Municipal Boundary Adjustment Unit - Status Report

January 4, 2012
 

Open cases that require a hearing:

 

Statistics:

  • Total files pending:  13
  • Consolidation proceedings: 0
  • Incorporation proceedings:  0
  • Orderly Annexation proceedings that go to hearing:  0
  • Detachment proceedings that go to hearing:  2
  • Concurrent Detachment and Annexation proceedings:  1
  • Annexation proceedings that go to hearing unless agreement is reached:  0
  • Dissolution of City: 0

     

Pending Proceedings:

D-478 Lake Elmo/Stillwater Township; Washington County
First Hearing:  January 10, 2011
Reconvened Hearing:  October 4 and 5, 2011
Administrative Law Judge Assigned:  Kathleen Sheehy
 
  • Petition type:  Detachment of property from a municipality.
  • M.S. 414.06:  Initiated by 75% of property owners (area over 40 acres)
  • Received petition:  11-15-10 (by all property owners)
  • Acres:  50.74 58.25 57.12
  • Land use type:  Rural Agricultural
  • Comments:  12-14-10 - M.S. 414.01, subd. 16 invoked; report due February 14, 2011.
    2-9-11 - Email from David Johnson, Stillwater Town Board Chair - report on Subd. 16 meetings:
                  township chooses to remain neutral.
    2-10-11 - Rec'd letter from David Snyder, Attorney for Lake Elmo - report on Subd. 16 meetings;
                  no resolution reached.
    2-13-11 - Rec'd letter by email from Kris Nass, spokesperson for petitioners - report on Subd. 16
                  meetings; no resolution reached.
    3-8-11 - Referred to ALJ for hearing.
    5-10-11 - First Prehearing Order.
    5-25-11 - Second Prehearing Order.
    5-26-11 - Memo from Judge Sheehy - allowing Nancy and Kenneth Hauth as petitioners.
    6-7-11 - Rec'd Amended Petition.
    8-11-11 - Stipulation for Dismissal with Prejudice and Order.
                    (Kenneth and Nancy Hauth dismissed from Amended Petition.)
    1-3-12 - ALJ Order Approving Detachment Request.


     

D-482 Florence/Shelburne Township; Lyon County
First Hearing Date:  August 18, 2011
Reconvened Hearing:  December 28, 2011
Next Action Required:  Decision by ALJ.
Administrative Law Judge Assigned:  Barbara Runchey
 
  • Petition type:  Detachment of property from a municipality.
  • M.S. 414.06:  Initiated by 100% of property owners (area less than 40 acres)
  • Received petition:  6-29-11 (by all property owners)
  • Acres:  24
  • Land use type:  Agricultural
  • Comments:  8-9-11 - M.S. 414.01, subd. 16 invoked; report due October 10, 2011.
    10-7-11 - Rec'd report of subd. 16 discussions - no resolution of issues.
    10-11-11 - Referred to ALJ for hearing.
    11-10-11 - Prehearing Order.



     

D-484/A-7775 Wyoming, City/Chisago City; Chisago County
First Hearing Date:  October 28, 2011
Next Action Required:  Hearing continued to indefinite date - see comments.
 
  • Petition type:  Concurrent Detachment/Annexation.
  • M.S. 414.061, Subd. 5:  Initiated by all property owners with supporting resolution
                                      of at least one of the municipalities.
  • Received petition:  9-21-11
  • Acres:  7.50
  • Land use type:  MMP Companies, Inc. Property
  • Comments:  Note: The evidentiary part of the hearing will be continued to an
    indefinite date.
    9-27-11 - Rec'd resolution from City of Wyoming - not supporting detach/annexation.
    11-2-11 - Parties directed into mediation & to report back by 11-23-11 on choice of either
    selecting their own mediator or have an ALJ appointed.
    11-11-11 - Parties not able to agree on mediator selection; request administrative law
    judge be assigned.
    11-17-11 - Judge Beverly Jones Heydinger assigned as mediator.