At the Wright County Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday, a public hearing was held on the county’s supervisor district map. A hearing had been held two weeks ago after a redistricting plan was proposed. After the temporary redistricting commission received several comments asking them to reconsider their proposed plan, they decided to stick with the previous plan that had been in use. (This was described in the county newspapers last week.) The commission did not receive any comments this time and voted to adopt the plan. The board of supervisors then passed a resolution to do the same.
They held the third and final reading of Ordinance #63 regarding the county’s voting precinct boundaries. They elected to keep the precincts the same as in the past, with the ten precincts.
The board agreed to a short-term use of two acres of the county farm to stockpile debris from the storm that the county landfill cannot take. This agreement will be in place until March and the county will be compensated “in-kind” for the use of the land.
Shari Plagge, Wellness Committee Chair, presented the 2022 ISAC Wellness Agreement to participate in the wellness program. Last fiscal year, the county saved $84,000 in insurance premiums due to participation in the wellness program.
In other business, the board heard from the Wright County Fair Board with an update and a request for continued funding for next year. They voted to remove a portion of the “no snow removal” designation for part of Emmet Avenue as a farmer uses it for his main thoroughfare. They also appointed Todd Swalin to the Conservation Board to replace Tom Thompson’s term to expire June 30, 2024. Thompson is moving out of state.
In the county’s COVID update, Sandy McGrath noted that they are sitting at 2,898 cases with 60 new cases last week. The vaccination rate is 54.5%. McGrath added that Public Health continues to offer walk-in vaccinations on Tuesday and Thursdays and also has at-home saliva test kits available.
