Municipal Boundary Adjustment Unit - Status Report

February 22, 2012
 

Open cases that require a hearing:

 

Statistics:

  • Total files pending:  8
  • Consolidation proceedings: 0
  • Incorporation proceedings:  0
  • Orderly Annexation proceedings that go to hearing:  0
  • Detachment proceedings that go to hearing:  1
  • Concurrent Detachment and Annexation proceedings:  1
  • Annexation proceedings that go to hearing unless agreement is reached:  1
  • Dissolution of City: 0

     

Proceedings on Appeal:

  • D-478 Lake Elmo/Stillwater Township; Washington County
            1-3-12 - OAH's Order approving detachment request.
            1-20-12 - OAH's Order on Request for Amendments.
        2-2-12 - Rec'd Notice and Application for Review dated 1-31-12.

 

Pending Proceedings:
 

D-484/A-7775 Wyoming, City/Chisago City; Chisago County
First Hearing Date:  October 28, 2011
Next Action Required:  Hearing continued - see comments.
Administrative Law Judge Assigned:  Raymond Krause
  • 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.
    1-5-12 - Memo from Judge Heydinger - parties see no benefit to mediation and prefer to
    proceed to hearing.
    1-17-12 - Referred to ALJ for hearing.
     

 

D-488 Erskine/Knute Township; Polk County
First Hearing Date:
Next Action Required:  Hearing scheduled for March 6, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
                                           Erskine City Hall (clerk's office), 105 Ross Avenue, Erskine, MN 56535
  • Petition type:  Detachment of property from a municipality.
  • M.S. 414.06:  Initiated by 75% of property owners (area over 40 acres)
  • Received petition:  1-9-12 (by sole property owner)
  • Acres:  45.33
  • Land use type:  Agricultural
  • Comments:  2-14-12 - M.S. 414.01, subd. 16 invoked; report due April 16, 2012


 

A-7786 Baxter/West Crow Wing Unorganized Territory; Crow Wing County
First Hearing Date:
Next Action Required:  Hearing scheduled for March 28, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
                                           Council Chambers, Baxter City Hall, 13190 Memorywood Drive, Baxter, MN 56425.
  • Petition type:  Annexation that automatically goes to hearing.
  • M.S. 414.031, Subd. 1(a)(1):  Initiated by city resolution.
  • Received city resolution for annexation:  2-13-12
  • Acres:  11.86
  • Land use type:  Proposed change from agricultural to urban/suburban.
  • Comments: