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Neighbors press Minnetrista council on Tonka Auto Marine operation; decision postponed to Dec. 2
Summary
Several Minnetrista residents urged the council Nov. 18 to deny or closely condition an interim-use/land-use request for a marine/auto business that neighbors say cleared wooded land and now stores dozens of boats and trucks. Council postponed the determination to Dec. 2 and will review additional information after public testimony.
The Minnetrista City Council on Nov. 18 heard more than an hour of public testimony from neighbors concerned about a marine/auto operation on Sunnyfield Road and surrounding properties, then postponed a land-use determination to Dec. 2, 2024 to allow additional review.
Residents said the business operating as Tonka Auto Marine (and related operations) has cleared wooded areas, added aggregate and is storing dozens of boats and trucks — far more than prior, smaller-scale uses on the property. Jim Samuelson (1105 Sunnyfield Road N) said the site now displays “more than a dozen large boats wrapped in…
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