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Coverage: 
County Township Coverage: 
Otter Tail CountyTownship of Buse
County Township Coverage: 
Otter Tail CountyCity of Fergus Falls
Date Accepted: 
Wednesday, July 1, 1987
State Agency Order: 
No
Open Agreement: 
Yes
Entire Area Annexed: 
No
Notice to Designate: 
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Acreage: 
916.000
Affirming Statement: 
No
City Reimbursement: 
Yes
Reimbursement Type: 
Sliding Scale
Reimbursement Years: 
6
Reimbursement by Property Owner: 
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Reimbursement by Acre: 
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Tax Rate Step-up: 
Yes
Step up description: 
Six year tax rate set-up.
Planning: 
Yes
Planning Type: 
Committee
Initiation: 
No
Debt/Special Assessment Language: 
Yes
Debt Description: 
No assessments shall be made until lands are annexed. The City shall defer payment of assessments until the affected property owner has use of utility services. The assessment shall be paid over 15 years.
Taxing: 
Yes
Taxing Description: 
Any lands annexed to the City that are classified as agricultural lands shall be taxed only at the rate provided by law until they are no longer classified as agricultural.
Special Taxing District: 
No
Green Acres: 
No
Exception to Time Fram: 
Property may be annexed prior to the time frame if the land owner petitions or if a sanitary sewer collection system must be constructed because of environmental concerns.
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