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Rice County Board Of Commissioners

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Rice County Rewind

County Board Votes Down Recreational Sports Moratorium

Here’s a look back at Tuesday’s Rice County Board of Commissioners meeting.

Here’s a look back at Tuesday’s Rice County Board of Commissioners meeting. The agenda is attached to this post as a PDF. The commissioners: Follow Northfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter

Friday, December 21, 2012

Rice County Rewind

Commissioners Approve 4.48% Property Tax Levy Increase

Here’s a look back at Tuesday’s Rice County Board of Commissioners meeting.

Here’s a look back at Tuesday’s Rice County Board of Commissioners meeting. The agenda is attached to this post as a PDF. The commissioners: Follow Northfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Malecha: Why I Voted No on Commissioner Raises

In this week's video, Commissioner Galen Malecha talks about the Board of Commissioners votes on various pay increases, including the board itself, as well as the county attorney, auditor/treasurer, sheriff and recorder.

In this week's video, Commissioner Galen Malecha talks about the Board of Commissioners' votes on various pay increases, including the board itself, as well as the county attorney, auditor/treasurer, sheriff and recorder. Malecha also briefly touches on the preliminary tax levy increase of 4.48 percent, which will be voted on at next week's meeting. Follow Northfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free newsletter

Friday, December 14, 2012

Rice County Rewind

Commissioners Approve Elected Officials' Raises

Here’s a look back at Tuesday’s Rice County Board of Commissioners meeting.

Here’s a look back at Tuesday’s Rice County Board of Commissioners meeting. The agenda is attached to this post as a PDF. The commissioners: Follow Northfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Rice County Rewind

Rice County Gets a New Logo

Here’s a look back at Tuesday’s Rice County Board of Commissioners meeting.

Here’s a look back at Tuesday’s Rice County Board of Commissioners meeting. The agenda is attached to this post as a PDF. The commissioners: Follow Northfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter

Friday, November 23, 2012

Rice County Rewind

Rice County Board Hears More Budget Reviews, Salary Requests

Here’s a look back at Tuesday’s Rice County Board of Commissioners meeting.

Here’s a look back at Tuesday’s Rice County Board of Commissioners meeting. The commissioners: Follow Northfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter

Friday, November 16, 2012

Rice County Rewind

Rice County Commissioners Hear Budget Presentations

Here’s a look back at Tuesday’s Rice County Board of Commissioners meeting.

Here’s a look back at Tuesday’s Rice County Board of Commissioners meeting. The commissioners: Follow Northfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter

Friday, November 2, 2012

Election 2012

Why Should You Elect Jake Gillen as Rice County Commissioner?

In this video, Jake Gillen, the incumbent and a candidate for Rice County District 1 commissioner, tells you why you should vote for him.

No questions. Sixty-three seconds. Why should you be elected? It was that simple. Northfield Patch spent the past few weeks meeting with candidates in Northfield-related races to have them tell you, the constituent, why you should vote for them in their respective races. They could talk about anything they wanted: their experience, the issues or why they're a better option than their opponents. We wanted to take this approach because if you ran into a candidate on the street and he or she had your attention for a minute, what would they say to get your vote?  In this video, Jake Gillen, the incumbent and a candidate for Rice County District 1 commissioner, tells you why you should vote for him. Also be sure to read the Patch Q&A with …

Friday, October 19, 2012

Election 2012

Elections: Voter, Candidate Fatigue?

Are you looking forward to the election season being over?

Last night I stopped by The Contented Cow for its first of two candidate forums, which featured the city's At-Large and mayoral candidates. Joining me were my wife, Ariel, and our soon-to-be 9-month-old daughter, Lucy. Given that Lucy's bedtime was about the time daddy wanted to start on his second pint, we left shortly before 8 p.m. In that first hour, we watched Councilor Betsey Buckheit and candidate David Ludescher, both aiming to capture the At-Large seat for the next four years, talk about various issues, including downtown parking, the much-discussed Safety Center/police station project and the working relationships of the council. There were about 15 or so people at the Cow while I was there. On Wednesday, there was a Northfield …

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Rice County Rewind

Commissioners Discuss Voter ID Costs, Bridge Bonding Money

Here’s a look back at Tuesday’s Rice County Board of Commissioners meeting.

Here’s a look back at Tuesday’s Rice County Board of Commissioners meeting. The commissioners: Follow Northfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter

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