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County staff explained that the DNR’s project at the Snake River boat landing will necessitate demolition or removal of the existing historical marker and pavilion and that the city offered to relocate and maintain the plaque and roof structure near the Voyager monument and Lions Park. County attorneys contacted the Minnesota Historical Society and were told the Society disclaimed any ownership interest in the marker; the Pine County Historical Society supports preserving the plaque through relocation, staff said.

Board discussion also noted that two parcels near the landing have complex ownership histories tied to the agricultural society and prior state highway right-of-way actions. Staff said the county attorney will prepare quitclaim deeds and additional research for the county-owned parcels north of First Street that store city snow, but the immediate action at the meeting applied only to the marker and pavilion.

Commissioners asked whether the city would pay relocation costs; staff said the city has agreed to take responsibility and cover costs. The board approved the transfer and seconded the motion; the vote was recorded as unanimous.

Ending: County staff will follow up with deeds and legal research on adjacent parcels and coordinate the timing of DNR work and city relocation; speakers asked whether DNR and the county could align schedules to avoid multiple summers of construction but were told DNR schedules are independent and may proceed before the bridge project timing is resolved.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Pine County Board Meeting - June 3rd, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Pine County voted unanimously to transfer ownership of a historical marker and a small pavilion to the city of Pine City so the city can relocate and preserve the marker; county staff said the DNR project at the boat landing will otherwise remove the marker during construction.","taxTitle","Pine County, Minnesota","taxId",51038,"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},6214908,"County approves $42,000 professional-development contract for jail staff to address turnover and leadership",587,5111000,5698000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3663408-91593a431772ee7746b8751e9f46dd5c&start=5111&end=5698","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3663408-91593a431772ee7746b8751e9f46dd5c/thumbnail_5111000.jpg","/articles/6214908/Pine-County/Minnesota/County-approves-42000-professional-development-contract-for-jail-staff-to-address-turnover-and-leadership","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6214908-7aa29b820ca2ab5b16a1a34b14b991e1/orig.mp4?Expires=1775377366&Signature=bw54tF2SPyoD5~ngwOyMCeM0bVDyjxFPeU1zlpUWyV1ijH5SCpdXAUutyarJdn5NZE0uBhWDXWrP00JiXWXZp4aYp6gDuYa~9ypNiDZPP~YF8wCXscey4BSbiyvls2RDbYBS7rAnqIL0xMhDntNDQNjaG2nO0nPec1yxESRlQIacPd1BTgwTLQOIjQRKWWnp5iG8-qiiFXm4yBg862jGBdCXyqfmeIwaQBq7ZtwGk-SXqwTF0YF4ebT~PkIWCI7dk7WXTfFu4tL5NI2JgsH3-ZZ3suj-z4bNAJpB7y5iSOsj72pa-4cayWU~yWrGnQsMCppAfhukA~kvToPtPKU3vg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Pine County Board unanimously approved a one-year, $42,000 professional services contract with Hegley Incorporated to provide leadership and team-development work for the county jail, jail administration said.

Rod Williamson, jail administrator, told commissioners the program is tailored to correctional settings and targets administrators, sergeants and front-line correctional officers. Williamson said 22 of his 33 jail staff have less than three years of experience and that investing in leadership skills will improve communications, morale and retention.

Consultant Steve Hegley described prior work in neighboring counties and said modern corrections leadership requires shifting from older, fear-based practices to approaches that engage newer staff and improve compliance. Hegley told the board that better communication and leadership reduce operational risk and potential liability.

Contract details presented to the commissioners call for a 12-month engagement at $3,500 per month (total $42,000). Williamson said the county will absorb the first-year cost within the existing jail budget by holding several vacant positions open and expects to include the work in future budgets if the program continues.

Commissioners questioned the cadence of the consultant’s work and whether monthly fees would taper as county staff internalize new practices. Hegley said the engagement is intensive early on with in-person meetings and group and individual sessions and that frequency would decline as the jail’s leadership adopts the practices. Williamson said the county expects a net benefit through improved retention and reduced overtime.

The board moved and seconded the contract and voted \"aye\" on final approval. Williamson said the program will kick off after contracting and that staff will report progress to the board during the next budget cycle.

