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Forest Lake objects to Met Council system statement, requests hearing on density and housing allocations

Forest Lake City Council · November 26, 2025
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Summary

The council approved a resolution objecting to parts of the Met Council’s Imagine 2040 system statement, asking the Met Council to memorialize density flexibilities, raise the household forecast slightly, and review affordable housing bands; staff will request a hearing with the Met Council’s Land Use Advisory Committee.

The Forest Lake City Council voted to object to several elements of the Metropolitan Council’s Imagine 2040 system statement and to request a hearing with the Met Council’s Land Use Advisory Committee.

City staff told the council the city’s proposed change — increasing density requirements from 3.0 to 3.5 units per acre — and staff’s request for Met Council…

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