Municipal Boundary Adjustment Docket

Docket Number: D-634

Area shown in red:

Geographic area of boundary adjustment:

Crow Wing County›City of Breezy Point

Crow Wing County›Township of Ideal

Acres transferred:

83.97

Total Acreage: 83.97

Transfer Type: Detachment

Date Received: 11/29/21

Decision: Date decision regarding the petition was made - 06/10/22

Outcome: Final outcome of the petition - Denied

Fee: Filing fee received with petition - 419.85

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

Filed with affected city?: Yes

Filed with property owner(s) who have not signed petition?: Yes

Filed with clerk of the affected township?: Yes

Filed with county recorder?: Yes

Efforts undertaken to resolve issues forming the basis for the petition: Property owners have had discussions with the City and the Township.

Reason: Statement of reasons the petitioner(s) or the municipality is seeking the detachment - Properties physically separated from main part of the City by Lake Ossawinnamakee; access to properties is through the Twp; no city sewer/water; no City plans to provide sewer/water; Twp fire station is half the distance of the City fire station.

Buildings: Number and character of buildings - 51 homes; 12 townhomes; 62 garage and storage buildings

Rural: Area is rural in character? - Yes

Improvements: Are there any municipal improvements? - Ossawinnamakee Road

Population: 135

First Hearing: Date the first hearing was held - 01/26/22

Mediation:Date directed into mediation - 12/10/21

Distribution: Date map and petition were sent to state agency contacts - 11/30/21

Appeal - District Court: Date the decision was appealed to the District Court - 06/30/22

Appeal - Court of Appeals: Date the decision was appealed to the Court of Appeals - 08/11/23

Comments: Properties along Ossawinnamakee Road. Petitioners appealed to Crow Wing County District Court. 6-17-23: District Court affirmed OAH's Order Denying Detachment. 8-11-23: Petitioning Property Owners appealed District Court Order to the Court of Appeals.

Initiating Documents and Map: