Julie Marinucci has been chosen as the new Land Commissioner and Director of the St. Louis County Land and Minerals Department. Marinucci first joined the county in 2018 as the Mineral Development Specialist. The following year, she was promoted to Deputy Director of Land and Minerals. Her appointment to lead the department follows the retirement of previous director Mark Weber earlier this spring.
As Director, Marinucci will lead a staff of 52 in the Land and Minerals Department who are responsible for managing approximately 900,000 acres of tax forfeited trust lands for the benefit of the people of St. Louis County. The majority of this land is maintained with an emphasis on sustainability for healthy forests. Additional work is done to determine mineral wealth below the surface, and to preserve or create recreation opportunities. Those tax forfeited properties determined to be not suitable for resource management are offered for sale through public auction as a way to encourage development and increase the property tax base.
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