County loses out on fiber optic grant–
non-governmental business options open up
On Tuesday, March 10, 2010 Cook County Information Systems Director Danna MacKenzie updated the Cook County Board of Commissioners on new developments in efforts to bring fiber optic infrastructure to almost every doorstep in the county. Full Story
Lots of write-in votes in Schroeder election
The Schroeder Township 2010 annual meeting lasted until well after 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 9, but the 25 residents in attendance got a lot done with little dissension. The biggest question was probably who would win the supervisor seat to be vacated by Cathy Johnson, who did not run for re-election. Full Story
Broadband, Birch Grove, and byway sign at Lutsen annual meeting
Before heading to town meetings at Tofte and Schroeder, Commissioner Bruce Martinson gave Lutsen citizens an update on the county’s work to establish a broadband Internet system throughout the county at the Lutsen Township annual meeting on Tuesday, March 9. He introduced Arrowhead Electric Cooperative Inc. Full Story
Cook County tourism associations join forces
Cook County may soon be earning a bigger spot on the recreational map. With the county’s tourist businesses scrambling for a decade to keep up with the cost of doing business, Cook County’s six tourism associations have decided to pool their resources in an effort to get ahead of the game. Full Story
Busy Tofte annual meeting at Birch Grove
Birch Grove Community Center was the site of the 2010 Town of Tofte annual meeting held Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Tofte Supervisor Paul James was selected to moderate the approximately 25 people who spent 2½ hours listening to department reports, discussing the town’s proposed 2011 budget line-by-line and sometimes arguing over a variety of new proposals. Full Story
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