Wabasha County Board of Commissioners

Wabasha County OKs solar garden near Kellogg

Mar 16, 2017

A conditional use permit for another solar garden near Kellogg was unanimously approved at the March 7 meeting of the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners. Brian Goihl was absent. County Attorney Karrie Kelly and County Administrator Michael Plante were present. Zoning Administrator Kevin Krause...

Wabasha County and Mt. Pleasant Township trade roads

Mar 9, 2017

Wabasha County Commissioners approved the exchange of several stretches of road with Mt. Pleasant Township at the board’s Feb. 28 meeting. Commissioner Don Springer was absent. County Attorney Karrie Kelly was also absent, with Assistant County Attorney Jake Barnes there for input. County...

Wabasha County Commissioners debate road acquisition

Mar 2, 2017

In a meeting where highway matters were major items on the agenda, Wabasha County commissioners staked opposing positions on a road transfer request. Commissioner Mike Wobbe was absent from the February 21st meeting. All other commissioners were present, along with County Administrator Michael...

Wabasha County salary appeals continue

Feb 8, 2017

A salary dispute between Wabasha County and two of its elected officials remains unresolved. Auditor/Treasurer Denise Anderson and County Attorney Karrie Kelly are appealing the 2017 salaries approved for them by the board in January. The Wabasha County Board of commissioners met in closed session...

Wabasha County surveyor post passes from father to son

Feb 2, 2017

Marcus Johnson, son of longtime Wabasha County Surveyor David Johnson, was appointed and sworn in as county surveyor during the Jan. 24 meeting of the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners. All commissioners were present, along with County Administrator Michael Plante and County Attorney Karrie...

Wabasha County levy to increase 4%

Jan 5, 2017

The Wabasha County Board of Commissioners has adopted the final 2017 property tax levy at $14,072,898, a 4 percent increase over 2016. The amount of the increase is $541,265. All commissioners were present for the last meeting of 2016 on Dec. 27, along with County Administrator Michael Plante and...

Wabasha County Board sets elected official salaries

Nov 30, 2016

Following state statutory requirements, the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners set the salaries for four elected officials for 2017. This action was taken at their Nov. 22 meeting at which all commissioners were present, along with County Administrator Michael Plante and County Attorney Karrie...

Wary of precedent, Wabasha County Board declines bikers' shoulder paving request

Nov 23, 2016

At their regular meeting on November 15, in a 4-1 vote, the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners denied a 100+ signature petition request to pave the shoulders of County Highway 30 (Hiawatha Drive). All Commissioners were present, along with County Administrator Michael Plante and County Attorney...

Incumbents sweep Wabasha County elections

Nov 10, 2016

Donald Springer was re-elected to the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners with 1,223 votes. His challenger, Brent McNallan, had 939. Rich Hall, who ran unopposed, was re-elected to the board with 1,977 votes. Chuck Fick was re-elected to the Soil and Water Conservation Board with 5,451 votes....

Wabasha commissioners wonder what can curb inattentive driving

Oct 26, 2016

During the board concerns segment of the Oct. 18 meeting of the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners, a major topic of discussion were two motor vehicle accidents on County Road 33 – one at County Road 33 and County Road 9; and the other on County Road 33 and County Road 4. All commissioners were...