Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners Proceedings

                                                                     July 8, 2025

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The Lake of The Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, July 8,2025 at Lake of the Woods County Government Center in the Commissioners’ Room.

Chair Jon Waibel called the meeting to order at 9:00a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners: Cody Hasbargen, Joe Grund, Jon Waibel, Ed Arnesen, and Buck Nordlof. Also present was County Auditor-Treasurer Lorene Hanson.

Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the agenda with the following changes: Add: Set Work Session-Auditor-Treasurer, Credit Card for IT Director.

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the official minutes of June 16, 2025.

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to approve the official minutes of June 17, 2025.

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the official minutes of June 24, 2025.

Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the official minutes of June 30, 2025.

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the contract between Lake of the Woods Social Services and Sanford Health Network DBA Sanford Behavioral Health Center for community support services and for Chair Jon Waibel, and Social Services Director Amy Ballard to sign the same.

Recorder New Fee Approval County Recorder Sue Ney requested approval for a new fee to register a Certificate of Filing Credentials for Marriage Officiants in Lake of the Woods County in the amount of $20.00.

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve a fee of $20.00 for filing a Certificate of Credentials for Marriage Officiants and the collected fee be deposited in the Recorder’s general fund.

Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the claims against the County as follows: Revenue $279,766.09; Road & Bridge $48,350.27; County Development $800.00; Solid Waste $122,922.81.

Vendor Name                                       Amount

Arrowhead Library System                    33,449.00

Baudette/City Of                                     7,400.00 

CentralSquare Technologies, LLC          49,467.96 

Clay County Sheriff                                2,546.16 

DLT Solutions, LLC                               3,231.76 

Election Systems & Software, Inc            3,993.81 

Interstate Billing Service Inc                    3,953.12 

Law Offices Of Patrick D. Moren           12,086.66

LOW Marine, Inc                                  17,442.25

LOW Soil & Water Cons. Dist.                4,311.47 

Outdoors Again                                       3,043.95 

Pennington County Sheriff Office          12,455.00 

Pictometry International,Corp.                38,020.00 

Quadient Finance USA Inc.                     2,000.00 

R & Q Trucking, Inc                               4,176.00 

Summit Fire Protection                            2,332.03 

Titan Machinery - Roseau                      25,496.00

U.S. Bank Equipment Finance                 6,268.50 

University Of Mn                                  18,750.00

WIDSETH SMITH NOLTING & ASSOC., 69,897.58 

Wilkens Industries                                111,422.91 

                     44 Payments less than 2000 20,095.01

Further moved to authorize the payment of the following auditor warrants: June 25, 2025 for $583,390.41; June 26, 2025 for $118,962.00; July 2, 2025 for $7,817.51.

Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to set a work session for the Auditor-Treasurer for July 22, 2025 following the regular board meeting.

Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve a credit card for IT Director John Butenhoff in the amount of $5,000.00.

County Engineer Anthony Pirkl gave an update on various Highway & Solid Waste Projects, A recent fire at the Landfill, and discussed an ongoing easement issue.

Motion was made by Commissioner Ed Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to approve the purchase of a walking floor trailer for the landfill in the amount of $110,000.00.

Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the Wolf & Beaver Agreement between United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Lake of the Woods County.

Land & Water Director Josh Stromlund gave an update regarding the Williams Creek agreement. 

The East 165 feet of the West 198 feet of Government Lot 3, Section Twenty-five (25), Township One Hundred Sixty-eight (168) North, Range Thirty-four (34) West (Angle), Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, except the South 290 feet thereof-Parcel ID# 02.25.24.020. Applicant is requestion a Conditional Use Permit as required by Section 1105 of the Lake of the Woods County Zoning Ordinance to allow a residential planned unit development consisting of up to six (6) multi-unit storage buildings in a non-shoreland Commercial-Recreation Zoning District (CR).

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the following Conditional Use Permit/Findings of Fact #25-02CU by YBMC, LLC to allow a residential planned unit development consisting of up to six (6) multi-unit storage buildings in a non-shoreland Commercial-Recreation Zoning District (CR) with the following conditions:

1.)   No habitation is allowed.

2.)   If applicable, a stormwater permit will be required.

3.)   No overnight parking or use of the units is allowed.

4.)   No outside storage is allowed.

