Mille Lacs County, Minnesota

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Mille Lacs County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 22,330. Its county seat is Milaca.

Contents 1 Transparency of the county website 1.1 The good 1.2 The bad 2 See also: 3 External links 4 References

Transparency of the county website

The good

• There is a listing of current and past county commissioners and how to contact the current commission.^[1]

• A list of how to contact county, township, and city officials.^[2]

• List the time, place and agenda for the next meeting. Also keeps an archive of past meeting minutes.^[3]

• Allows personalized information on local property taxes.^[4]

• Planning & Zoning department lists applications, fees and meeting minutes online.^[5]

The bad

• No information on how to file for public records.

• No listing the county audits, credit card receipts, or posting on the checkbook register.

• Does not disclose if belongs to taxpayer-funded lobbying associations.

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See also:

• Evaluation of Minnesota county websites

External links

• Mille Lacs Messenger
• Mille Lacs County government’s website
• MNGenUSGen Web Site for Mille Lacs County, Minnesota
• General Highway Map of Mille Lacs County from the Minnesota Department of Transportation

References

1. ↑ Board of Commissioners
2. ↑ Elected Officials
3. ↑ Meetings
4. ↑ Property tax search
5. ↑ Planning & Zoning

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