Wabasha County Board of Commissioners

Wabasha Co. board seeks bids on County Road 5 culvert replacement

Feb 9, 2022

The Wabasha County Board of Commissioners discussed zoning enforcement cases in a closed session that followed their regular meeting on February 1. Zoning Administrator Kevin Krause was present for this part of the meeting. All Commissioners were present, along with Wabasha County Administrator...

Board approves software contract and information security program

Jul 28, 2021

The Wabasha County Board of Commissioners, with UKG, Inc., has moved forward with a contract for payroll and human resources software. This action was taken at their regular meeting on July 26. All Commissioners were present, along with County Administrator Michael Plante. The contract includes...

Wabasha County Board tables one zoning request, denies another

May 12, 2021

The May 4 meeting of the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners focused on several zoning items. All Commissioners were present, along with County Administrator Michael Plante. County Attorney Karrie Kelly was absent. Zoning Administrator Kevin Krause was present for the Zoning matters. The...

Familiar names emerge as finalists for Wabasha County administrator

Jan 27, 2021

Two of the three finalists for the Wabasha County administrator job will be familiar to people who have followed Lake City and Wabasha County government over the last few years. One is Michael Plante, who was previously Wabasha County administrator, and before that, an assistant county attorney....

Wabasha County Board amends zoning ordinance, approves conditional use permits

Dec 9, 2020

The Wabasha County Board of Commissioners met at 4 p.m. on December 1, just ahead of the annual Truth in Taxation (TNT) hearing at 6 p.m. This annual hearing is for information and discussion regarding the upcoming county budget. It is not intended for questions regarding property valuations on...

County board accepts administrator’s resignation

Nov 25, 2020

In action taken during their regular meeting on Nov. 17, the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to accept the resignation of County Administrator Brian Buhmann, without further discussion, effective Nov. 12. All commissioners were present with Rich Hall attending via Zoom....

County administrator resigns abruptly

Nov 18, 2020

Wabasha County is looking for a new county administrator after the sudden resignation of Brian Buhmann. Buhmann’s resignation was on the Nov. 17 Wabasha County Board meeting agenda, effective Nov. 12, the previous Thursday. In a farewell email that day to county department heads, Buhmann wrote...

Opposition raised to proposal to eliminate Reads Landing intersection

Jun 24, 2020

The Wabasha County Board of Commissioners met on June 16 at 4 p.m. with all members present. Rich Hall was present via ZOOM. County Administrator Brian Buhmann and County Attorney Karrie Kelly were also present. The COVID-19 restrictions have been eased up at the courthouse, with the doors no...

Updated: Wabasha County considers closing jail

Apr 15, 2020

Editor's note: Information from the county addressed to citizens about the jail situation is available in the PDF following this article. Wabasha County Commissioners will discuss and possibly vote on the permanent closure of the Wabasha County jail at their Tuesday, April 21, meeting. County...

Wabasha County Board talks COVID-19 plans

Mar 25, 2020

At the opening of the regular meeting of the Wabasha County Board on March 17 County Administrator Brian Buhmann outlined some of the measures that have been taken, or are in process, to deal with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has found its way into the state of Minnesota. Buhmann...