Mille Lacs County Board to weigh 2027 levy and wages; Planning Commission takes up one variance, six rezone requests
Three Mille Lacs County meetings scheduled between Sept. 29 and Oct. 12 were set to take up the county's 2027 preliminary levy, 2027 non-union wages and insurance contributions, and a slate of land-use requests. Agendas for all three have been published. Minutes were not available in the records provided, so this roundup reports what was scheduled, not what was decided.
County Board: 2027 preliminary levy (Sept. 29)
The County Board was scheduled to meet in a special session Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, at 9:00 AM in the County Board Room at the Historic Courthouse. The main business listed was a review of the 2027 preliminary levy and consideration of Resolution 09-29-26-01 to set that preliminary levy. The agenda also listed routine opening items: calling the meeting to order, the pledge of allegiance, and approving the agenda. The agenda text contains no dollar amounts.
County Board: wages, insurance, advisory boards (Oct. 6)
The County Board's Oct. 6, 2026, meeting was scheduled for 9:00 AM at the Historic Courthouse. The agenda lists a consent agenda of routine items and a regular agenda covering land services, sheriff's office purchases and donations, and administrative matters. Items listed for consideration include:
- Planning Commission recommendations (Land Services)
- Purchase of a vehicle with Co-Responder Grant Funding (Sheriff's Office)
- Resolution 10-06-26-01: accept a $1,000 donation from Biz to Biz for the Mille Lacs County SWAT Team
- Consignment sale of a 2013 Airboat and Resolution 10-06-26-02 authorizing fundraising for a multi-purpose emergency response vehicle
- 2027 non-union county insurance contributions and wages
- Whether to establish a Corrections Advisory Board and a Facilities Committee
The agenda lists these as items to consider. No outcomes were available in the records provided.
Planning Commission: one variance, six rezone requests (Oct. 12)
The Planning Commission was scheduled to meet Oct. 12, 2026, at 6:00 PM at the Historic Courthouse in Milaca. The agenda lists approval of the Sept. 14, 2026 Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment minutes and, under new business, one variance request by Logan Majerus and six rezone requests — one by Matthew Borowicz and five by Mille Lacs County. The agenda does not include addresses, parcel details, or the proposed zoning changes, and no old business is listed.
What the records do and don't show
All three records are agenda-only; minutes have not been published in the material provided. That means no vote tallies, no dollar figure for the proposed levy, and no final outcomes are reported here. The absence of an outcome in these records is not evidence that an item was dropped or that no action was taken.
Coming up
No upcoming meetings were listed in the records provided for the next 14 days. Residents who want to attend or follow county business should check the county's official meeting postings and agendas.