DEPARTMENT: Property Taxation and Records
FILE TYPE: Regular Action
TITLE
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Public Meeting To Receive Comments On And Acknowledge Classification Of Tax-Forfeited Properties
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Conduct a public meeting to receive comments on the classification and use of parcels that forfeited to the State of Minnesota for non-payment of real estate taxes.
SUMMARY
Minn. Stat. ? 282.01, Subd. 1(a) allows the County Board of Commissioners (the County Board) to classify and manage tax forfeited land. The public meeting is scheduled to hear comments regarding uses, plans, and recommendations to classify tax-forfeited property as conservation or non-conservation.
In making the classification, the county board shall consider the present use of adjacent lands, the productivity of the soil, the character of forest or other growth, accessibility of lands to established roads, schools, and other public services, their peculiar suitability or desirability for particular uses, and the suitability of the forest resources on the land for multiple use and sustained yield management. Generally, properties within city limits are classified as non-conservation, and land that is classified as conservation must be held under supervision of the county and must not be conveyed or sold.
Pursuant to Minn. Stat. ? 282.01, Subd. 1(c), notice of this public meeting was sent to all cities and townships in which the property is located, as well as all adjacent owners on Jul 12, 2024. This is in compliance of a 60-day minimum between the notice and the public meeting. The parcel listing was also sent to the Dakota County Physical Development Division, the Dakota County Community Development Agency, and the Minnesota Department of Transportation for review and comment. The notice was published in the official county newspaper, the Hastings Journal, on August 8, 2024.
RECOMMENDATION
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Dakota County staff recommends all property be classified as non-conservatio...
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