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Public divided at Kandiyohi County hearing over proposed Lake Andrew improvement district
Summary
Dozens of Lake Andrew property owners spoke at a May 5 public hearing as Kandiyohi County staff confirmed a petition met statutory signature thresholds. Supporters cited donor fatigue and need for stable funding for invasive‑species control; opponents raised cost, equity and governance concerns. The board will decide May 19.
County officials heard more than an hour of public comment May 5 on a petition to form a Lake Andrew Lake Improvement District, a locally governed taxing entity the petitioners say is needed to pay for aquatic invasive‑species (AIS) control.
Kandiyohi County Auditor Lisa Weiss told the County Board the petition, submitted by the Lake Andrew Improvement Association, met the requirements of Minnesota Statute 103B.521 and Minnesota Rule 6115.950. Weiss said county staff identified 165 parcels coded with lake access (13 were DNR‑owned), counted one signature per parcel and verified owners against GIS records; 85 signatures were verified, representing about 55% of the private parcels on the lake. Weiss said the Department of Natural Resources provided an advisory report finding the petition’s purpose and activities eligible for LID creation and noting the proposed boundaries were sufficient.
"The petition meets the requirements of Minnesota Statute 103B.521," Weiss said, and the board will take…
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