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The ordinance banning administrative subdivisions in the shoreland district was accompanied by a yearlong moratorium on any new boardwalks or other structures crossing wetlands to ease access to lakes. Commissioners ordered staff to study the issue of alternative riparian access over the next year in pursuit of more robust and clearer regulations.
The request for action comes as county officials continue to be inundated with residents expressing frustration over the rise in their property values and what that increase might mean for their tax bills.
Any content created on a social media account managed by a governmental body is generally considered public information and part of the government record, according to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. The sheriff’s office faces another potential problem arising from the matter: violations of the First Amendment rights of anyone whose comments were deleted from the page.
The use of pandemic-related funding for this purpose, county officials said, improves residents’ ability to conduct their affairs via remote technology, whether it be distance learning, working from home or telemedicine.
A 2017 study by the state showed roundabouts resulted in an 80% reduction in fatal and serious injury crashes compared to right-angle intersections with signals or signs and a 42% drop in all types of injury crashes at intersections with any kind of roundabout.