The Crosslake City Council voted in favor of having Crow Wing County Land Services conduct an assessment of the city’s Planning and Zoning Department during a special meeting Thursday morning, Jan. 31.

The measure was spearheaded by council member Mark Wessels, who said the county would provide an assessment free of charge. He believes an employee from the county would spend a day a week in Crosslake.

It would be great if I could describe to you the feeling of jumping into 32-degree water. If I could tell you that you really don’t feel the cold water, and it’s cold, but really it’s not that bad.

At least, that’s what I’ve heard.

I couldn’t tell you how the cold water took my breath away, or how I frantically scrambled out of the water.

I could only tell you how cold the water was on my big toe. My knowledge of the Polar Plunge has always ended there.

The Breezy Point City Council met Tuesday, Jan. 22, to discuss potential road improvements and maintenance.

Draft minutes show discussion included maintaining existing roads, how to finance other road and sewer improvements and assess the benefits fairly, setting priorities and developing an overall plan of improvements needed.

The council discussed revisiting the comprehensive plan to see if it needs updates, and discussed improving roads within the shoreland setback and targeting sewer projects for expansion.

Crosslake planner-zoning coordinator Edith Asell has submitted her resignation, according to interim clerk/administrator Jenny Max, and the Crosslake City Council will meet to discuss the vacant position.

The council will meet at 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, to discuss the option of advertising for the vacancy, and to discuss appointment of a city attorney and to continue discussion of 2013 council goals.

Whether or not to fill the planner-zoning coordinator position was debated for months after Asell’s predecessor, Lane Braaten, resigned in April 2012.