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$10 million cut to St. Croix County center expansion, moving forward with bonds

Last month, the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors voted down the $90 million government center expansion plan.

St. Croix County Board hands redistricting to municipalities

Local governments are required to redraw municipal ward boundaries and political jurisdictions every 10 years to accommodate changing population and demographic trends revealed in the census data.Local governments are required

St. Croix County Board hands redistricting to municipalities

These are the priorities that St. Croix County has set as 2022 budget preparation is underway

The approved priorities are health insurance, employee compensation, new positions and operating expenses. Supervisor Bob Long said while he agreed with the importance of supporting county employees, he questioned whether health insurance and competition should be prioritized first. Long said critical services to citizens should take precedence from a budgeting standpoint. “That’s why we re here, isn’t it? The county exists to serve our citizens,” Long said. Supervisor Scottie Ard said the excellent service and response county residents receive is because of the exceptional staff. The way to retain that staff is with a competitive wage and excellent benefit package. Like the question of the chicken or the egg, Ard said in this case the staff comes first.