Municipal Boundary Adjustment Docket

Docket Number: D-522

Area shown in red:

Geographic area of boundary adjustment:

McLeod County›City of Hutchinson

McLeod County›Township of Hutchinson

Acres transferred:

Total Acreage: 42.00

Transfer Type: Detachment

Abutting Townships and Cities:

McLeod County›Township of Hassan Valley

Date Received: 04/21/14

Decision: Date decision regarding the petition was made - 06/18/15

Outcome: Final outcome of the petition - Approved

Fee: Filing fee received with petition - 210.00

Map: Map of the affected area received - Yes

Description: Legal description of the affected area received - Yes

Minn. Stat. § 414.06, subd. 1: Petition of 75% and over 40 acres - Yes

City Resolution Information: City Resolution 14278; opposing detachment petition.

Township Resolution Information: Township Resolution Dated May 9, 2014; supporting detachment petition.

Filed with affected city?: Yes

Filed with clerk of the affected township?: Yes

Filed with clerk of any other abutting township or city?: Yes

Filed with county recorder?: Yes

Efforts undertaken to resolve issues forming the basis for the petition: Contacted the City regarding creation of a Rural Service District; no response from the city.

Reason: Statement of reasons the petitioner(s) or the municipality is seeking the detachment - Property is rural, no buildings, bare ag land. City has no improvements on it (sewer/water). Adjoining property is not w/in city limits. Taxes are

Buildings: Number and character of buildings - None

Rural: Area is rural in character? - Yes

Improvements: Are there any municipal improvements? - None

Population: 0

First Hearing: Date the first hearing was held - 06/19/14

Mediation:Date directed into mediation - 06/19/14

Recovened Hearing: Date of reconvened hearing - 03/19/15

Distribution: Date map and petition were sent to state agency contacts - 04/22/14

Amended: Date of amendment - 06/22/15

Amendment Notes: Corrects the division of costs.

Appeal - District Court: Date the decision was appealed to the District Court - 07/20/15

Comments: Scott Exsted Property. Mediation failed. Chief ALJ Tammy Pust assigned (OAH Docket 84-0330-32284). McLeod County District Court Order dated June 13, 2016 reverses OAH order granting detachment; petition for detachment denied.

Initiating Documents and Map: