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Lake Elmo council discusses MUSA expansion, potential land acquisition for south water treatment plant; closed session scheduled
Summary
Council heard a site plan for a proposed south water treatment plant near Inwood and 10th Street, discussed a property owner’s request to expand the MUSA (metropolitan urban service area) to allow residential development, and agreed to a closed session to discuss a possible land purchase using settlement funds for the plant.
City staff presented a preliminary site layout and policy request on May 20 for a proposed south water treatment plant at the Inwood Avenue and 10th Street intersection and a related Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) expansion requested by the property owner.
Staff said the candidate treatment site totals about 8.2 acres and would require sewer to be extended to the parcel. The presentation noted wetlands on and near the site, watershed permitting work already coordinated with two watershed districts, the need for test wells and geotechnical work before purchase, and the long lead items needed for constructing a treatment plant and connecting distribution mains. The staff presenter said a comp‑plan amendment would be required to site a treatment plant there and that the property owner had asked the city to consider…
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