DEPARTMENT: Property Taxation and Records
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Convey Forfeited Lands To State Of Minnesota
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize the reconveyance of lands to the state of Minnesota and approve a subsequent sale to the City of Lakeville.
SUMMARY
Pursuant to Minn. Stat. ? 282.01, subd. 1a, par. (e), non-conservation tax-forfeited land held in trust by the State of Minnesota for local taxing districts may be conveyed free of charge to a governmental subdivision for an authorized public use.
The City of Lakeville submitted a conveyance of tax-forfeited lands application to the Dakota County Board of Commissioners on June 9, 1993. A resolution approved by the Dakota County Board of Commissioners on June 29, 1993, authorized the execution of a conditional use deed. On August 27, 1993, the Minnesota Department of Revenue conveyed the below-mentioned parcel of tax-forfeited land to the City of Lakeville for conservation and park purposes (Attachment - State Deed 1993):
Lot 7, Marrinan Addition, Dakota County, Minnesota, according to the recorded plat thereof
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In Accordance with Minn. Stat. ? 282.01, subd. 1d, the governing body of a subdivision must voluntarily reconvey property to the State of Minnesota when officials do not properly comply with an authorized public use sanctioned by the county board. The City of Lakeville has not utilized the property for conservation and park purposes, so officials are requesting a voluntary reconveyance action. Once absolute title is vested in the State of Minnesota, the City of Lakeville will purchase the property outright and sell it to an adjacent owner.
Resolution 21-082, approved by the City of Lakeville on June 21, 2021, approves the disposal of land identified above to an adjacent owner (Attachment - City of Lakeville Resolution 21-082). The Conditional Land Use Review Form was submitted on February 22, 2022 stating the City of Lakeville is no longer ...
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