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Neighbors and county spar over Trailside Preserve subdivision; board approves preliminary plat 4-1

Crow Wing County Board of Commissioners · December 17, 2025
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Summary

After extended public comment raising traffic, drainage and emergency-access concerns, the county board approved the preliminary plat for Trailside Preserve, a 21-lot subdivision, with conditions that final engineering and stormwater controls be completed before final plat approval.

The Crow Wing County Board on Dec. 16 approved the preliminary plat for Trailside Preserve, a proposed 21-lot subdivision on about 23 acres near Gilbert Lake Road, after a lengthy public hearing marked by strong resident opposition over traffic, emergency access and drainage.

Chris, a county planning staffer, told the board the Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment recommended approval and that staff had updated the plat to reflect highway-department comments on driveway approaches. He said parcels were zoning-compliant under the county's rural residential 1 designation and that developers must submit engineered plans, demonstrate two septic sites per lot and address wetlands and…

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