COVID 19 INFO: For current updates and information on Covid 19 in Aitkin County go to the Aitkin County website.
New Homes: Over the last year at least four new homes have been built
in our township. These are very attractive and add much to our
community. We welcome these families to our township
Workman Township Annual Meeting: The Annual Meeting of the Township was held on Tuesday, March 9th convening at 9 am at the Palisade Community Center/Firehall with 8 Electors and 1 guest present. The Agenda included a vote on bonding for a new town hall and snowplow garage in the amount up to $120,000. After some discussion, The Elector vote was unanimous in favor. The annual levy starting in 2022 was also approved by the Electors in a unanimous vote. Other general subjects were discussed and the meeting was adjourned at 10:23 am.
Township Road Checks: Workman Township conducts two road inspections - spring and fall. At this time the roads appear to be in good condition after winter. Spring rains have not affected our roads to this point and no frost boils have appeared. The winter snow runoff has been steady with no problems with overflowing or clogged culverts.
Monthly Meeting Location Change: While our township has conducted our monthly and annual meetings at the Palisade Community Center/Firehall for approximately two years, a decision has been made by the board to relocate the meetings to the Minnesota National Golf Course Club House. This is in our township and is centrally located. We will be charged the same amount as we were charged by the City of Palisade.
2021 Workman Township Board of Appeal and Equalization Schedule: Thursday, April 6,2021 property owners may attend an Open Book Meeting at the Aitkin County Assessors Office at the Aitikn County Courthouse from 9 am to 7 pm to discuss changes in their property tax.
Workman Township Culvert Inventory: Aitkin County Soil and Water Conservation District has prepared a book showing site, size, and culvert condition for Workman Township. Workman Township was the first one in the county to be selected for the survey. Our township has 270 culverts which includes culverts on county roads. Plans are to conduct the survey in all townships and from the information gathered develop a master plan for water flowage in the county. Thank you to Steve Hughes, head of the ACSWD and Sam Seybold, Buffer Specialist for this important work. This is something that the township would not have available funding to complete.
Workman Township Board accepted with regret the resignation of Supervisor Fred Kamrowski as of December 31, 2020. Fred and his wife will be relocating to southern Minnesota to be near relatives. Fred was in charge of the physical grounds for Lakeview Cemetery. We will miss Fred and his witty sayings and wish Fred and Lu the best in their relocation.
Our township was very fortunate in finding a replacement for Supervisor Kamrowski. The Workman Township Board is very honored to have Marvin Ketola accept the vacant supervisor position effective January 20,2021. Marv and his wife Judy are retired and live on Big Sandy Lake. Previously Marv was Carlton County Attorney until his retirement. Marv also spent several terms as a state legislator. He enjoys outdoor sports including fishing and golfing. We are very pleased to be able add a person with a very strong background to our board.
WELCOME PHOTOJOURNALIST: Workman Township welcomes Photojournalist Brenda Hadrich as a contributor to to our website. You will be impressed with the quality of these wildlife and scenic photos. Additional photos will be added on a regular basis. Not all of these beautiful photos were taken in our township, but are indicative of what can be seen in Workman Township. You can also see Brenda's photographic artistry in the McGregor Voyager Press.
We welcome photos from all readers who have taken photos of wildlife in the area including birds, wild game animals, fish, turtles frogs, etc. as well as scenery taken in our area such as pretty autumn foliage, scenes of lakes and rivers, attractive cloud formations, lightning strikes, etc. We will display your photo credit if you wish. Please forward photos to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
COVID-19 GRANT UPDATE: Our township officers were very optimistic that the Covid-19 Grant could be put to good use in our township. We had plans to distribute a package that included an electronic thermometer, hand sanitizer, face masks, brochure on Covid-19 symptoms and necessary actions to be taken, to the 95 year-round residences in Workman Township. Unfortunately, when applying for approval of our plans we were rebuffed. It was very likely that we could not expect reimbursement, and the funds would have to be taken from township funds. We felt we could not justify the risk or cost. However, we were able to transfer the $5,075 to Aitkin County for their use.
