AM 1240 WJON » stearns county board of commissioners http://wjon.com Wed, 22 May 2013 15:48:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Wollak, Mergen to Head County Commissioner Boards http://wjon.com/wollak-mergen-to-head-county-commissioner-boards/ http://wjon.com/wollak-mergen-to-head-county-commissioner-boards/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:50:22 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=159722 We have new leaders for both the Benton and Stearns county Board of Commissioners.

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]]> http://wjon.com/wollak-mergen-to-head-county-commissioner-boards/feed/ 0 Pete Nyblom Stearns County Board Votes to Not Raise Fees http://wjon.com/stearns-county-board-votes-to-not-raise-fees/ http://wjon.com/stearns-county-board-votes-to-not-raise-fees/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:04:18 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=51176 Most fees for Stearns County services will stay the same -- at lease for now. The Board of Commissioners voted today (Tuesday) not to raise the fees on some 20 pages worth of services, including: construction site permits, food and beverage licenses, pool and spa inspections, and immunizations.

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]]> http://wjon.com/stearns-county-board-votes-to-not-raise-fees/feed/ 0 Pete Nyblom Stearns County Looks at Criminal Justice Space Needs http://wjon.com/stearns-county-looks-at-criminal-justice-space-needs/ http://wjon.com/stearns-county-looks-at-criminal-justice-space-needs/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:12:02 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=45418 Stearns County is studying space needs for its criminal justice system as they look to future needs and population shifts. Wold Architects and Engineers presented the county board with a needs and gap analysis. It looked at the county's future space needs for its Courts Facilities, Jail and Law Enforcement Center.

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]]> http://wjon.com/stearns-county-looks-at-criminal-justice-space-needs/feed/ 0 Wold Architects and Engineers Stearns Commissioners Approve "No Wake Zone" Request Signs http://wjon.com/stearns-commissioners-approve-no-wake-zone-request-signs/ http://wjon.com/stearns-commissioners-approve-no-wake-zone-request-signs/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:39:17 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=26607 More than a dozen homeowners, sportsmen and resort owners testified before the Stearns County Board of Commissioners regarding "no wake zones" on the county's lakes. The county was considering their options on how to address record high water levels and balance the homeowners' flooding and erosion problems with the recreational boaters.

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]]> http://wjon.com/stearns-commissioners-approve-no-wake-zone-request-signs/feed/ 0 mheisel, Flickr Stearns County Commissioners Deny Tax Abatement For Marco http://wjon.com/stearns-county-commissioners-deny-tax-abatement-for-marco/ http://wjon.com/stearns-county-commissioners-deny-tax-abatement-for-marco/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:47:25 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=17468 Marco Incorporated's plan to build a new facility ran into a road block today (Tuesday) from Stearns County. The Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to deny a tax abatement request of nearly $1 million.

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