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“My name is Gary Tanziger. I live in Elk River,” he told the board, and he said local data show “1,244 registered voters here in Sherburne County whose addresses cannot be verified.” Tanziger provided a breakdown he said came from his review: 575 who have moved out of the county, 52 who live on vacant lots, 253 who live in commercial buildings and 365 with invalid addresses. He said statewide unverified-address counts were larger and cited a number he said applied to Minnesota.

Tanziger referenced a federal action he identified as “executive order 14 2 48,” saying that it “mandates stricter measures to ensure election integrity” and that it “requires states and counties to take immediate action to clean up their voter rolls.” He urged the board to “prioritize this issue and allocate the necessary resources to address it” so Sherburne County would “fully comply with the executive order 14 2 48.” Tanziger said he brought a handout with his statistics and a website address for the executive order.

The board did not take immediate action during the meeting; staff later announced that a final written report on the county’s post‑election review from state reviewers would be presented to the board within the next month, and that county staff would present recommendations stemming from that review.

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Karen Punsak, executive director of Great River Regional Library, told commissioners the six-county system has “almost a hundred thousand borrowers again,” with more than a million physical and digital visits reported last year. Punsak noted Elk River is the system’s second-largest Sherburne County location and that digital usage continues to climb.

Library staff described several local programs: Elk River’s “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” early literacy initiative (with milestone prizes and an annual celebration); outreach and partnerships with schools, Friends of the Library groups and community education; and circulating items such as Wi‑Fi hotspots and “Try It Yourself” kits that allow patrons to test telescopes, instruments and hobby equipment without purchase. Staff said hotspot wait lists can exceed 200 patrons.

The board heard that Great River’s trustees passed a resolution in support of Minitex at their recent board meeting and asked Sherburne County to consider the same. Library staff explained Minitex supports interlibrary loan across Minnesota and administers shared databases; the system depends in part on federal funding that has been uncertain and on Minitex operational funds, which have run deficits. The requested resolution would express local support for continued Minitex funding and services.

Library staff also highlighted local volunteer and donor activities: Friends groups in Big Lake and Becker supported new furniture and programming; donors helped fund a STEM exploration station in Elk River through locally grown fundraising; and staff recounted examples where interlibrary loan and donated materials preserved local historical artifacts.

The board did not immediately take final action on the requested resolution; staff said they would prepare the text for a future meeting and provide the board with materials for consideration.

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Ellie Burrows, government relations manager for Midco, told the board the company is “getting close to wrapping up the projects that we have left that are currently planned” and summarized recent builds that have expanded the company’s footprint in Sherburne County. Burrows said Midco’s Livonia 3 project is scheduled to start in June 2025 with 74 passings and aims to launch service by the end of 2025, weather permitting. The board heard that the total ARPA partnership project costs for Midco and county/township partners were stated as $2,600,000 and that township partnership dollars were $35,000.

Burrows said Midco’s broader investment in Sherburne County over the past five years includes more than 10,000 passings and “over $33,000,000” in combined investment (private capital plus ARPA and other funds). Midco also summarized earlier RDOF and private capital projects the company completed in Santiago and Palmer townships and other service areas.

On federal/state funding opportunities, Burrows said, “BEAD is the hot topic in the broadband world,” and that Midco is preapproved to participate in that program in Minnesota. She reported the application is open and due April 21 and that Midco is analyzing areas in Sherburne County for BEAD partnership; as of the afternoon of the meeting Midco’s team had identified about 865 passings they would include in an application and said that number was increasing as staff refined the plan.

Board members thanked Midco for the partnership and for participating in ARPA projects that expanded coverage and boosted parking-lot Wi-Fi at county library locations. Midco said it remains open to future partnerships with the county and local jurisdictions as statewide rules and funding timelines evolve.

The board did not take formal action on the update; it was presented as information.

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The proclamation, introduced by Administrator Messel and presented for approval, recognizes the county’s 911 dispatch staff and the role of public safety telecommunicators in emergency response. The board voted to adopt the proclamation; discussion included appreciation for dispatchers’ role in getting emergency care to callers. “They’re the first point of contact,” one commissioner said during debate.

The board also approved the consent agenda, which included several routine items and joint powers agreements referenced earlier in the meeting. The chair called for the vote and the consent agenda passed without items removed.

On a separate agenda item the board considered a draft policy to allow honorary naming of county highways or segments. Staff said the designation would be honorary only and would not change the official road name or designation. The draft set eligibility criteria emphasizing “notable and enduring contribution in the community” and proposed a ten-year limit on the honorary designation before reevaluation. Following questions and a staff-suggested tightening of standards to avoid large roadside displays, the board adopted the policy with an added provision prohibiting “other markers, plantings, lighting, temporary signage, flowers, or memorabilia” adjacent to the designated signage. Staff described the review and vetting process: applications will be reviewed by the county engineer, county attorney and county administrator and would return to the board for final approval.

Votes at a glance
- Agenda approval: Motion by Commissioner Schumacher; second by Commissioner Holes. Outcome: approved.
- Proclamation: Proclamation designating April 13–19, 2025 as Public Safety Telecommunications Week (Sherburne County). Outcome: approved.
- Consent agenda: Motion by Commissioner Danielowski; second by Commissioner Felber. Outcome: approved.
- County highway honorary-naming policy: Motion to adopt policy with added restriction on supplemental memorial items. Outcome: adopted.

No formal recorded roll-call tallies were read into the record for the items above; minutes show standard voice votes with “aye” responses and the chair announcing the outcomes. Staff said finalized policy language and the application form will be posted on the county website and that approved honorary namings will be presented to the board for final action.

The meeting then continued with updates and presentations on broadband, library services and other county business.","At its April 1 meeting the Sherburne County Board approved a proclamation designating April 13–19, 2025 as Public Safety Telecommunications Week, passed the consent agenda and adopted a county policy to allow honorary naming of county highways with restrictions on roadside memorial items.","actionData","errors"]

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