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The administrator said CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) consultants had begun a departmental review of the finance function and recommended hiring a department head for the reorganized finance group; that full report will be reviewed first by the General Government Committee and then by the full board. Meanwhile the administrator asked the board to approve posting the auditor‑treasurer position as an open recruitment and to extend the appointment of the county administrator as interim county auditor until the position is filled. The board approved both motions by voice votes.

The administrator also noted a jail construction update and said a groundbreaking is planned after the board work session on May 13; the second floor is currently an active construction area and the public should not enter without construction supervision and proper PPE.

Board members indicated support for starting the recruitment process promptly and for convening the CLA report review with the General Government Committee before further staffing actions are finalized.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Hubbard County Board of Commissioners - 18 Mar 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved a bylaws update to require roll‑call votes for remote meetings and approved posting the auditor‑treasurer vacancy while extending the county administrator as interim auditor until the position is filled.","taxTitle","Hubbard County, Minnesota","taxId",73153,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6087628,"Board denies restaurant conditional-use permit; approves Audubon Society semi‑public use with conditions",436,2662000,3098000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2889386-942386c80c6949db12398f518d8af7e7&start=2662&end=3098","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2889386-942386c80c6949db12398f518d8af7e7/thumbnail_2662000.jpg","/articles/6087628/Hubbard-County/Minnesota/Board-denies-restaurant-conditional-use-permit-approves-Audubon-Society-semipublic-use-with-conditions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6087628-0f233e0bb615f7cd476b9b970a02c36e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771011643&Signature=RuIN40h2DUDwWDzTQBSVGbVp4XXVF5cTCLDaYknMsdufQ~fkWtZb0P1LWtNyOHiy8SG048q2as1TxMFxB1vNx9dZRpI7Ersn6iBMdvAlnqkXzzzb2ecF73OTnAZGzngwK3xlPXCtA2smffw5D-xRyhD1geJWu18LNuHFUe7piTgGB2O-OOBXTPL~jXZw8ScPZkvNpqrVfGe1n2fcUIlBw9kfZbCQqW~17BTme3hisnWiC1QB1Hr6uVsWTLloAxI9lG1FdiORvMq-JkUwgSPwvlvKKKvySMAMYYUqukzZPUOQLbsjpMFZf4kAdSoEE1GQjLCoTCelADPVDueehIhD9Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Environmental Services staff (presenting) asked the board to act on two conditional‑use permit applications.

Application CU‑23 (Woodson Property Group) sought a conditional‑use permit to operate a restaurant on a lakeshore property on the north side of Lake Beltane that currently holds a nonconforming resort use. The planning commission had recommended denial after the applicant failed to supply information the commission requested; a companion variance needed to allow further impervious surface coverage was denied by the Board of Adjustment. The county planning staff said a restaurant would have required the variance; without it the board could not legally approve the conditional use. The board voted to deny CU‑23 and adopted findings of fact.

Application CU‑25 (Mississippi Headwaters Audubon Society) requested permission for a semi‑public use on a government lot where the society already owns surrounding land and structures near Spearhead Lake. The society sought to add a seasonal tent/yurt for staff and occasional use by outside parties; planning staff said the use did not fit the nature‑area allowance but could qualify under a semi‑public use. The planning commission recommended approval with six conditions; staff advised condition six (a compliance inspection of an outhouse) could be dropped because the society had already provided the inspection. The board approved CU‑25, accepted the planning commission findings of fact, and imposed five conditions (the planning commission’s six, minus the now‑satisfied sixth condition). The society’s representative, identified in the meeting as Bessler, was present for questions.

