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Port Authority hears DNR acquisition update linked to SCR Solutions expansion
Summary
Staff told the Port Authority the Minnesota DNR has approved acquisition steps that could allow removal of an 8‑acre conservation easement behind SCR Solutions; the Port will commission DNR‑approved appraisals and return to the board with maps and valuation data before any land release or sale.
Clara, a Port Authority staff member, told the board the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has progressed through internal approvals and is prepared to acquire land adjacent to DNR‑managed wetlands that would allow a conservation easement to be released on an 8‑acre parcel behind SCR Solutions.
The update matters because SCR Solutions, the company operating immediately adjacent to the easement, has signaled it intends to expand. "They likely would not do the same kind of purchase anymore," Clara said of the DNR's current posture, and she added the DNR will be "offering us market value for this property." Clara said the Port Authority will select a DNR‑approved appraiser to value the Port's parcel and separately commission an appraisal on the easement to determine the…
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