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Council votes to enter closed session on Laurel Street right-of-way acquisition

Brainerd City Council · August 4, 2026
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Summary

Council voted to move into closed session under a cited Minnesota statute to discuss acquisition of right-of-way on Laurel Street between Southeast 13th and Southeast 18th Street involving multiple PIDs; the motion carried and council recessed into closed session.

At the end of the Aug. 3 meeting the council moved into closed session to discuss acquisition of right-of-way on Laurel Street between Southeast 13th Street and Southeast 18th Street. The motion cited Minnesota statute as the legal basis for closed-session deliberations on real-estate acquisition and was moved and seconded; the council approved the motion and recessed to closed session for about five minutes, per the transcript.

The transcript reads the motion was made "pursuant to Minnesota statute 13 d 0.05 subdivision 3 c to discuss acquisition of Laurel Street right of way" and lists property identification numbers involved. The council did not discuss details of the acquisition in open session; the motion carried by voice vote and the meeting proceeded to closed session as recorded.