Board OKs preliminary 3% levy increase

The Carlton County board approved a preliminary 3-percent levy increase at its meeting Monday, containing costs in a way that had commissioners thanking staff, department heads and the finance committee that includes commissioners Susan Zmyslony and Dick Brenner.

“I’d like to thank the finance committee for all the work they did on this,” commissioner Marv Bodie said.

“I really appreciate it,” commissioner Gary Peterson added. “Myself, I was surprised.”

“We worked very hard between our finance committee and the department heads,” Zmyslony said during an interview after the meeting. “It was pot...