Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Stillwater's Gary Kriesel was re-elected to serve as representative of District 3. Lisa Weik was selected as this year's board chair.
Four members of the Washington County Board of Commissioners were sworn in to office Tuesday after being elected or re-elected in November 2012. Commissioners Gary Kriesel (District 3) and Lisa Weik (District 5) were both re-elected to the board. Weik was selected to serve as board chair in 2013. Commissioner Autumn Lehrke (District 4) will serve as Vice Chair for 2013. RELATED: Washington County: New commissioners are far from rookies Washington County Board Election Results (Updated) Two New Stillwater City Council Sworn In Oak Park Heights Swear In New Mayor, City Councilman Kriesel was elected in November 2004 to represent the residents of District 3, re-elected in 2008 and ran unopposed in 2012. He retired from Xcel Energy after 33 …
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Commissioners who argued that three board members don't need to go to a Portland, OR, conference were outvoted.
Two Washington County commissioners who questioned the timing of sending three commissioners to an out-of-state conference in July were outvoted Tuesday, following a heated discussion. Commissioners Lisa Weik and Gary Kriesel said only two board members should attend the National Association of Counties' Portland, OR, conference to cut costs and prevent having to cancel the July 19 board meeting due to lack of a quorum. With an impending state government shutdown and tight budgets, they argued it’s bad timing to cancel the meeting and spend money unnecessarily. “Just because we’ve budgeted something doesn’t mean we need to spend it,” said Weik, who represents most of Woodbury. Autumn Lehrke—who along with Dennis Hegberg and Bill Pulkrabek …
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
The 2012 budget comes after Washington County has experienced reductions of more than $7.2 million in state aid over the past three years.
The Washington County Board of Commissioners got its first glance at the 2012 budget outlook during a workshop Tuesday morning. The 2012 budget will come on the heels of more than $7.2 million in reductions to state aid over the past three years, while at the same time, more residents are turning to the county for services in hard economic times. The county potentially faces more state aid reductions in 2012. Washington County receives about $23.7 million from the State of Minnesota that could potentially be at risk over the next couple of years as the Legislature addresses the state budget deficit, Deputy County Administrator Molly O’Rourke said. State aid has already been reduced in the overall county program aid, as well as in block …
Drew
8:29 am on Wednesday, May 23, 2012
This America, where you may also run for public office and serve the people. It is very easy to offer comments, but to actually put yourself on the line, as has both Ms. Lehrke and her husband have done, your points seem quite mute and without any substance. I would advise getting involved by volunteering or running for public office yourself, and then your tune might change. Sincerely, Drew, … more ›