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Met Council Wins Planning Battle

LAKE ELMO, MN-This eastern suburb of the Twin Cities lost its bid to remain rural, as the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled the regional Metropolitan Council has the authority to require changes in local growth plans.

By Jim McCartney | Updated on August 11, 2004

LAKE ELMO, MN-Marking a victory for regional interests, this suburb recently lost its fight with the Metropolitan Council when the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled the regional body has the authority to require changes in local growth plans. The decision, which is the third court decision loss for Lake Elmo, says the Met Council can require changes in local comprehensive plans that vary significantly from regional plans and can force the town to connect to the regional sewer system.

In other words, it’s the Met Council, not cities, that has the last word on land use. Lake Elmo had planned for maximum population of 12,500 in 2020, not quite double its current population of 7,000. The town now has nine months to prepare a comprehensive plan to meet the Met Council’s requirements.

The city wanted to control development along Interstate 94 and the southern part of the city, did not want regional residential sewer system and preferred development to be concentrated in Old Village area.

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