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Crow Wing County planning board denies Leffler family's request to run wedding venue on Mission Lakes
Summary
On March 19 the Crow Wing County Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment denied an interim use permit for Shirley and Perry Leffler to operate a wedding/event venue on parcels in Center Township after extensive public opposition focused on traffic, noise, septic capacity and lake water quality.
The Crow Wing County Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment on March 19 denied an interim use permit that would have allowed Shirley and Perry Leffler to operate an event center and wedding venue on three parcels on Upper and Lower Mission Lakes in Center Township. The decision followed hours of testimony from neighbors and a staff presentation of competing findings in the application packet.
Staff read the application and supporting materials into the record, describing an existing cluster of buildings the applicants proposed to use for receptions and up to 100 guests, with 53 parking spaces and a combination of existing septic and portable restrooms. Mission Township and 29 written…
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