Wabasha County Board

Wabasha County Board approves permit, consent agenda in 15-minute meeting

Mar 23, 2022

The March 15 meeting of the Wabasha County Commissioners was brief with one zoning action item and a consent agenda. All Commissioners were present, along with County Administrator Michael Plante and Assistant County Attorney Jake Barnes. The action item was a request for an amendment to a...

County eligibility workers recieve state award

Mar 16, 2022

Wabasha County eligibility workers were selected to receive one of the 2021 Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner’s Circle of Excellence Award for their work with in assisting with the creation of MNbenefits, a new, simplified online application for public assistance programs. The...

Wabasha County Board authorizes hire of temporary zoning help, holds two closed sessions

Mar 9, 2022

The Wabasha County Board of Commissioners has approved hiring a temporary zoning consultant until a new Environmental Services Director can be hired to replace the current director, Kevin Krause, who has resigned to take another position. All commissioners were present for the March 1 meeting,...

Wabasha County zoning administrator leaves for another position

Feb 23, 2022

The action agenda for the Feb. 15 meeting of the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners dealt with four Zoning matters, three of which were routine, the fourth one had more discussion and led to a change in one of the conditional use permit (CUP) conditions. All commissioners were present for this...

Goihl to serve as Wabasha County Board chair in 2022

Jan 12, 2022

Following the county tradition for the first meeting of the new year, the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners elected a chairman and a vice chairman for 2022 as the first order of business. At the first meeting of the new year on Jan. 4, the board elected Brian Goihl to serve as chairperson and...

Wabasha County Board ends 2021 with brief meeting

Jan 5, 2022

The Wabasha County Board of Commissioners held their last meeting of 2021 with approval for seven county financial matters and one dealing with maintenance. A number of items were approved without further discussion and there was a report regarding a Maintenance issue. This board meeting was brief...

Wabasha County levy up 2% for 2022

Dec 22, 2021

The Wabasha County Board of Commissioners met for their regular meeting at 4 p.m. on Dec. 14. The Truth in Taxation (TNT) hearing followed at 6 p.m. The purpose of this hearing is to give the public a chance to discuss any questions they might have regarding the budget for 2022. The TNT hearing is...

Wabasha asks county for help with road project

Nov 10, 2021

The Wabasha County Board of Commissioners heard a request from the City of Wabasha to contribute more to a project to upgrade roads in the city in exchange for the city assuming jurisdiction of those roads. All commissioners were present, along with County Administrator Michael Plante and County...

Wabasha County appoints assessor

Oct 27, 2021

In action taken during their regular meeting on October 19, Jeff Wagner was appointed to the position of Wabasha County Assessor. Don Springer moved, Mike Wobbe seconded and the motion passed unanimously. All commissioners were pesent, along with County Administrator Michael Plante. Legal Counsel...

Wabasha County preliminary levy up 3%, tax rate expected to decrease slightly

Sep 29, 2021

At their regular meeting on Sept. 21, the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously for a proposed budget amount of $15,954,131. This would mean a 3% increase over 2021. All Commissioners were present, along with County Administrator Michael Plante and County Attorney Karrie Kelly....