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Board hears snowmobile-permit fixes and fire district report after fatal Fourth Lake response
Summary
Public commenters urged fixes to the snowmobile permit system ahead of preseason sales and the fire district reported a recent fatality response and ice-rescue drills; the board agreed to meet with staff and provide notices for road closures.
During the members-of-the-assembly and public comment portions the board heard from a resident about deficiencies in the snowmobile-permit program, including difficulty looking up permits by serial number and a list of requested fixes. The commenter asked that a contract be signed to allow preseason permit sales to proceed while technical upgrades are scheduled; board members agreed to meet and to sign a contract to keep pre-sales on track.
The fire district reported it had responded to a fatality on Fourth Lake and described an ice-rescue training that involved several area departments. The district asked for advance notice of planned Gilbert Street closures so crews could stage and warned that alternate routing would be needed for large deliveries during school construction. Board members said they would coordinate with the fire district and provide public notice of closures.
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