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Cook County board approves multiple contracts, grant and loan; adopts fee changes

Cook County Board of Commissioners · April 15, 2026

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Summary

At its April 14 meeting the Cook County Board unanimously approved construction and maintenance contracts for roads, accepted a MnDOT airport equipment grant, approved a revolving loan to East Bay Holding Co., and adopted fee schedule changes following a public hearing required by MS 373.41.

The Cook County Board of Commissioners on April 14 unanimously approved a slate of motions that included road construction and maintenance contracts, acceptance of a Minnesota Department of Transportation equipment grant for the county airport, and authorization of a revolving loan to a local business.

The board voted to award the Gunflint Trail reconstruction contract to low bidder KGM Contractors for $3,677,486.55, and approved annual contracts for gravel crushing and for the county's calcium chloride application. The board also approved the purchase of a Bobcat UW56 Toolcat and a continuing contract with Voyager Canoe Outfitters to manage a county parking lot for the 2026 season.

By resolution the board authorized entry into MnDOT equipment grant agreement number 1062882 to purchase a 2026 Ford F-250 for airport snow-plowing and fuel transport; the quoted vehicle cost was $49,580 (plus a $3,500 plow mount), with a 70/30 state/county split for the grant. The airport will keep the old pickup as a backup after planned repairs.

The board approved a revolving loan request for East Bay Holding Company LLC to construct a bathhouse facility, with terms not to exceed $250,000 in the aggregate (subtracting the existing loan balance), conditional on final bank commitment, borrower documentation and county attorney approval.

After a public hearing required by Minnesota Statutes 373.41, the board adopted fee schedule changes that include a flat septic system compliance inspection fee of $500 per system, raising the Sag Lake annual parking permit from $75 to $80, and a 50% reduction in rezone and platting fees for projects using the Residential Open Space Overlay district.

All motions on the consent agenda and the day’s formal items passed by unanimous voice votes; minutes and claims were approved as presented. No roll-call tallies with individual commissioner votes were recorded in the meeting transcript.