Ending: Commissioners and jail leadership framed the contract as a retention and safety investment; Williamson said the county will monitor results and return with updates as the program proceeds.","The Pine County Board approved a $42,000, one-year professional services contract with Hegley Incorporated to deliver leadership and team development for jail administration, sergeants and corrections staff; county officials said the training aims to improve retention and reduce overtime and operational risk.",{"_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},6214913,"Residents urge stricter cannabis greenhouse rules, citing odor and setbacks",513,231000,744000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3663408-91593a431772ee7746b8751e9f46dd5c&start=231&end=744","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3663408-91593a431772ee7746b8751e9f46dd5c/thumbnail_231000.jpg","/articles/6214913/Pine-County/Minnesota/Residents-urge-stricter-cannabis-greenhouse-rules-citing-odor-and-setbacks","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6214913-85a6affb3522a6cae2da03616fb9a1c9/orig.mp4?Expires=1775377366&Signature=ceebJHHctYVCcPEf61Uwr8CDebWkgC9XsG9AO5aQUn43u-9y4IFP18kP2Fczghp71~h2uKJ6ecWQBZ-xhGwLs5~P8S92m6KD2bjWKN-XMyxJAAM2VfWFamI6mBp~bdvRlfXIIeTzwtoIuUIIvEMSKvj6IC4IVj8Ssa0Optok6jqjTp-WH2NRVVfGoTZ7UX45DrnHM2~9bV0S0a9JTbhrkdFXAxgIm2nlXYFKehOOviX6~ld5ee-8j4AB2OXoJm3ddjUBI5Mvl3DTEkNNpm1SrUXoCrHo8QsolYC0Zd6EFYmcdDRJoGIktGtjhSWRDQl67c1yRT3w3ngl~qNMYzla0Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Residents from several townships urged Pine County commissioners to re-examine a draft cannabis ordinance, saying the current version does not protect nearby homes from odors, nighttime lighting, or large greenhouse operations.

John DeGray of Royalton Township told the board he had read the draft and was concerned the ordinance appears to treat operations sized under and over 20,000 square feet differently while not addressing the greenhouse size he expects will be used. He told the board that, as drafted, \"there's gonna be no filtering for the smell. There's gonna be no shielding for the lighting,\" and asked that the county apply odor and screening standards equally to all operations.

Other public commenters raised similar themes. Joe Reed, a pastor from Royalton Township, asked commissioners to consider the issue from a moral perspective and urged caution when allowing cannabis operations in residential areas. Denise Weiss, also of Royalton, said the first draft prepared by the zoning board and local stakeholders followed Minnesota Association of Counties guidance and provided stronger protections; she asked the board to reinstate those protections rather than the \"stripped down\" version now posted for comment.

Billy Head, a township zoning administrator, said his township functions as a bedroom community and wanted larger setbacks and protections for residents who value nighttime quiet and low disturbance. Patrice DeGraeme urged the county to have the full zoning board prepare any further drafts and to review public comments dating to the prior public comment period that began in May.

Speakers asked the county to clarify several technical points in the draft ordinance, including how canopy calculations would classify greenhouses and whether a 250-foot structure-to-structure setback applies to operations larger than 20,000 square feet. One commenter said a proposed 30,000-square-foot canopy could result in a 45,000-square-foot greenhouse once starter plants and canopy rules are applied, and called for clear lighting and odor requirements and earlier installation of screening.

Several speakers referenced model guidance from state-level and association sources. Denise Weiss said the initial draft followed Minnesota state guidance and the Minnesota Association of Counties (MAC). Another commenter said he had contacted the USDA about whether cannabis counts as agriculture and reported the USDA had said it did not.

Board response: commissioners did not take immediate action but acknowledged public comment and directed staff to continue work on the zoning item; several speakers asked that the county return to a draft that applies consistent mitigation requirements across all cannabis facilities and keeps larger cultivation in industrial or commercial zones.

