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LAW OFFICES OF
MEYER AND HINIKER
605 FOURTH STREET
WHITE BEAR LANE. MINNESOTA 55110
JAMES A. MEYER TELEPHONE: 429-3323
RICHARD C. HINIKER
September 1 b
September 9, 9 5
Village of Oak Park Heights
Rural Route #3
Stillwater, Minnesota
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Gentlemen:
You will find enclosed a copy of a Petition for Annex-
ation by a majority of the free holders of the Township of Oak
Park to annex to the Village of Oak Park Heights. Said Petition
is filed as of this date with the Municipal Commission pursuant
to M. S. A. 414.03, subdivision 1.
Respectfully, //
RICHARD C. HINIKER
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earx ieignts, wasnington county, Minnesota, was duly held at the Village
Hall in said Village on December 13 , 1965, at 8:00 o'clock p.m.
The following members were present:
Mayor Johnson
Trustees: Bell
Draxton
Larson
Monty
and the following were absent:
Member Bell ° introduced the following Resolution and
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION APPROVING PETITION TO ANNEX THE
TOWN OF OAK PARK, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA,
TO THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS, WASHINGTON
COUNTY, MINNESOTA.
WHEREAS, a petition to annex the Town of Oak Park has been filed
with the Minnesota Municipal Commission by citizens of said Town, and
WHEREAS, the Village of Oak Park Heights, Washington County, Minne-
sota is a duly incorporated municipality, and
WHEREAS, it appears that it would be to the best interests of said
Village of Oak Park Heights to expand the territory of said Village and
that said Town of Oak Park is contiguous and adjacent to said Village.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village
of Oak Park Heights, Washington County, Minnesota, that said petition
to annex said Town to said Village is hereby in all respects approved
and that the said Village Council of said Village is willing to accept
said territory within the limits of said Village.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a certified copy of
this Resolution be filed with the Minnesota Municipal Commission.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly
seconded by Member 1)rAytan and upon vote being taken thereon,
the following voted in favor thereof:
Trustees : Bell
Droxten
Larson
Monty
iiayor Johnson
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COUNTY OF WASHINGTON)
I, the undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting Clerk of
the Village of Oak Park Heights, Washington County, Minnesota, do hereby
certify that I have compared the attached and foregoing extract of
minutes with the original thereof on file in my office, and that the same
is a true and complete transcript of the minutes of a meeting of the
'Silage Council of said Village called and held on the date therein indi-
cated, so far as such minutes relate to the petition for annexing the
Town of Oak Park, Washington County, Minnesota, to the Village of Oak
Park Heights, Washington County, Minnesota.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said Village this / day of
7,- , 1965.
illage Clerk
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IN THI WATTS& OF PETITION OF CHRTAIN H OAI PARK)
WAS rf ,r: .,„k COUNTY, W1141000TA *,; Ar. ; 'ION TO w " V* *.;, PARK DIG ,: , WASH.
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Your potitiotairs being free holder* of the To std p of Oak Pam, Woohington
County* State of Kirsiceota, pursuant to Hinnosota Statutes tat 1961 t. "hob.
Subdivision 1, As asendod by' Lax* .raa 807 and 621 1965 Chapters 099
and 814, respootfnlly p.titi ear t and. repreaent as follow*:
I
That thoy holders within the meaning of the above roferenood statute
sod that thy o this Petition for the purpose of summing the satins township of Oak
Pork to the Village of Oak Park Rs tas; * bathos., that a consus has boom takeo of
ths Township and is attaohod hereto and ,. it *4.0 snot aside u part har ot.
II
That the boundarite of the Township of Oak Park ore 4to follows:: e o m ship
is bounded on the Soot by the St. Croix River, on the North Orisons s treat and the
City of Stillmater, on Vast by Fourth Street and Stillwater Tools/tip, and on the
South by U. S. Highway 212 and the Villas. of Oak Park Weights.
ts.
III
That the quantity of land embraced in the Township is 320 s
IV
t e a at residents in tho Township wnshi p of
That � ce i to the 1960 census,
Oak Pork Warn 382; and alcoording to the conaus attached borate, was 611.
V
That the number and Character at the existing buildinito in the aro& are 167
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BEFORE THE i:U1?ICIPAL C(CIISSION
OF THE STATE OF 'iII! ESOTA
Robert 'T. Johnson Chairman
Thomas R. Byrne Vice-Chairman
Edward L. Henry Member
Donald L. Cafferty Ex-Officio
Robert E. :'right Ex-Officio
IN THE UTTER OF THE PETITION' FOR THE MTUEXATION
OF THE TOTT OF OAK PARK TO THE VILLAGE OF OAK
PARK HEIGHTS
The petition for annexation of the Town of Oak
Park to the Village of Oak Park Heights came on for
hearing pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 414.03, as
amended, before the Municipal Commission on the 20th
day of December, 1965, at the Oak Park Elementary
School, Stillwater, Minnesota. Robert Johnson;
Chairman, Thomas 11. Byrne, Vice-Chairman, Edward L.
Henry. Member, Donald L. Lafferty, Ex-Officio Iaember,
and Robert E. '.'rights Ex-Officio Member, together with
Irving R. Keidsen,, Secretary, were in attendance.
The Village of Oak Park Heights was represented
by Lyle J. Eckberg, Esq. and the Board of Trustees of
Oak Park Township was represented by Richard C. Hiniker,
Esq.
The Commission being fully advised in the premises
and having duly considered the testimony and exhibits
received into evidence together with all files and
records, does hereby make and enter the following:
F I I-DTPGS OF FACT
I.
