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Votes at a glance: Sherburne County board approves leadership, road easements, landfill CON letter and 2026 calendar
Summary
At the Jan. 6 organizational meeting the Sherburne County Board elected its 2026 chair and vice chair, approved letters and resolutions related to a landfill CON request and two road easement acquisitions, adopted the 2026 meeting calendar and awarded publication contracts; a conditional use permit modification was approved 3-2.
Sherburne County commissioners conducted routine organizational business and several formal votes during their Jan. 6 meeting.
Elections and leadership Rae Ann Danielewski (name appears with variant spellings in the transcript, including 'Rhianne Danialowski' and 'Rhiannon Danielewski') was elected chair for 2026 by voice vote; Commissioner Andrew Hulse was elected vice chair. Chair-elect offered brief remarks thanking colleagues.
Landfill certificate-of-need (CON) letter The board approved a letter to accompany Vanco 2’s Certificate of Need (CON) request to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; staff noted a prior county letter (7/18/2024) had been rejected by MPCA for noncompliance and that Vanco revised the template. Eric Olson represented Vanco and answered board questions. (Transcript references Minnesota statutes related to the CON process; the citation in the record is transcribed as "Minnesota statutes 115.8.919" and related CON language.)
Road projects — easement acquisitions The board approved two separate resolutions authorizing the acquisition of permanent and limited temporary easements for road reconstruction projects: - Resolution 010626-3261: County Road 80 (CSAH 5 to CSAH 3). Project staff described acquisition of approximately 32 parcels (permanent easement and some temporary construction easements); motion carried 4-1. - Resolution 010626-3262: County Road 94 (CSAH 15 to County Road 32). Project staff reported approximately 30 affected parcels for easement acquisition; motion carried 4-1.
Publications and procurement Bid awards for required 2026 official county publications were approved: the delinquent tax listing and the commissioners’ proceedings were awarded to Patriot News (per-inch rates cited in the packet), and the annual financial statement was awarded to the Elk River Star News. Patriot News was designated as the alternate publication for the financial statement where needed.
2026 calendar and regional authorities The board adopted its 2026 meeting schedule (including three evening meetings and a statutory remote-attendance accommodation) and directed that the Regional Rail Authority and Housing and Redevelopment Authority adopt the same calendar. The Regional Rail Authority and Housing and Redevelopment Authority then held short organizational sessions mirroring the county board’s leadership appointments and schedule.
Conditional use permit (CUP) Separately, the board approved modifications to the Boulder Creek Wine Bar CUP by a 3-2 vote (see separate coverage for details). The motion added clearer operational limits and an enforcement benchmark for unpermitted parking.
Votes and recorded tallies (as stated in the transcript) - Chair and vice chair: approved by voice vote (ayes recorded aloud). - Letter to Vanco 2 (CON response): motion carried by voice vote (ayes recorded). - Resolution 010626-3261 (County Road 80 easements): motion carries, 4 in favor, 1 against. - Resolution 010626-3262 (County Road 94 easements): motion carries, 4 in favor, 1 against. - Publication awards: motions carried for each item as recorded in the meeting. - CUP modifications (Boulder Creek Wine Bar): motion carries, 3 in favor, 2 against.
What this means: The board’s actions authorize staff to finalize easement acquisitions needed to move two road reconstruction projects forward, support Vanco 2’s CON filing with county input, lock in the board’s 2026 calendar, and impose new, enforceable conditions on a locally controversial hospitality operation.
