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County approves developer agreement for Nest Lake sewer and water improvements
Summary
The county board authorized the county administrator and chair to sign a developer agreement with Glacier Lake Sanitary Sewer and Water District for infrastructure to serve 17 residential units and a clubhouse at the Nest development; the district and state reviewers are involved.
The Kandiyohi County Board authorized county staff to sign a developer's agreement with Glacier Lake Sanitary Sewer and Water District to extend sewer and water service to a planned development called the Nest on the southeast side of Nest Lake.
The action matters because it formalizes who will build and ultimately own new utilities for 17 residential units and a clubhouse, clarifies developer responsibility for costs and allows county and district engineers to finalize required easements and state reviews.
Corey Smith, director of Glacier Lake Sanitary Sewer and Water District, told the board the Nest is “located on the Far Southeast Side of Nest Lake, just West of the Old Mill Spillway” and said the development will require six manholes, about 578 feet of 8‑inch sanitary sewer main, about 592 feet of 6‑inch water main and two new fire hydrants. Smith said the sanitary sewer will flow by gravity to an existing lift station between units 5 and 6 and that, under district practice, “developers pay or bear 100% of the costs associated with the new development or the new infrastructure.”
Smith said engineers reviewed plans and that approvals were pending or in process from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Minnesota Department of Health; he also said the Glacier Lakes Commission recommended forwarding the agreement to the county board on April 28, 2025. Ownership of completed infrastructure will transfer to Glacial Lakes or the county once construction meets district standards, Smith said. He also noted two easements included in the board packet: one for operation and maintenance of the new sewer and water lines and another for an existing storm sewer.
Commissioners asked about stormwater and hydrant placement; staff said the planning commission had already addressed surface runoff matters and the district showed a map of the hydrant layout. The board moved, seconded and approved the staff recommendation to authorize the county administrator and the chair to sign the developer’s agreement. The transcript records the motion carried by voice vote; no roll-call tally is recorded.
