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St. Louis County holds joint public hearing on proposed land exchanges with Conservation Fund and Minnesota DNR
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The St. Louis County Board and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources held a joint public hearing on proposed Class B and Class A land exchanges with the Conservation Fund that would consolidate county and state forest ownership and allow wetland restoration and a mitigation bank.
St. Louis County and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources held a joint public hearing to receive public comment on proposed land exchanges with the Conservation Fund, county staff said.
The exchanges would transfer parcels in Kelsey, Meadowlands and Cotton townships. Jason Meyer, director of the county Land and Minerals Department, said the Conservation Fund proposes to exchange 3,190.09 acres of private forest land for 4,172.91 acres of state tax-forfeited (Class B) land; the county would receive 3,190.09 acres valued at $2,871,000 and give away 4,172.91 acres valued at $2,295,000. Meyer said the county obtained a 2023 session law that lets it receive…
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