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Residents urge council to pause proposed annexation, cite steep hookup costs and incomplete study
Summary
Two residents told the Brainerd City Council the proposed annexation near Carr Drive and River Arches would double property taxes and saddle homeowners with large, possibly six‑figure, water and sewer hookup costs; they urged site visits and cost estimates before the council or county approves annexation.
Two residents used the council’s public forum on March 16 to press the Brainerd City Council to pause a proposed annexation covering properties near Carr Drive and River Arches.
Richard Schmidt, who said he lives at 9567 Carr Drive, told the council he and his wife had bought their four‑acre property because it was outside city limits and said annexation would double their taxes and add unknown water and sewer hookup costs. "With the considerable changes in elevation and limited roadway access, it is…
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