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Carlton County Board of Adjustment approves three variances after public hearing
Summary
At its April 21, 2026 meeting the Carlton County Board of Adjustment & Appeals approved findings of fact and granted three variances (VAR-2026-003, VAR-2026-004, VAR-2026-005) following a public hearing; no oral public comments were recorded and DNR submitted correspondence on two cases.
The Carlton County Board of Adjustment & Appeals met April 21, 2026, called the public hearing at 7:00 p.m., and approved findings of fact and variances for three cases: VAR-2026-003 (Andrew Omar), VAR-2026-004 (Thomas Luke) and VAR-2026-005 (Scott and Betty Lingren). The meeting record shows the board closed the hearing at 8:50 p.m., re-opened at 9:35 p.m., and adjourned at 9:45 p.m.
Chair Aaron Gustafson read the legal-ad and finality-of-decision statements into the record; the legal notice was sent April 2, 2026, and published April 10, 2026, in the Star Gazette and the Pine Knot News. No oral public comments were recorded for any of the three variance requests; written correspondence and attachments were added to the record for VAR-2026-003 (including a letter from Reuben Manty) and for VAR-2026-005 (correspondence from Minnesota DNR Area Hydrologist Bri Speldrich). The minutes record recorded yes votes for the primary board members on each action.
