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Polk County backs evaluation of adding Wilkin County to West Central Regional Water District
Summary
The board approved a non-final action supporting continued evaluation of Wilkin County joining the West Central Regional Water District, contingent on Wilkin funding legal, engineering and administrative costs and satisfying Minnesota statutory requirements.
Polk County commissioners voted to support continued evaluation of a request from Wilkin County to join the West Central Regional Water District, with support explicitly contingent on Wilkin County identifying funding, completing required legal memoranda and engineering evaluations and complying with Minnesota statute chapter 116A.
Staff read the district's draft language and emphasized that Polk County's agreement is not a final action but an initial expression of support pending formal resolutions by Clay and Norman counties and completion of preparatory steps. The staff member said Wilkin County would bear all legal and administrative costs associated with inclusion so that existing member counties would not incur additional expenses.
Commissioners asked procedural questions about court steps and judicial evaluation and then approved the motion to continue evaluation and support preparatory steps. Staff noted Clay had not yet acted and that Norman recently approved support.
