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Coverage: 
County Township Coverage: 
Otter Tail CountyTownship of Fergus Falls
County Township Coverage: 
Otter Tail CountyCity of Fergus Falls
State Agency Order: 
No
Open Agreement: 
Yes
Entire Area Annexed: 
No
Notice to Designate: 
NULL
Acreage: 
2000.000
Affirming Statement: 
No
City Reimbursement: 
NULL
Reimbursement by Property Owner: 
NULL
Reimbursement by Acre: 
NULL
Tax Rate Step-up: 
Yes
Step up description: 
4 years.
Planning: 
Yes
Planning Type: 
Other
Planning Other: 
If the county agrees to exclude the area from its zoning & subdivision ordinances, the City agrees to select one township resident to serve on its planning commission. If the County does not agree, a joint planning & zoning committee will be established.
Initiation: 
No
Debt/Special Assessment Language: 
Yes
Debt Description: 
The property owner may elect to pay within 30 days the entire principal balance of assessments or pay the entire principal balance plus interest in ten equal annual installments. No assessments for improvements shall be made until the land is annexed.
Taxing: 
Yes
Taxing Description: 
Any lands classified as agricultural lands shall be taxed only at the rate provided by law.
Special Taxing District: 
No
Green Acres: 
No
Exception to Time Fram: 
(1) If sanitary sew collection systems must be constructed because of an order from a state agency; (2) 100% of the land owners petition for annexation and the tract contains 10 or more acres of land.
id: 
1341