Gina Hugo is the new Sherburne County Parks Coordinator.
Tuesday, Public Works Director Andrew Witter introduced Hugo to members of the county board. Hugo spent over 20 years with the Sherburne Soil & Water Conservation District before accepting the position with the county.
“We were fortunate to find a highly qualified person in Gina,” said Witter. “She knows the parks better than I do and probably better than most people do.”
Hugo said she has a lot of experience with managing natural resources at Sherburne County parks as well a spending countless hours working with private land owners consulting on woodland management, tree care and prairie restoration.
“With that, I can’t help but bring a conservation perspective as parks coordinator,” she said. “But I’m also a mom and a wife a dog owner. I love to bike and hike and camp and canoe and observe nature, so I’ll also be looking through those lenses as we continue to work on developing the county parks and trails system.”
New Assessor
The appointed Michelle Moen as the Sherburne County Assessor, effective Aug. 29, 2019 at an annual salary of $100,000 and a PTO rate at the five years of service level.
Moen will fill out the balance of the term being vacated by Greg Olson, who is retiring after 14 years. The appointment is contingent upon the approval of the Commissioner of the Minnesota Dept. of Revenue.
Moen’s official first day will be Aug. 15, which will allow for a two-week training overlap with the current county assessor.
Hwy. 25 Grant
The board accepted a $25,000 grant from the Initiative Foundation to assist in the funding of the Hwy. 25 Coalition Regional Planning Initiative.
The coalition is working with Anne Carroll from Carroll, Franck & Associates to facilitate a regional planning effort. The consultant must complete the services by Dec. 31, 2020 at a cost not to exceed $50,000.
Licenses
The board approved 2019-2020 liquor license renewals for the following businesses: Fairway Shores, Finish Line Restaurant, Hideout Bar & Grille, Briggs Lake Liquor, Sand Dune Spirits, Bailey Ray’s, KJ’s Refuge Bar & Grill, Kinitski’s and Ridgewood Bay Resort.
Other Business
In other action the board:
* Accepted the Annual State CVSO Operational Grant in the amount of $15,000 from the Minnesota Dept. of Veterans Affairs to assist outreach efforts to county veterans;
* Approved the purchase of additional software license modules for the auditor/treasurer’s department to upgrade the Modus Election Manger software at a cost of $4,900;
* Gave approval for Minnesota Sportsmen’s Club in Livonia Twp. to hold a raffle Dec. 7 at their club at 26889 104th St. in Zimmerman;
* Set a tax forfeit sale for Aug. 29 at 9 a.m. at the county auditor/treasurer’s office in the Government Center;
* Approved a five-year contract with Cisco FlexConnect to provide phone system management licensing at $34,500 per year;
* Approved vendor contracts with MaMa D’s Deli and The Hideout Bar & Grill to provide prepared foods for the staff cafe;
* Approved an agreement between the county and Institutional Eye Care, LLC, to provide optometry
services and eyeglasses to inmates in the Sherburne County Jail;
* Proclaimed the week of July 21-27 as Sherburne County Community Corrections Pretrial, Probation and Parole Supervision Week;
* Proclaimed August, 2019 as Child Support Awareness Month.
