Sherburne County residents are taking full advantage of local recycling events to dispose of their materials.

Last week, the Sherburne County Board approved $9,627.90 in additional reimbursements to nine jurisdictions due to cost overruns during their Recycling Day operations.

The annual City/Township Recycling Day event allows county residents opportunities to properly dispose and recycle certain waste items that are not typically collected by haulers. It keeps the thousands of pounds of materials from ending up in landfills.

This year, several jurisdictions’ total eligible costs exceeded their grant amounts because there were more recyclable materials delivered to the events than in previous years.

The county had set a budget of $97,696 for city and township recycling days and $16,497.14 remained after reimbursement forms were processed for each municipality.  

The $9,627.90 will be taken from that balance and distributed as follows: Becker City ($167.45), Becker Twp. ($50.30), Big Lake City ($1,662.62), Blue Hill Twp. ($80.09), Clear Lake Twp. ($463.16), Haven Twp. ($1,827.82), Orrock Twp. ($1,841.52), Santiago Twp. ($711.35).   

Solid Waste License

The board approved the issuance of a county Solid Waste License to Rite Away Auto, Inc. in Big Lake, allowing the operation of a processing facility for a one-year term ending Aug. 30, 2025.

The license allows  the business to accept motor vehicles, parts of motor vehicles, covered electronic devices and other types of recyclable materials as defined within the county’s Solid Waste Ordinance.

Other Business

In other actions the board:

• Approved an amendment to the Professional Services Agreement between TriMin Systems Inc. and the Minnesota Counties Computer Cooperative (MnCCC) for Maintenance and Support of Integrated Financial Systems (IFS) Software for 2025-2027;

• Approved a contract with the Higher Works Collaborative to  provide parenting education to families in the child protection and child welfare system at a cost of $60,000 through Jan. 1, 2027;

• Approved a contract work order with MnDOT for safety improvements on Hwy. 10 at Co. Rd. 61. The county will oversee the contract for services related to Design, Construction, and Engineering phases on MnDOT’s behalf. The contract will be at a zero dollar ($0) cost to Sherburne County.

• Approved a 2024-2025 Tobacco License application for JR Tobacco in Zimmerman.