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Residents say they were blindsided by DNR land donation notice; county acknowledges receipt but has no approval role
Summary
Two residents told the Pine County Board they were unaware a nearby parcel was being donated to the Department of Natural Resources; county staff said a letter in the board packet met statutory notice requirements and that the county has no approval role in the transaction.
At the start of the meeting, two residents told the Pine County Board they had just learned a neighboring property was being donated to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and said they were “totally blindsided.”
“My name is Becky Hen ... We were just informed this morning at 07:47 by Jeffrey Waldell that the property next to us was being donated to DNR for hunters and snowmobiles and such. And we had no idea. We were totally blindsided by this,” Hen told…
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