🌱 How much would visitors really pay under an Isanti County sales tax?

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• How much would visitors really pay under an Isanti County sales tax?

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high of 17 and low of 8 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Morning flurries, then breezy, temps: high: 16, low: -18.
• Saturday: Cloudy and bitterly cold, with a high of -1 and low of -22 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• What is a Local Option Sales Tax? (hometownsource.com) — Isanti County residents are revisiting what a local option sales tax could mean for funding big projects like parks, trails, or community facilities, while shifting some costs to visiting shoppers. A University of Minnesota analysis using Isanti County data shows how much non-residents might contribute, but experts stress that the decade-old numbers need updating before any local decisions are made.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Isanti

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Wednesday Night AFG
  Isanti Alano Club, 790 Heritage Blvd NE, Isanti
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday December 16

• County Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
  Isanti County, MN Calendar , 555 18th Ave SW , Cambridge
  9:00 am

Monday December 22

• Monday Night AFG
  Isanti Alano Club , 790 Heritage Blvd NE , Isanti
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Social Club
  Furniture and Things Community Event Center , 1000 School St , Elk River
  9:30 am
• Thursday Morning Hope Adult Children AFG
  Isanti Alano Club , 790 Heritage Blvd NE , Isanti
  10:00 am
• Open House - Walk Thru Plans Minneapolis
  Walk Thru Plans Minneapolis Studio , 630 Freeport Ave NW Suite 700 , Elk River
  12:00 pm
• Hand and Foot
  Furniture and Things Community Event Center , 1000 School St , Elk River
  12:30 pm
• Holiday Networking Social
  St Michael Cinema , 4300 O'Day Ave NE , St Michael
  4:00 pm
• Hockey Fights Cancer Night
  East Bethel Ice Arena , 20675 MN-65 , East Bethel
  5:00 pm
• ZHS Choir/Band Concert, Walters/Kaiser, 7 pm perf. 90 min.
  Walters/Kaiser Elk River, MN 55330
  7:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Fit and Friends
  Furniture and Things Community Event Center , 1000 School Street , Elk River
  9:00 am

Saturday December 13

• Farmer's Christmas Celebration
  Elk River Area Chamber of Commerce , 509 US-10 , Elk River
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Brrr...
  it's cold out there! While the temperatures might be icy cold, we've been preparing for them all year. Hear from Stan, Chrissy and Tim on how they’ve… (Nextdoor )

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Opening Crew Team Member in Cambridge. Apply here.
• Papa Murphy's Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Crew Member in Cambridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Isanti here.

🗞 Nearby News

Cambridge

• Snow comes to an end Wednesday as cold settles in across Minnesota (audacy.com)

North Branch

• Truth In Taxation meetings held by local governments (hometownsource.com)

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