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Judge releases findings for appropriation permits BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR
After months of waiting, a judge has weighed in on the appeals made by several cities in the north metro regarding the White Bear Lake level lawsuit. Administrative Law Judge Eric Lipman issued his Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order regarding the amendments made several years ago by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to some area water appropriation permits. Seventeen permit holders — including 10 municipalities, three country clubs, several businesses and St. Paul Regional Water Services — formally contested changes to their permits. In 2018, the DNR amended the cities’ water appropriation permits to require those cities to: 1. Plan on converting water supplies from groundwater to surface water sources 2. Prohibit lawn irrigation on residential properties whenever the elevation of White Bear Lake falls below 923.5 feet 3. Plan to phase down the average amount of water used in the community 4. Report on efforts to collaborate with neighboring communities on reducing water usage. Each city challenged the lawfulness of one or more of the amended conditions, which resulted in the contested case hearing before Judge Lipman at the end of 2023.
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Prepping for summer of blooms Volunteers work to get the community garden outside of Circle Pines City Hall ready for a summer full of beautiful landscaping. Volunteers from the University of Minnesota Anoka County Master Gardener program and Operations No Limits will work to make sure the garden is looking its best this summer.
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It’s no secret. The achievement gap still exists, but Centennial High School is searching for creative solutions to try to narrow it. One of the district’s newer avenues is the creation of the Close the Gap program. “There was an article last fall about a group of students at East Ridge High School (Woodbury) who had created a Close the Gap group,” said Academic and Attendance Specialist Kim
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