Marshall County Commissioners and Council Continue to Consider Plan and BZA Legal and Advertising Fees

The Marshall County Commissioners and Council are still deliberating the matter of legal and advertising fees incurred by the Plan Commission (PC) and Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA), the legality of limiting their access to legal counsel, and how to fund expenses incurred for the remainder of 2024 whether those expenses be pre-authorized or not. 

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Plymouth Common Council holds Public Hearing for Additional Appropriation Solution

The Plymouth Common Council held a Public Hearing and approved Resolution No. 2023-1051 Additional Appropriations Solution. The allocations were previously approved during the last meeting; however it had been advertised one day short of Department of Local Government Finance Compliance. It was advertised again.

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Plymouth Common Council Held Public Hearing, Approved Resolution for Additional Appropriations Funding for Lifelong Learning Network and Ambulance Chassis approved from ARPA

Pilot News Group Photo / Jamie Fleury The Plymouth Common Council approved $68,609.25 for an Ambulance Chassis from the American Rescue Plan Act Fund for an ambulance chassis which will replace MEDIC 1 for the Plymouth Fire Department. Shown in photo from left to right: Firefighter – Emergency Medical Technician Heath Neidig, Assistant Fire Chief Mike Jernstrom, Emergency Medical Services Training Officer Lisa Richards, Firefighter – Emergency Medical Technician Keegan Holland, Firefighter – Emergency Medical Technician – Fire Training Officer Justyn Wade, and Fire Chief Steve Holm

PLYMOUTH — The Plymouth Common Council held a public hearing and approved Resolution No. 2023-1051 Additional Appropriations Resolution.

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Marshall County Council Approves Additional 911 Dispatcher

The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department is adding a new 911 dispatcher. Sheriff Matt Hassel told the county council this month that the switch to a county-wide dispatch center a few years ago resulted in 30-to-40-percent increase in his department’s dispatch services. Now, he says the funding is in place to increase staffing to keep up with demand.

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