recommended at the Tuesday, Dec. 11, meeting of the...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 14, 2018 - 5:00am
    November 28, 2018
    Vic Kreuziger of Pequot Lakes lets loose with a barrage of criticisms of the Crow Wing County Board of Commissioners during the open forum portion of the Tuesday, Nov. 27, board meeting. Frank Lee / Brainerd Dispatchplay button
    Crow Wing County commissioners face vocal Pequot Lakes critic
    Instead of the sound of crickets chirping, the Crow Wing Board of Commissioners got an earful during the usually mundane portion of its meeting...
    news/government-and-politicsNovember 28, 2018 - 5:00am
    November 14, 2018
    Construction on the Dennis Drummond Wine Co. south of Brainerd began in the summer of 2016 with a grand opening slated April 1, 2017. The former farm field is being transformed into a wine company, bistro and event center for 300. Renee Richardson / Brainerd Dispatch
    Sour grapes no more, township winery can make wine
    A decision by the Crow Wing County Board of Commissioners to amend the county's land use map to allow a local winery to operate as intended in...
    news/government-and-politicsNovember 14, 2018 - 5:00am
    November 11, 2018
    Steve Barrows (left), a Baxter City Council member, talks to Bill Brekken, a real estate agent from Brainerd, outside the Crow Wing County Elections Office on Tuesday, Nov. 6, before votes tallies indicated they won their respective commissioner races. Frank Lee / Brainerd Dispatch
    New year, new blood on Crow Wing County Board
    If Steve Barrows had lost his race for Crow Wing County commissioner, he said he would not run again for public office. But the Baxter City Council...
    news/government-and-politicsNovember 11, 2018 - 5:00am
    October 24, 2018
    The Crow Wing County Board of Commissioners approves at its Tuesday, Oct. 23, meeting an agreement between the board and a nonprofit for an easement requested by the latter across county tax-forfeited lands to access property in Timothy Township. Frank Lee / Brainerd Dispatch
    Crow Wing County Board: County grants easement to conservation nonprofit
    It was a brief meeting of the Crow Wing County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, Oct. 23, but one that changed how easements are handled in...
    news/government-and-politicsOctober 24, 2018 - 5:00am
    October 11, 2018
    The Crow Wing County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted at its Tuesday, Oct. 9, meeting to make County Road 115 -- also known as Ojibwa and Nashway roads -- a “priority.” Google Maps
    Crow Wing County Board: Agrees to make County Road 115 a 'priority'
    A Crow Wing County road improvement project with a long and contentious history is going forward full-speed ahead, but it hasn't been easy. The...
    news/government-and-politicsOctober 11, 2018 - 5:00am
    October 10, 2018
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    Crow Wing County Board: Thiede defends record after opponent's letter to the editor
    Crow Wing County Commissioner Paul Thiede started the Tuesday, Oct. 9, county board meeting by taking aim at Bill Brekken, Thiede's opponent...
    news/government-and-politicsOctober 10, 2018 - 5:00am
    October 6, 2018
    Crow Wing County Finance Director Jason Rausch (left) gets detailed about the 2019 preliminary budget and levy at the Friday, Oct. 6, budget committee meeting as Commissioner Paul Koering leans in and Chairman Paul Thiede leans back across the desk from County Administrative Services Director Deborah Erickson and Commissioner Rosemary Franzen (right). Frank Lee / Brainerd Dispatch
    Crow Wing County Board: County attempts to reduce costs, generate revenue
    The Crow Wing County Budget Committee drilled down to review the numbers behind the 2019 preliminary budget and levy the county board approved...
    news/government-and-politicsOctober 6, 2018 - 5:00am
    October 3, 2018
    Crow Wing County: Commissioner candidates court undecided voters
    For Crow Wing County residents with questions as to whom to vote for in November's general election, this was the place to be. The Crow Wing...
    news/government-and-politicsOctober 3, 2018 - 5:00am
    September 28, 2018
    Crow Wing County Ryan Simonson talks about the proposed 2019 Stand Exam Plan at the Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 25. Frank Lee / Brainerd Dispatch
    Crow Wing County Board: Approves timber sales plan for 2019
    No one spoke up at the public meeting held just prior to the Crow Wing County Board's approval of Land Service's proposal on how to handle county-administered...
    news/government-and-politicsSeptember 28, 2018 - 7:00am
    September 27, 2018
    Crow Wing County Finance Director Jason Rausch gives a presentation of the 2019 preliminary budget and levy at the Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 25. Frank Lee / Brainerd Dispatch
    Crow Wing County Board: Agrees tentatively to 7 percent tax levy - Commissioners bicker over 3 percent raise in salaries
    Crow Wing County's track record over the last eight years of passing a reduced tax levy could soon come to an end. The Board of Commissioners...
    news/government-and-politicsSeptember 27, 2018 - 7:00am
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