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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2018 VOL. 56 NO. 54 www.burnettcountysentinel.com $1.00
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County Board votes to open roads to ATV/UTV traffic JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM
GOVERNMENT CENTER––The Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday morning to approve an ordinance allowing all-terrain vehicles and utility vehicles traffic on county roads. The motion carried easily on a voice vote. County Clerk Wanda Hinrichs said the ordinance will go into effect once the ordinance is published. She added that signage on county roads also has to be put up and there is no definitive date for when that will be done. County Roads in Burnett County are roads designated by a letter like A or O, these are the only ones affected by Thursday’s vote. State roads have not been opened up to ATV traffic and neither have town roads like Crosstown or Airport Roads in Siren. Highway Commissioner Mike Hoefs explained at the infrastructure meeting in September what sections will remain closed. “County Road O in Anderson township from the St. Croix River to Jimmy Carter Road and County Road A from State Highway 35 to Thompson Road,” he said. The Highway Department did extensive research on the county roads before offering the resolution. Their research looked at the amount of traffic on county roads, sight line and a plethora of other factors. “If the ADT (average daily traffic) exceeds 1,000 vehicles it is not safe for ATV traffic,” Hoefs said when referencing County Road A. County Road O is not open because sections of the road are gravel and that presents safety concerns. Hoefs said it is the ATV riders responsibility to know what roads are open. “It is the ATV/UTV user’s responsibility to know what roads and trails are open to ride on before heading out,” he said. “Just because the county roads are open doesn’t mean adjacent town roads are open.”
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New insurance agent taking up the reins in Grantsburg JONATHAN RICHIE SENTINEL EDITOR
GRANTSBURG–– Sitting in Chris Anderson’s insurance office, he wraps up a meeting with a client he turns and says, “See? I just saved this gentleman $400, just like that.” Anderson took over the Nelson Insurance office in September, after Gary Nelson sold the agency to American Insurance Services (AIS). Anderson was given the keys and is a one-man show in the Grantsburg office. “I believe there is room for expansion
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in September, ran his insurance company for 24 years. Before that, Nelson worked at the Sentinel for 24 years.
GRANTSBURG ––The Grantsburg Village Board is still dealing with a nuisance property dispute. They also approved several requests. The house in question is at 420 N. Pine Street. Residents have described it as a drug house. Andrew Alden owns the property, and in October he pleaded no contest to a civil public nuisance charge and was fined $114.50.
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Chris Anderson working at his office, located at 104 S. Brad St.
in this office and I’m excited about that possibility,” Anderson said. “I just hope we can accomplish that sooner than later.” Nelson, who retired
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