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County commissioner outlines Lanesburg Township map, sets March 19 hearing on hunting rules
Summary
Le Sueur County Commissioner Dennis Tietz briefed the New Prague City Council on a county-proposed Lanesburg Township land‑use map and announced a countywide public hearing March 19 on whether the county will adopt an ordinance to retain slug-only deer hunting, or allow state law to permit rifles.
Dennis Tietz, Le Sueur County commissioner for District 1, told the New Prague City Council the county has proposed a future land‑use map for Lanesburg Township that affects the southern half of New Prague and nearby townships.
"You can see around the city of New Prague, it's highlighted in yellow," Tietz said as he described the draft map. He said the yellow indicates residential growth areas and red indicates proposed industrial land, and that black slashes show locations tied to the city's future limits. Tietz asked city officials or residents to raise any concerns with him or Aaron Stubbs, who is leading the county effort.
Why it matters: the map would guide future annexation and development near New Prague’s southern edge. Tietz said county workshops start tomorrow and that a countywide public hearing will be held March 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the new government center (EOC).
Tietz also briefed the council on a 2025 state legislative change affecting deer‑hunting rules. "In 2025, legislature passed that the whole state of Minnesota could go to rifle," he said, adding counties have the option to adopt an ordinance to remain slug‑only. Tietz said Le Sueur County is currently slug‑only and that county officials must notify the DNR by May 1 if they want to retain slugs for the county’s deer season. He said the county will hold the March 19 hearing before acting, and expected the county board to take action at a regular Tuesday meeting two to three weeks afterward.
On local sentiment: Tietz described feedback from a recent sportsman’s club meeting he attended, saying about "80% of the people want to keep it slugs," and said he was listening to constituent views but that he is only one of five commissioners.
The next step: county workshops begin immediately and the March 19 public hearing will be the formal opportunity for residents to weigh in before the county makes a decision that must be communicated to the DNR by May 1.
