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Public split at Crow Wing County hearing on proposed Mission Lakes improvement district; vote set for Dec. 16
Summary
Crow Wing County held a packed public hearing over a proposed Mission Lakes Lake Improvement District (LID), with supporters citing steady funding to fight invasive species and opponents saying Upper Mission’s water quality doesn’t justify taxing all property owners. The board took no vote and will consider a resolution on Dec. 16.
Crow Wing County commissioners heard more than a dozen residents on Nov. 25 during a public hearing over a petition to form the Mission Lakes Lake Improvement District, a taxing entity proposed to fund invasive species control and nutrient-reduction activities for Upper and Lower Mission lakes.
County staff told the board the petition met procedural thresholds: "On that petition there was 118 of the 218 property owners within the proposal LID that were in approval of it, which is a 54% which meets our policy guidelines," Jessica, county staff, told the commissioners. She reminded the board there would be no vote that day and that the board will consider a resolution to approve or deny the LID at its Dec. 16 meeting.
Proponents said the district would provide reliable, targeted funding for treatments, monitoring and grant matching that voluntary donations have not…
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