June Board Packet and Latest News

As has been my custom, I have received the packet for the upcoming board meeting on June 24, and have posted it along with the Accounts Payable.  Those are available on the "Board Packets" tab.

However, more importantly, our board lost another fine gentleman.  Board Member Dean Grimm passed away this week, and I will truly miss what many have already called him - "one of the good guys."

The first time I met Dean he asked if I came from a family with its own TV and appliance business.  While it had been decades since he and my grandfather talked "shop" about Grimm's (in Morton) and Countrywide (in Farmington and Canton), it meant so much that he took the time to share some memories of him (as my family had just recently lost him).

I will miss the times Dean would go out of his way to see what the "young guys" thought about a particular issue and the institutional (and insightful) input he would share during board and committee debates.  

I want to add my sincere condolences to his family.  We are all going to miss him.

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During this past week, our Finance Committee met and established a schedule for the upcoming budget hearings/adoption for the Fiscal Year 2016 budget.  While these dates are subject to change, I wanted to share the initial version, as these meetings are open to the public:

Tuesday, September 8, 3:30pm

Wednesday, September 16, 3:30pm

Monday, September 21, 3:30pm  

Monday, October 12, 6:00pm*

Wednesday, October 28, immediately following regular County Board**

All meetings will be held in the Carius Community Room, and the October meetings will be to review the tentative budget (12th) and formally adopt the budget (28th).

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During the same Finance Committee meeting, we were fortunate to receive a report from the Supervisor of Assessments and his staff related to the continued efforts on updates to our County's GIS (Geographic Information System) webpage.

If you haven't tried out the GIS page, I encourage you to do so.  From that page, you will be able to research real estate throughout the county, and add/delete various "layers" (e.g., municipal boundaries, topographic data, etc.) to view the exact information you want to see.  This website is a very valuable addition for property owners.

To use the GIS website, click here.