Wabasha County Board of Commissioners

Wabasha County Board sets prices for tax-forfeited land

May 4, 2016

The Wabasha County Board of Commissioners had a short agenda for their April 26 meeting and they took care of routine business in less than a half hour. All Commissioners were present, along with County Administrator Michael Plant and County Attorney Karrie Kelly. Auditor/Treasurer Denise...

Wabasha County Board moves forward with accessibility plan

Apr 28, 2016

In order to comply with parts of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Wabasha County Highway Department is asking for public input before the County Board finally adopts the plan. Wabasha County Highway Engineer Dietrich Flesch was present at the April 19 meeting of the Wabasha County...

Wabasha County sales tax collection starts Friday

Mar 31, 2016

People in Wabasha County will pay an additional one half of one percent in sales taxes beginning Friday. But the additional tax all will be spent within the county. The change, approved by the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners last fall, raises the state sales tax to 7.375 percent. The funds...

Administrator: Wabasha County making financial progress where possible

Mar 31, 2016

To the editor, Over the years Wabasha County government has diligently worked to continue to improve the fiscal health of the county. At times, those efforts have felt herculean. This is because the state has passed unfunded mandates to counties that we are required to implement, has reduced...

Millville area residents petition county board to reopen highway shop

Mar 24, 2016

Wabasha County Engineer Dietrich Flesch and Maintenance Supervisor Jim Webster were present at the County Board meeting on March 15 for a highway operations update to discuss the closing of the Millville highway shop and the re-routing of the snow plows in the Millville area. All commissioners...

Wabasha County puzzles over rising recycling costs

Mar 9, 2016

Zoning Administrator Kevin Krause informed the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners at the March 1 meeting that the cost for disposal of recyclable materials is going up, and discussed other ways that these materials could be handled. All commissioners were present, along with County...

Wabasha County Board hears that transit ridership is increasing

Mar 2, 2016

The Wabasha County Board of Commissioners began their action items segment of the Feb. 23 meeting with a presentation by Amy Repinski, director of transportation for Three Rivers Transportation. Mike Wobbe was absent. County Administrator Michael Plante and County Attorney Karrie Kelly were...

Wabasha County approves another solar project, moves to refinance justice center

Feb 24, 2016

In action taken at their regular meeting on Feb.16, The Wabasha County Board of Commissioners voted unanimous approval for a Conditional Use Permit for construction of another solar garden in the county. All Commissioners were present, along with County Administrator Michael Plante and County...

Wabasha County Board approves solar project near Zumbro Falls

Feb 10, 2016

At their regular meeting on Feb. 2, the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners approved a conditional use permit as requested by ZumbroSun, LLC/SunShare, LLC to install a solar garden in Hyde Park Township, rural Zumbro Falls area. The vote passed 4-0 with on abstention. All commissioners were...

Wabasha County board talks technology, solar

Feb 3, 2016

The Jan. 26 meeting of the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners was brief with several routine items of business. The meeting was followed by a commissioner work session. All commissioners were present, along with County Attorney Karrie Kelly and Administrator Michael Plante. County Recorder...