Both decisions were recorded as motions the board approved by voice vote.","The county denied a conditional‑use permit for a proposed restaurant at a lakeshore resort and approved a separate conditional‑use permit allowing the Mississippi Headwaters Audubon Society to expand semi‑public uses on a government lot with conditions.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6087634,"Hubbard County adopts 2024 hazard mitigation plan; wildfire risk marked high, DNR annex proposed",361,2325000,2686000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2889386-942386c80c6949db12398f518d8af7e7&start=2325&end=2686","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2889386-942386c80c6949db12398f518d8af7e7/thumbnail_2325000.jpg","/articles/6087634/Hubbard-County/Minnesota/Hubbard-County-adopts-2024-hazard-mitigation-plan-wildfire-risk-marked-high-DNR-annex-proposed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6087634-540cd1d0c141a003a4d3344063461299/orig.mp4?Expires=1771011643&Signature=Px6AyQ28~vX8FBGlaOEHESIiDEVjsoayiKGJwDRP9mxjMVeRiTkRsd5dRPsKTqqUgiiFDpGfskH-utaLDWfPYwCq6KSPbpKZyPKD-Y2pPLjz6fezGktn7eS98lHTNMGGerC8eR~bW3CuUr-HiG7V~H7bSlvP5531Q950kPfkv7mzS~joRUkkQmRNkTAZv2pNW~5uorecdX0kd4ZT-~dcOup3lJ4-imY-aAXPGbRF0m~TfLiOaEhhZHyJdkrd8xlbIMDyGKrPXnt8AT245z2AIFB50cgLWwOgv~ERsSHE20lwGslGL0ZY3ooYBibnzHenOpi8PMjHqcpzDztRGArunw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sheriff Troy Hockas (presenting the county emergency management item) asked the board to adopt the county’s 02/2024 Hazard Mitigation Plan, a stakeholder study prepared with the University of Minnesota Duluth. The board adopted the resolution accepting the 02/2024 plan.

Sheriff Hockas said the updated plan re‑examines natural hazards for Hubbard County and aligns broadly with the previous 2017 study. The 2024 update assigned a high wildfire probability for parts of the county and recommended that Hubbard County develop an annex to its Emergency Operations Plan specific to wildfire response planning. The sheriff said he will coordinate with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to determine whether the DNR can perform a county wildfire‑risk study and, if there is a cost, bring any funding requests back to the board.

The sheriff also noted other hazards and existing annexes (pipelines, chemical/industrial risks). He said some local industrial sites have certified hazardous-response teams and exercise regularly; those firms can shut down systems to limit leaks and would escalate to county/state resources if their own teams cannot manage an incident. The sheriff reported that Akeley and Park Rapids have adopted the plan, while La Porte did not participate and was removed from the county list; Nevis had not yet responded and the sheriff said he will follow up with that city.

A motion to adopt the plan passed on a voice vote with no recorded opposition.","Sheriff and emergency management staff presented the 02/2024 hazard mitigation plan (conducted with University of Minnesota Duluth) and the board adopted a resolution accepting the plan; the study raised wildfire probability to 'high' for the county and recommended creating a wildfire annex to the county emergency operations plan.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6087639,"Board approves timber auction sales, reforestation quote and engineering design work for regional park project",407,1654000,2061000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2889386-942386c80c6949db12398f518d8af7e7&start=1654&end=2061","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2889386-942386c80c6949db12398f518d8af7e7/thumbnail_1654000.jpg","/articles/6087639/Hubbard-County/Minnesota/Board-approves-timber-auction-sales-reforestation-quote-and-engineering-design-work-for-regional-park-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6087639-737aae145d692c559f41e42102631571/orig.mp4?Expires=1771011643&Signature=JoflqPJtwvwJ2t9XfMu1drFelkWjfWpUQNvJmTFr5353pXU8MUszpg2HqSO0owYMG~hFybiUaYMGhBvt9LxGIt0i6slw42FuRQTLgtx~ND9Tf0uB4TlOww1eSFK6IFvOEp9kNsJvqVsbntWewpmIIPKjHF9g43oBxfKw8SzvidgL6-GOasPTv~0ObM5oyiXntw3HB9hec-NOJBoX62MCpBEZTkzj9ApfhsCWpXSQ0FYTU-37ZhyZb41tgdG69UZtDGVi6hF0de6hFHrQ-3CmNdKje4MIe3engmRGFGrO8LIwzHx4b5NoGzuwF25NkB8vv1WDAd41oZ5d37U1z1xNmA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Corey, Natural Resources staff, asked the board to approve three items: (1) offering 12 timber tracts (10,726 cords) for sale at the April 14 timber auction with an appraised base value of $289,690.18; (2) awarding a planting contract to a low quote from Thomas Forestry to plant 78,525 containerized seedlings on 90 acres (mix of pine and spruce); and (3) accepting a $73,539.75 SRF engineering/design quote to complete phase‑1 design work for a regional parks and trails grant project (site design, parking, drainage, utilities and signs).

The board approved each item. On the timber sales, the Natural Resources presenter said regional timber prices remain favorable and loggers often stockpile sales during wet ground seasons; the timber appraised value is a base that will be bid up at auction. On reforestation, the presenter said containerized seedlings (two‑year stock) typically survive better than bare-root stock and will be planted by crews using hand spades; the contract price was presented in the staff memo as \"72 60 per thousand trees planted\" (as recorded in the meeting transcript).

