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Lake County Board of Commissioners Meeting

The Lake County Board of Commissioners began their meeting on July 23rd by set­ting some meeting dates to talk about a number of topics that need more attention than the Board can give them in a typ­ical bi-monthly Action Meet­ing. Among those topics will be working to establish a bud­get for 2025. County Admin­istrator, Matthew Huddleston updated the Board on a recent briefing from the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA on public assistance in the wake of recent flood damage. Folks in the Crystal Bay Township, Beaver Bay and Wolf Ridge ar­eas who had property damaged in the recent flooding should be able to get into the FEMA sys­tem online, create a profile and work through the reimburse­ment process. Huddleston said that with this last flood, there has been significant attention paid to the need for individual assistance for property owners who lost homes or businesses in the flood. This is apparent­ly the first time that this kind of assistance has been used in the County. If the assistance is approved, Emergency Manage­ment will hold a public meeting to help affected residents know how to walk through the pro­cess of reimbursement. FEMA is offering up to $44,000 for project costs. If affected resi­dents haven’t put in for reim­bursement for damages, there is still time to do so but they must act now. Residents should contact the Lake County Office of Emergency Management if they have questions or need as­sistance.

County Board officials will be meeting, for the second time, with city leaders from Two Harbors, Silver Bay and Beaver Bay to discuss issues related to zoning, licensing, regulation and sale of cannabis products in the county. Public Health and Law Enforcement officials will also be part of that meeting which is scheduled for August 7th at 11:00. The Of­fice of Cannabis Management is going through the process of crafting the rules around which all things related to cannabis will revolve. No licenses will be issued until those rules are in place. The purpose of the August 7th meeting is to give area officials a chance to get on the same page as they look at needed zoning and regulation issues that will need to be in place by January of 2025.

Canadian National Railroad will be closing a portion of 7th Avenue in the Segog area for some maintenance during the week of August 5th. Res­idents should expect a detour out along Highway 61 for that week.

The next County Board meet­ing is scheduled for August 13th at 2:00 PM.

Rick Evans
Rick Evans
My wife, Marsha Kinzer (a proud DEHS Greyhound, class of ‘77) introduced me to the North Shore on vacation in 2012. It became our regular escape when the stress of our careers in education became overwhelming, and it didn’t take me long to fall in love with the breathtaking scenery, the nice people, and “salad” containing Jell-o and marshmallows. So you can either blame or thank my loving wife for my being here, because when we needed to choose a retirement hometown, Marsha advocated hard for her beloved Duluth, and here we are, six months later. Yes, this will be my first northern Minnesota winter. Yes, I welcome thoughts and prayers. Government, public policy, and social justice weighed heavily in the curriculums I taught at the high school level over a thirty-eight year career. In addition, we were a laboratory school focused on critical thinking in conjunction with technical and scientific writing. So when I found myself adrift on the great ocean of retirement and spied a raft, I jumped at the chance to take up what I’d left behind…minus the bad teachers’ lounge coffee. My position at the NSJ allows me to combine my passions for government and writing, and it’s helping me to feel less out of touch in new surroundings. When I’m not being “Cubby” (Marsha’s favorite new nickname for this green reporter) I enjoy pointing at eagles and saying, “Look, honey. There’s an eagle.” I’ve had an active side hustle as a professional musician for almost as many years as Charlie Parr. As a guitarist/singer/songwriter, I graced the stages of clubs and festivals around southern Wisconsin, including an appearance on A Prairie Home Companion. Should I even mention A Prairie Home Companion, or am I the only one here old enough to remember what that is? Look! An eagle!
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