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Cass County OKs letter supporting technical correction to Leech Lake Reservation bill
Summary
The Cass County Board unanimously approved sending a letter to Congressman Pete Stauber backing S.622, described in the meeting as a technical correction to the Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Act of 2020, after Administrator Josh Stevenson said the Leech Lake Band requested the county's support.
Administrator Josh Stevenson presented a letter of support for S.622, which he described as completing a technical correction related to the Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Act of 2020. The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe requested the county’s support; Stevenson said the letter would be sent to Congressman Pete Stauber if approved.
Commissioner Rick Haaland moved to approve the letter to Congressman Stauber; Commissioner Scott Bruns seconded the motion and the Board voted unanimously to adopt it. No formal public comment was recorded on the item during the meeting.
The action was recorded as a formal motion on the meeting record; the Clerk will transmit the signed letter to the congressional office as directed by the Board. The Board did not attach additional conditions to the letter and did not specify a public distribution beyond transmittal to the congressman.
