Improvement to the existing pavement and parking areas at the Anoka County Fairgrounds are proposed to take place before the 2012 Anoka County Fair opens in late July.

Iraq War veteran and state legislator John Kriesel is Anoka County’s new veterans service officer.

Six of the seven Anoka County Board seats will be on the general election ballot this year as a result of a redistricting plan approved by the board Tuesday.

The Anoka County Board has approved a three-year contract with its Anoka County Sheriff’s Office licensed supervisors bargaining unit.

The Oak Grove City Council has approved a joint powers agreement with Anoka County which will result in changes in the designations and ownership of some roads in the city.

Changes are coming to the operating hours at Anoka County license centers.

Contracts for two building projects at the Anoka County Government Center/Courthouse have been awarded by the Anoka County Board.

Anoka County is entering the bond market.

An Anoka County Board committee has dropped proposed language changes to Anoka County’s personnel rules and regulations governing promotional probationary period pay increases that had caused a sometimes heated discussion at the Dec. 13, 2010 board meeting.

The Anoka County Board this morning (Tuesday, Jane. 3) re-elected County Commissioner Rhonda Sivarajah as its chairperson for the second straight year.

The Anoka County Board will spend $331,535 in 2012 on extension services operated by the University of Minnesota.

Agreements are now in place for Anoka County to move forward with the reconstruction of another segment of Bunker Lake Boulevard.

Phase two of an ongoing project to upgrade and modernize elevators in county buildings has been approved by the Anoka County Board.

Anoka County will again tap into state grant dollars to support programs and projects that promote healthy living for county residents.

The Anoka County Board is planning to enter the bond market in February 2012.

A top-to-bottom assessment of the infrastructure needs of the Anoka County Government Center complex is to be undertaken by the Anoka County Board.

The Anoka County Board has unanimously approved its wish list for the 2012 Minnesota Legislature and chief among its priorities is no change to the fiscal disparities law.

Two weeks after the Anoka County Board had failed on a split 4-3 vote to support proposed state legislation that would bring slot machines (racino) to both Canterbury Park and Running Aces - the latter located in Columbus - it reversed course, but not without some bumps in the road.

Twice a year, the Anoka County Board goes through the process of reviewing, and in most cases, raising user fees following a public hearing.

The Anoka County Board has agreed to hire a new staff member for its parks and recreation department.

A project approved by the Anoka County Board earlier this year to upgrade technology to help the facilities management and construction department run more smoothly was put on hold.

The Anoka County Board has approved retiree health insurance benefits for the year 2012.