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Pine County conditionally agrees to be fiscal agent for Pokegama Lake Association's $3M LCCMR application
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Summary
The Pine County Board approved a resolution authorizing a Fiscal Agent Agreement with the Pokegama Lake Association if the association is awarded up to $3,000,000 from the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources for a 'nanobubbles' project.
Kathy Nielsen, representing the Pokegama Lake Association, briefed the Pine County Board of Commissioners on a proposed 'nanobubbles' project for Lake Pokegama and said the association is applying to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) for $3,000,000 in funding.
Because of the project's scale, the Pokegama Lake Association requires a fiscal host if awarded the funds. The board approved Resolution 2026-06 authorizing a Fiscal Agent Agreement between Pine County and the Pokegama Lake Association conditioned on the association receiving an LCCMR award. Board discussion covered expected project results, alternative chemical treatments, equipment life expectancy and what the county's responsibilities would be if funds are disbursed and spent. The motion passed 3-0.
The board’s approval is conditional: Pine County has not committed any funds to the project; the county would serve as fiscal agent only if LCCMR awards the grant to the Pokegama Lake Association and the two parties enter the fiscal agent agreement.