5.)   Certificate of Septic Compliance to be obtained by 10-31-25

 Consideration of Conditional Use Permit #25-03CU by GWE, LLC

The East half, of the East half, of the Northwest quarter, of the Northeast quarter (E1/2E1/2NW1/4NE1/4) in Section Twenty-seven (27), Township One-hundred sixty-two (162) North, Range Thirty-two (32) West- Parcel ID# 19.27.12.010. Applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit as required by Section 1105 of the Lake of the Woods County Zoning Ordinance to allow a residential planned unit development consisting of up to six (6) multi-unit storage buildings in a non-shoreland Rural Residential Zoning District (R2).

Motion was made by Commissioner Ed Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the following Conditional Use Permit/Findings of Fact #25-03CU by GWE, LLC to allow a residential planned unit development consisting of up to six (6) multi-unit storage buildings in a non-shoreland Rural Residential Zoning District (R2) with the following conditions:

1.)   No habitation is allowed.

2.)   If applicable, a stormwater permit will be required.

3.)   No overnight parking or use of the unit is allowed.

4.)   No outside storage is allowed.

5.)   Certificate of Septic Compliance to be obtained by 10-31-25.

The North half of the North half of the South half (N1/2N1/2S1/2) of Government Lot three (3), Section Two (2), Township One Hundred Sixty-seven (167) North, Range Thirty-three (33) West (Angle)- Parcel ID#06.02.14.010. Applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit as required by Section 902 of the Lake of the Woods County Zoning Ordinance to move more than ten (10) cubic yards of material within the shore impact zone of Lake of the Woods for the purpose of shoreline stabilization due to the 2022 high water event. Lake of the Woods is a General Development Lake.

Motion was made by Commissioner Ed Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the following Conditional Use Permit/Findings of fact #25-04CU by Gregory and Steven Grandgeorge to move more than ten (10) cubic yards of material within the shore impact zone of Lake of the Woods for the purpose of shoreline stabilization due to the 2022 high water event with the following conditions:

1.)   Follow the MNDNR Guidelines for Shoreline Alterations: Riprap. If the proposed project exceeds the no permit criteria, the landowner must obtain a permit through the MNDNR.

The East 165 feet of the West 198 feet of Government Lot 3, Section Twenty-five (25), Township One Hundred Sixty-eight (168) North, Range Thirty-four (34) West (Angle), Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, except the South 290 feet thereof- Parcel ID#02.25.24.020. Applicant is requesting to create a residential planned unit development consisting of twelve (12) storage units.

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the request by YBMC, LLC to create a residential planned unit development consisting of twelve (12) storage units upon meeting ordinance criteria.

The East half, of the East half of the Northwest quarter, of the Northeast quarter (E1/2E1/2NW1/4NE1/4) in Section Twenty-seven (27), Township One-hundred sixty-two (162) North, Range Thirty-two (32) West-Parcel ID#19.27.12.010. Applicant is requesting to create a residential planned unit development consisting of twelve (12) storage units.

Motion was made by Commissioner Ed Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to approve the request by GWE, LLC to create a residential planned unit development consisting of twelve (12) storage units upon meeting ordinance criteria.

Government Lot 5 and the East ½ of the Southeast ¼ (E1/2SE1/4), Section Nine (9), Township One Hundred Sixty-two (162) North, Range Thirty-three (33) West (Zippel)-Parcel ID#18.09.14.010. Applicant is requesting an Interim Use Permit as required by Section 1106 of the Lake of the Woods County Zoning Ordinance to operate a short-term vacation rental in a Rural Residential Zoning District (R2).

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the following Interim Use Permit/Findings of Fact #25-06IU by R&E LOW, LLC to operate a short-term vacation rental in a Rural Residential Zoning District (R2) with the following conditions:

1.)   The interim use permit terminates five (5) years from the date of approval or upon sale or transfer of the property whichever occurs first.

2.)   The maximum occupancy is limited to twelve (12) individuals.

3.)   The established quiet hours are from 10:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.

4.)   A valid Certificate of Compliance for the septic system is required.

5.)   No on-street parking is allowed.

6.)   If applicable, the applicant must meet the Minnesota Department of Health requirements.

Motion was made by Commissioner Ed Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 10:10 a.m.

Attest:                                                                         July 22, 2025

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Auditor/Treasurer Lorene Hanson                              Chair Jon Waibel