On the parks grant, the presenter said the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails grant has been executed but ground‑disturbing work is contingent on completing required archeological work. SRF’s quoted $73,539.75 will be paid from the grant’s design and engineering budget to advance site and road design work in phase 1; the board approved proceeding with the SRF design contract.

All three motions passed without recorded dissent. The board and Natural Resources staff noted the archaeology requirement as the remaining constraint before ground‑disturbing construction activities can begin.","The board approved sale of 12 timber tracts, a planting contract for containerized seedlings, and an engineering/design quote tied to a Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails grant for a park/trailhead project; archaeology work remains pending.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6087644,"Hubbard County assessor: valuation notices to mail March 21; most property classes saw single-digit rate increases",1122,505000,1627000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2889386-942386c80c6949db12398f518d8af7e7&start=505&end=1627","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2889386-942386c80c6949db12398f518d8af7e7/thumbnail_505000.jpg","/articles/6087644/Hubbard-County/Minnesota/Hubbard-County-assessor-valuation-notices-to-mail-March-21-most-property-classes-saw-single-digit-rate-increases","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6087644-f727213b4ddbb975baee7de6dbbd11ca/orig.mp4?Expires=1771011643&Signature=BWK5vZYoTuUmWJS~~oKbxaa0FoEvmOVArqXT-u1w0jBpd2C0jGKroTvvstPc9xsuOBJ8YLsAquR7FU5c5dFkEeQ~1TA9cVrKFqNNc4bCA7EJX41sqcWnXUOVY0v29WP5azKgtfTW6rmkN6M42yC3eOS6Iq~7D7B6lC~38f5HwXQGUSasMlmPgNXUN-8xscijv6ZOi2XLGtGFDFtp6fexQ4IuuvHfpPhLh0buQCQvbISA238yVvGnqjhplcbW7ai2J8MmirP-uGXajznz~nd~O9uiEGLRs4lqE-tfGPz-g5KaSOOpTlBanacju6M0zHJwKjCEZtcgKybpKFjv10gg-w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Maria, Hubbard County assessor, told the Board of Commissioners that the county’s outsourced printer is set to mail assessment valuation notices and tax statements on Friday, March 21, and that the assessor’s office will update the county website with the new information after most taxpayers receive the mailings.

The assessor said the state’s 12-month sales study (time trends) produced smaller adjustments than recent years. Off-water properties saw countywide rate changes ranging about 6.8% to 9.2%; on-water properties changed about 9.4% to 12.1%; and large tracts of bare land received a time-adjustment the assessor said moved from the mid‑teens down to roughly 13%. For nonagricultural land the assessor gave countywide averages: the first 5 acres rose about 10% per acre, and acreage over 5 acres about 15% per acre. Agricultural land increases were smaller than last year: dry tillable and irrigated land rose roughly 5% countywide, and pasture/grassland about 10%.

Improvements (structures) received building-rate increases the assessor estimated at about 7%–10% (\"if your house was valued at $100 a square foot last year, you're going to be at around $107 to $110 this year,\" she said). Lakeshore improvements averaged about a 15% rate increase countywide; rivers averaged about 7%.

The assessor outlined outreach steps intended to reduce appeals and confusion: colored valuation notices with a one-page insert explaining how estimated market value is derived, a local board of appeal and equalization schedule (open-book meetings) beginning April 8, and a sign-up process to let taxpayers reserve review appointments. By state statute, the assessor said, appeals must be heard before the end of May, so the office is concentrating hearings in April and offering appointments throughout May.

Asked how the outreach has affected contacts and appeals, Maria said appeals and phone‑call volumes have dropped in recent years and that in-person education (township association meetings, site visits with local assessors) appears to have reduced misunderstanding about what drives value changes. She also told the board assessor safety is a growing concern; she said local assessors have been threatened and some have been physically chased from properties, and she is coordinating with the sheriff’s office and issuing county ID badges and vehicle magnets for assessors.

The assessor highlighted lakes that produced a larger number of sales in the state sales study: Long Lake had 11 improved sales, while Beltane (Henrietta/Nevis township) and several others had six sales in the study period. She also noted that small-number categories (for example, exempt wetlands increasing from 900 to 1,200 acres) can show large percentage changes even though the absolute acreage change is modest.

The board thanked the assessor; no formal action was taken at this item.","Hubbard County Assessor Maria briefed the board on appraisal rate changes, a March 21 mailing schedule for valuation notices and tax statements, and the county’s open-book (appeal) schedule.","actionData","errors"]

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