Polk County News

The Polk County Board of Adjustment will meet this morning at 8:30am in the West Conference Room at the Government Center in Balsam Lake. Fifteen minutes later the Board is scheduled to recess in order to make four on-site visits to properties whose owners are requesting a conditional use permit or variance to the County…

State and Polk County health officials announced last week that two dead crows have tested positive for West Nile virus in Polk County. These are the first birds that have tested positive for the virus this year and Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene performed the laboratory test. Although very few mosquitoes actually carry the virus,…

Danielle Maxwell-Parker, Clerk-Treasurer of the Village of Turtle Lake, has announced a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Turtle Lake will be held today at 6:30pm at the Turtle Lake Village Hall. In addition to usual reports, the agenda includes the possible adoption of a resolution for dispersing of obsolete…

The Overlook Park in Saint Croix Falls will be renamed later this month in honor of former county deputy Michael Severson. Severson was shot in the line of duty in April 1991. He survived, but the bullet injured his spine. He lived the rest of his life as a quadriplegic, remaining active with the Polk…

The Polk County Board of Supervisors will hold a regular meeting at 6pm today in the County Board Room at the Government Center in Balsam Lake. Judge Jeffery Anderson and District Attorney Jeff Kemp will make a presentation regarding a proposed ordinance. A master fee schedule for 2018 is expected to be adopted, as is…

The Polk County Board of Adjustment will meet today at 8:30am in the West Conference Room at the Government Center in Balsam Lake. After about fifteen minutes of routine business, the Board of Adjustment will recess to make four on-site visits to properties whose owners are requesting a conditional use permit or variance to the…

Three area school boards have announced the agenda of their meetings today. The Clayton School Board will meet at 6pm in the Media Center. Its agenda includes adoption of various school policies and many matters pertaining to the upcoming school year, including teacher contracts, support staff assignments, and the annual meeting budget. The Turtle Lake…

Polk County Sheriff, Pete Johnson, is asking people to be careful in dealing with traveling paving that are working this area again this summer. These companies just show up, soliciting business. People should take care to look at the contract on price and quality of work, including asphalt thickness. We would caution against doing this…

The Polk County Health and Human Services Committee will meet this morning at 10am in Conference Rooms A and B at the Government Center in Balsam Lake. A public hearing is scheduled on the human services budget and a recommendation will likely be adopted about the 2018 fees.  

The Polk County Local Food and Shelter Board will meet today at 2pm in the Multi-purpose Room at the Polk County Justice Center in Balsam Lake. An overview of Phase 34 changes is on the agenda, along with allocation of funds and organizational matters.