That the petition for annexation under which this
hearing was held was signed by a majority of the free-
holders of the land to be annexed.
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II.
That the Village of Oak Park Heights did submit a
resolution approving the petition to annex the Town
of Oak Park to the Village of Oak Park Heights and
indicated further in said resolution that they would
be willing to accept said territory within the limits
of the Village.
III.
That the boundaries of the Township of Oak Park
are as follows: The Township is bounded on the east
by the St. Croix rivers on the north by Orleans Street,
and the City of Stillwater, on the west by Fourth St.
and Stillwater Township and on the south by U.S. High-
way 212 and the Village of Oak Park Heights.
IV.
That the quantity of the land to be annexed con-
stitutes approximately 312 acres and that the quantity
of rib ed by the Village o Oak a
of land a rac y ag g
is approximately 400 acres. according to the 1960
census, the number of residents in the Town of Oak Park
was 582 and according to the census attached to the
petition, the number of residents was 611 at the date
of petitioning. That the population,o , a ccordi ng to the
1960 census of the Village of Oak Park Heights, was
approximately 1?
PP S 175.
V.
That the Village of Oak Park Heights, in order to
properly expand and form an efficiently organized
governmental unit requires annexation to accommodate
population increase and construction.
VI.
That the taxes in the annexed territory are not
expected to increase nor will the taxes in the annexing
territory as a result of said annexation.
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VII.
That the Township cannot under existing federal
regulations meet the existing and anticipated needs for
governmental services to its residents, in particular
water system and adequate sewage disposal; and that the
result of an expanded village will have adequate tax
base and governmental facilities to provide these services.
VIII.
That the Township form of government does not
adequately cope with the problems of urban or suburban
growth within the area.
ISY
LL.
That the Town of Oak Park has no prior existing
indebtedness.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAI!
I.
Pursuant to the petition and the applicable laws
of the State of Minnesota, the l'iunicipal Commission
has duly acquired jurisdiction of the within proceedings.
II.
That it would be in the best interests of the
Village of Oak Park Ueights and the Town of Oak Park
and the residents therein that the said property be
annexed in order to protect the public health, safety;
and welfare and to provide necessary governmental
services.
III.
That the township form of government is not ade-
quate to cope with the above referenced problems and
that the Village of Oak Park Heights can best serve
the needs existing and as they can reasonably be
anticipated.
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IV.
That therefore an Order should be issued by the
Tinnesota iIunicipal Commission annexing to the Village
of Oak Park Heights the entire Town of Oak Park, ''ash-
ington County, it nnesota with the exception of the
following described property:
All of Blocks Twelve (12) , Thirteen (13) ,
and Fourteen (14) of Uebster's Third
Addition and one-half of the streets
abutting thereon, which was annexed to the
City of Stillwater by Commission Order of January 26, 1966.
O R D E R
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR THE
ANNEXATION OF THE TOWN OF OAK PARK TO
THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS
IT IS ORDERED: pursuant to M.S.A. 414.03, Sub-
division 1, Subdivision 3 and Subdivision y. that the
entire Town of Oak Park with the exception of Blocks
12, 13 , and 14 of Webster° s Third Addition and one-half
of the streets abutting thereon be and the same hereby
is annexed to the Village of Oak Park Heights the
same as if it had been originally made a part thereof.
Dated this 21st day of March, 1966
MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL COMMISSION
459 Rice Street
St. Paul, Minnesota 55103
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Park
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By JIM BROEDE The surprising develop- before,” he observe d.
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Staff Writer rent came after a one-hour "There's an attitude of en-
Baytown Township with- recess of a public hearing operation. This should lend
4ire • - week on the proposal before the itself to a solution"
. ., +actions last wee% . '
_ , Minnesota Municipal Com-
o), avail . Jo II NSON also volun-1
• .ii inission.
Huddled behind closed teered MMC personnel, in-
cluding himself, to moder
doors with MMC Chairman
Robert Johnson, officials ate meetings between the t
from both communities set- township and the village.
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tied on a compromise.Ray. Attornej Wallace told
town Township, with Attor- ' township residents he ex-
.') ney Jack Wallace as pects the MMC to rule in fa t,
vor of the pending annexe-
,,, spokesinan, agreed to stop
Vfigiitiat,the annexation of tions. i
uff/ the two separate parcels The MMC has taken the
4,- immediately west and matter "under advise-
southwest of the village. meat."
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Park Height s, through
H Mayor Raymond Johnson,
promised to deny petitions
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11 in .
. for annexation n the irnrrie-
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a diate future.
ii And both of the Eastern
g Washington County coin-
(' in u ni tie s pledged them-
(' selves to joint,meetings in
- i an effort to find "a larger
. t solution to our mutual prob.
lems."
"We have taken a half-
step s backwards so that
ij maybe We can take 10 giant
,-,1 • steps forward," Attoxney
Wallace said.
' Durkg a callems 4sh
: -about'15 township residents
, at the hearing, Wallace
„ ' pleaded for acceptance of
4 the compromise,
"One annexation isn't se-
, rious," he said. "But if this
Continues, we'll have a
i bodg„e-Podge developrnoin.P
AT THE caucus he tail*,
assurances from Oak Park
Heights Mayor Johnsen for
wejection of future annexe-tion petitions "as long as
progress is being made in
our joint talks.'
The .mayor said later,
* during the hearing,that he
will seek such a pledge
from the Village Council.
"And I'm Leattl$4t4',
It."he stressed, ' - '''' a
1/1141C Chairman Johnson
said he Was e .. .game by
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