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Beltrami County board approves land-review committee classifications for tax‑forfeited parcels

2095591 · January 8, 2025
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Summary

The board approved Land Review Committee recommendations under Minnesota Statute 282.01 to classify multiple tax‑forfeited parcels as conservation or non‑conservation, clearing the way for sales or retention and, for some parcels, Department of Natural Resources review.

The Beltrami County Board of Commissioners voted Jan. 7 to adopt the Land Review Committee’s recommendations classifying tax‑forfeited parcels from 2016–2023 and two additional parcels, using guidance from Minnesota Statute 282.01.

Shane Foley, director of the county’s Natural Resource Management Department, summarized the committee’s work and described the criteria used to determine whether parcels should remain in public ownership (classified “conservation”) or be offered back into private ownership (classified “non‑conservation”). Foley said…

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