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Met Council, Lake Elmo Reach Compromise

LAKE ELMO, MN-The deal means Lake Elmo's population would more than triple over the next 25 years. Municipal officials in the Twin Cities closely watched the fight.

By Jim McCartney | Updated on February 01, 2005

LAKE ELMO, MN-After a lengthy dispute about development growth, the City of Lake Elmo and the Metropolitan Council have come to a compromise over the city’s comprehensive plan. The deal will mean that Lake Elmo’s population will more than triple over the next 25 years, with about two-thirds of the growth slated for the southern part of the city near Interstate 94, according to the agreement.

Lake Elmo’s two-year fight to remain rural while surrounded by more densely populated neighbors was watched closely by municipal officials around the Twin Cities, and the Supreme Court ruling solidified the planning agency’s power to regulate land use. The deal comes almost six months after the state Supreme Court ruled the Met Council had the authority to force the city to accept more growth than it wanted.

The dispute began in September 2002, when the Met Council adopted a finding that Lake Elmo’s proposed comp plan substantially was inconsistent with metropolitan system plans. The rejected plan would have limited future residential development to 2.5- to 3.3-acre lots with no developments with sewer service.

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