Committee make-up, selection process on block for county board

Rib Lake is laying the groundwork now to add ultraviolet disinfection of discharge water at the wastewater treatment plant within the next few years.At the February 11 Rib Lake Village Board meeting, board members approved an $85,000 contract with MSA Professional Services for design and engineering to add the disinfection process to the existing treatment plant.Pat Morrow of MSA explained that th...

While efforts to try and streamline government operations at the county level may be admirable, board members should proceed with caution and take a lesson from building in measuring twice and cutting once.Members of the county’s committee on committees and rules met last week to consider revisions to county code about how members are selected to serve on highway and the land conservation and UW...