Nicollet County to Issue $29M Bonds in 2025-26 via Tax Levy and Sales Tax

By Robert Lawson Publisher info@nicolletcountyledger.com

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The Nicollet County Commissioners meeting took place on February 28. They discussed a contract with a solid waste services organization that serves three counties as well as the strategic plan and capital improvement plan for Nicollet County.

The commissioners were to discuss an agreement with the Tri-County Solid Waste Board, an organization that provides recycling of solid waste material.

The contract would run effective January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025 with automatic renewal in 2026.

Al Christensen, Director of Tri-County Solid Waste Board, approached the County Commissioners with Nicollet County Administration to discuss the details of the agreement. TriCounty assists Nicollet, Sibley and LeSueur counties with solid waste services and recycling. The organization is governed by a Joint Powers board made up within the three counties. Tri-County moved its base of operations to Nicollet County in 2015, followed by this agreement between Nicollet County and Tri-County, in which funding is dispersed, in which the county receives up to $13,328 for services provided in the agreement, which includes items such as staff support, printing and rent among other key services TriCounty needs to operate.

A couple amendments to the agreement include changing a per copy rate for printing to an annual flat rate, also for slightly reduced administration fees and staff support. It decreased by approximately $100 for TriCounty. Tri-County will continue paying the county $3,300 per year for rent to be paid biannually. They will pay $500 in cop -

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