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Votes at a glance: Blue Earth County Board actions from the June 23 meeting
Summary
The board approved routine and substantive items including the Ditch 51 repair report and financing resolution, small cities loan extension for Mapleton, planning approvals, human-services contracts, permits, and set dates for additional ditch hearings. Public comment was generally minimal.
Summary of motions and outcomes at the Blue Earth County Board meeting, June 23, 2026:
- Approved agenda (voice vote). - Approved extension of a Blue Earth County Small Cities loan for Wendland Seed (original principal $64,500); Mapleton officials had recommended a five-year extension; board approved by voice vote. - Approved draft findings and order accepting the engineer’s repair report for County Ditch 51 and directed the appointed engineer to prepare plans and specifications for public bidding; also approved a resolution to allow financing for that work (total project cost reported at $491,486). Public comment for CD 51: none. - Set July 28, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. as the hearing date for County Ditch 59 viewers report (redetermination of benefits). - Set July 28, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. for the final hearing on the petition for removal for County Ditch 77 and accepted draft viewers and engineer reports as appropriate for hearing distribution. - Approved Planning Commission recommendations: PC 01-26 (Superior Concrete Block preliminary and final plat) and PC 10-26 (rezoning to agriculture for a personal farm shop and truck wash); no public opposition recorded. - Approved an amendment to the cooperative agreement for Blue Earth County Community Corrections and the State of Minnesota (Fifth Judicial District) to continue Adult Treatment Court probation services for FY2027 at $90,000. - Approved continuation of a small public-health grant supporting refugee resettlement and tuberculosis-related services (estimated ~$2,000/year; exact annual awards subject to notice) and accepted Medica managed-care contracts and rates staff described (MSHO, MSC Plus) for August 1, 2026–Sept. 30, 2027. - Approved appointments to the Community Corrections Advisory Board (Emily Forsythe — Commissioner District 5 appointee; Joe Vesker — Commissioner District 2 citizen appointee) for terms through Dec. 31, 2027. - Approved minutes for the June 9 meeting, payment of bills, a deputy registrar/license center appointment, an exempt gambling permit for the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association (Bend of the River Chapter), and a temporary on-sale liquor license for the county fair.
All listed approvals were taken by motion and voice vote. The transcript records board members saying “Aye” and motions carrying; no roll-call vote tallies were recorded in the transcript for these items.
