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Crow Wing County board approves multiple plats, a land-use map change, schedules lake-name hearing and makes appointments
Summary
At its Oct. 28 meeting the Crow Wing County Board approved several planning items including three preliminary plats and one final plat, a land-use map amendment, set a public hearing to name an unnamed lake "Spirit Lake," and voted to support Chair Barrows' Sourcewell nomination and make an HRA appointment.
Crow Wing County commissioners on Oct. 28 approved multiple land-use and procedural items in a series of motions taken during the meeting.
Planning and land services items - Second Addition to Eagle View Estates (preliminary plat): Approved; proposal is a conventional preliminary plat of 11 residential lots in Deer Township. The Planning Commission made a unanimous recommendation for approval and the board approved the preliminary plat by voice vote after a motion by Commissioner Coyne and a second by Commissioner Lee.
- Walker—'s Highlands (preliminary plat): Approved; proposal is a conventional preliminary plat of four residential lots on Clearwater Lake in Bay Lake Township. The Planning Commission made a unanimous recommendation and the board approved by voice vote.
- Harlin's Huge Walleye Hideout (preliminary and final plats): Approved; proposal divides the parcel into five lots including an outlot to provide shared access. The board approved both the preliminary and subsequent final plat after staff confirmed final-plat requirements and noted shared maintenance arrangements for private access roads.
- Land-use map amendment (Long Lake Township): Approved; two parcels (approximately 80 acres) changed from Agricultural Forestry to Rural Residential 10 following a unanimous Planning Commission recommendation and staff concurrence.
Other procedural actions - Spirit Lake: The board set a public hearing for Dec. 16 at 5:30 p.m. on a petition to name an unnamed body of water in Deerwood Township "Spirit Lake". Staff noted Minnesota statute requires at least 30 days' notice.
- Sourcewell nomination: Chair Barrows requested and received the board's support for his nomination to the Sourcewell board (regional service cooperative). Commissioners discussed Sourcewell's regional role prior to approving support by voice vote.
- HRA vacancy: The board accepted the resignation of Craig Nathan from the HRA and appointed Ben Wiklendt to fill the vacancy; motions were made and approved by voice vote.
All approvals cited Planning Commission findings and staff packets; the meeting record shows voice votes and motions with seconds but does not include roll-call tallies for each item.
