Tax Reclassification Issue Back In The Barn—For Now
Washington County’s Tax Changes Get A One-Year Pass
HUGO - For awhile there, the image of equine activity shriveling into yet another rural activity of the past in Washington County seemed very real to area residents who board horses.
Every Kid Mobility Puts Children With Special Needs On Bikes
HUGO - The road to opening Every Kid Mobility in 2005 for Sally Brown was anything but simple.
How she decided to begin this business, which essentially puts kids with special needs—in particular, with cerebral palsy—on bikes, was a journey that began decades before she began the business.
Centerville Hires New Finance Director
CENTERVILLE – Centerville has a new Finance Director.
Michael Jeziorski of Blaine, currently employed by the City of Fridley as its Housing and Redevelopment Authority Accountant, was offered the position following a special meeting held by the Centerville City Council on Monday, June 8.
Bear-ly There
Residents Call In Black Bear Sightings
HUGO - Hugo residents have had some unexpected visitors in recent weeks—and they aren’t emus.
Black bear sightings have been reported to Washington County Dispatch at least eight different times in June.
Department of Natural Resources Urban Wildlife Specialist Bryan Lueth says it is common for bear to be on the move this time of year.
Audit Report: Lino Charter Commissioners Exceeded Authority
LINO LAKES - An independent audit of the Lino Lakes Charter Commission has concluded that various activities conducted by commissioners last fall in the weeks before the general election are not permitted by state statute.
The audit, completed by attorney Michael G. Dougherty of Severson, Sheldon, Dougherty & Molenda, P.A., was initiated by the Lino Lakes City Council last November at the request of the Citizens for Safer Roads group. Dougherty serves as attorney for the cities of Apple Valley and Eagan.
Represented by former Charter Commission member Pat Smith, the group proposed at the council’s October 27, 2008 open mike session that an audit of the commission be conducted.
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