Type:

Special Single-Purpose Districts

South Central Itasca County Intergovernmental Planning Board

Agency, Counties or Groups involved in the process:

The Board is currently working on the development of Sanitary Sewer District/s/ for areas that are in need of upgrading on site treatment systems.  This organization has completed several joint planning projects including the Fairgrounds, a joint domestic animal control facility, a transportation plan, housing, etc.

Why did you collaborate on this effort?

Keys to success / challenges / lessons learned / advice to others:

Need, improved service, potential financial savings

What have been the outcomes to-date?

Start slow and build on success.  Cooperative efforts are not easy and change can be slow.  Getting financial support from the Blandin Foundation ($100,000)was key to moving this effort forward.  The units now provide sustaining dollars to the organization annually.

Resources:

Planning studies have been completed and most are in the implementation stages.

For more information,
please contact:

Rick Utech, Itasca Economic Dev. Specialist