Municipal Boundary Adjustment Unit - Status Report

May 8, 2012
 

Pending Proceedings in Hearing Status:
 



D-484/A-7775 Wyoming, City/Chisago City; Chisago County
First Hearing Date:  October 28, 2011
Reconvened Hearing:  April 3, 2012
Decision:  5-2-12 - ALJ Order Denying Concurrent Detachment and Annexation Request.
Administrative Law Judge Assigned:  Raymond Krause

  • M.S. 414.061, Subd. 5 - Concurrent detachment and annexation.
  • Initiated By:  All property owners with supporting resolution of at least
                         one of the municipalities.  MMP Companies, Inc. (sole owner)
  • Petition Received:  9-21-11
  • Acres:  7.50
  • Comments:
    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:  March 6, 2012
Hearing before administrative law judge scheduled for June 25, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
     Erskine City Hall, 105 Ross Avenue, Erskine, MN 56535
 Administrative Law Judge Assigned:  Raymond Krause
  • M.S. 414.06 - Detachment of property from a municipality.
  • Initiated By:  75% of property owners if area is over 40 acres.
                          Kevin Crocker (sole owner)
  • Petition Received:  1-9-12
  • Acres:  45.33
  • Comments:
    2-14-12 - M.S. 414.01, subd. 16 invoked; report due April 16, 2012.
    4-17-12 - Report received - no resolution of issues, request to proceed to hearing.
    4-17-12 - Referred to ALJ for hearing.
     


A-7786 Baxter/First Assessment District; Crow Wing County
First Hearing Date:  March 28, 2012; continued to an indefinite date.
Referred to ALJ for hearing 5-8-12.

  • M.S. 414.031, Subd. 1(a)(1) - Annexation that automatically goes to hearing.
  • Initiated By:  City resolution.
  • Resolution Received:  2-13-12
  • Acres:  11.86
  • Comments:
    5-8-12 - Referred to ALJ for hearing.
     


D-491 Florence/Shelburne Township; Lyon County
First Hearing Date:  May 24, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
     Lyon County Sheriff's Office, Conference Room
     611 West Main Street, Marshall, MN 56258

  • M.S. 414.06 - Detachment of property from a municipality.
  • Initiated By:  100% of property owners if area is less than 40 acres.
                          Laureen Thooft (sole owner)
  • Petition Received:  3-27-12
  • Acres:  39.19
  • Comments: 


D-492 Babbitt/Birch Lake Unorganized Territory; St. Louis County
Next Action Required:  Schedule first hearing between June 1 and July 1, 2012.
  • M.S. 414.06 - Detachment of property from a municipality.
  • Initiated By:  75% of property owners if area is over 40 acres.
                          Property Owners in Sec. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19; T.60N-R.13W
  • Petition Received:  5-2-12
  • Acres:  5,675
  • Comments: