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Committee approves removing 1973 sale restriction on Bass Lake parcels to allow town sale
Summary
The Sawyer County Land, Water and Forest Resource Committee voted to remove a deed restriction that had limited county-owned parcels in the Northwood Beach development to transfer only to a sanitary district; the town electorate voted to sell and the committee approved the removal, pending any required county-board action.
The Sawyer County Land, Water and Forest Resource Committee voted to approve a resolution removing a restriction on county-owned parcels in the Northwood Beach area of Bass Lake that previously limited sales to a sanitary district.
The parcels were purchased by the town from the county in 1973 with a deed restriction requiring transfer only to a sanitary district, committee members said. The Town of Bass Lake held a special election April 15 in which voters authorized selling the properties, and the town asked the county to lift the restriction so the sale can proceed.
A town representative told the committee the sale is intended to raise funds for local needs. "We're looking to sell some of our land because we we're gonna be spending a lot of money on our fire department," the representative said. Committee members questioned whether any tribal or other prospective buyers had been discussed; the town representative said the tribe had not been part of the conversations he had attended.
Committee members discussed recusal briefly; one committee member asked whether they needed to recuse because they also serve on the Bass Lake board, then made the motion and the committee approved it by voice vote. The committee chair called for ayes and the motion carried.
Why it matters: removing the restriction allows the town to complete a sale the electorate approved and could produce proceeds the town intends to use for fire apparatus and building repairs. The committee did not record a roll-call vote in the meeting transcript; the action was approved by voice vote at the meeting.
