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Isanti County board votes to deny application to pursue federal Opportunity Zone designation
Summary
The Isanti County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously June 23 to deny a request to apply for a federally designated Opportunity Zone. The board also approved the meeting agenda, received a Highway Department predesign update, and adjourned at 10:48 a.m.
The Isanti County Board of Commissioners on June 23 voted unanimously to deny a request to apply for a federally designated Opportunity Zone in the county. The motion to deny was moved by Commissioner Christensen and seconded by Commissioner Westerberg; the record states the motion "carried unanimously."
The vote came during a special meeting at the Government Center Board Room that opened at 9:00 a.m. and included a routine approval of the meeting agenda (motion moved by Commissioner Christensen and seconded by Chairman Alan Duff) and an update from Andrew Cooper of Oertel Architects on the Highway Department predesign report. The public comment period produced no speakers.
The denial prevents the county from pursuing the federal Opportunity Zone designation at this session. The record does not specify further findings, conditions, or an alternative economic development strategy tied to the decision.
Other formal actions recorded in the meeting minutes included the agenda approval and a motion to adjourn moved by Chairman Alan Duff and seconded by Commissioner Christensen; the meeting adjourned at 10:48 a.m. There is no additional action listed in the minutes regarding the Opportunity Zone application or next steps.