Ending: The county will consider public feedback as the zoning item moves through the formal process; speakers asked for another review by the full zoning board and more explicit language on odor mitigation, screening, setbacks and lighting in the ordinance.","Multiple residents raised concerns at Pine County public forum about a draft cannabis ordinance they say favors large greenhouse operations without adequate odor controls, screening, or consistent setback rules; commenters urged the board to revisit an earlier, stricter draft that they said better protected residents.",{"_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},6214918,"Pine County probation office wins $244,250 restorative justice grant to expand youth programs",351,3151000,3502000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3663408-91593a431772ee7746b8751e9f46dd5c&start=3151&end=3502","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3663408-91593a431772ee7746b8751e9f46dd5c/thumbnail_3151000.jpg","/articles/6214918/Pine-County/Minnesota/Pine-County-probation-office-wins-244250-restorative-justice-grant-to-expand-youth-programs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6214918-a47158e8fbd1407e2463588494b70820/orig.mp4?Expires=1775377366&Signature=ONcaEBkNV6A4QyUowYJu7xTtbSZPhDFhxk~7q6XFmMguviwSqlri2WDzsqMcABx0SStvD0sOip9by3ahqyMTNlPdtPBq4jLG2S0Xw6mpIpW~LMPLFwjF9lPlhf~xt539aqfNiV3fw-5TETMfTocjmLjdrQ-jQ22W42OydEldziYk~cNupdH8jDS~2pV~HwRjsmECx2zkdkUe6jwCHe4UoYw7Is6xWhfah9s0xAYqEloWG0lvNH2HbaRfCGKSVXB9LpZWiPVv-MJNwozmolA4HM8HVILYKwy-wjiFucGVetjuZQX6m2pNfaia5UFKobi6KlCUMcQ6krp9rCa8J1eNNA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Terry Faucet, Pine County probation director, told the county board that the Office of Restorative Practices awarded Pine County $244,250 to expand youth restorative justice services and create a $29,000 juvenile restitution fund that will begin Aug. 1.

The funding, Faucet said during the board meeting, will support expanded community-based restorative programming and allow the probation office to offer a community track for habitual truants. Faucet described the award as a competitive statewide grant and said Pine County received the full amount it requested.

Why it matters: county probation staff said restorative practices and truancy intervention keep young people out of the juvenile court pipeline and reduce placements in out-of-home care. Faucet said the county’s youth restorative program shows low recidivism after successful completion and that the grant will fund efforts to scale that work over 18 months.

Faucet summarized recent department work and outcomes: the office’s snapshot for the prior year listed 396 new probation entries (not including pretrial, diversion or certain juvenile cases), and probation staff reported declines in new offender entries compared with earlier years while noting workload remains high because pretrial, diversion and restorative cases require intensive supervision and casework. Faucet said out-of-home juvenile placements were concentrated: 36 juveniles accounted for 60 placements and three high-cost placements produced roughly 60% of placement spending.

The probation director described several programs tied to the grant and to department outcomes. He said the county’s restorative justice (C5) program had 31 referrals since 2016 with 111 successful completions and a 10% one-year recidivism rate for participants, and that a youth truancy intervention program (YETI) reported that 86% of participants improved attendance and avoided court referral. Faucet credited county staff and local partners — including a career agent named Devin who designed YETI and county prosecutor Reese (who helped with grant work) — for program development.

Faucet also outlined cost savings tied to alternatives to placement: he said electronic monitoring saved $134,000 in placement costs in the most recent year and more than $2 million since the county began using monitors as a detention alternative. The probation office reported 18 average days per placement for some juvenile stays, and Faucet noted the department seeks to limit placements to those who truly need them.

Board members asked about staffing and funding durability. Faucet said many program positions are grant-funded or partially subsidized by state and federal sources and that recent mandates (including an expanding federal workload for SNAP and other assistance verification) increase staffing pressure. He warned that mandated work without commensurate funding complicates budgeting.

Faucet and board members described next steps: the restorative justice grant begins Aug. 1; the probation office will draw on the county’s grant-writing and administrative resources to implement programming and the restitution fund; and staff will return with budget and operational details as the county’s 2026 budget process proceeds.

Ending: Commissioners praised the department’s results and encouraged staff to provide reports to the board as the grant-funded work begins. Faucet offered to arrange site visits or demonstration sessions of restorative programming for commissioners who want to observe services firsthand.","Pine County probation officials told commissioners the Office of Restorative Practices awarded $244,250 to expand youth restorative justice services beginning Aug. 1 and to create a juvenile restitution fund; county staff said the funding will support truancy intervention and diversion work aimed at keeping young people out of formal court.","actionData","errors"]

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