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Township leaders have been in the news in Becker County recently, representing their areas in a dispute with the city of Detroit Lakes over platting and zoning in the two-mile radius area around Detroit Lakes.
The stories have been front-page news in the Tribune, clearly showing the importance of townships in representing their residents.
The Minnesota Association of Townships General Counsel Steve Fenske provided some interesting information about townships:
There are approximately 914,174 township residents in Minnesota.
Townships exist in every area of the state, including the metropolitan area.
Some, with populations of more than 1,000, function in much the same way as a small city. While many townships remain rural agricultural centers, others host a variety of residential, light commercial, and industrial development.
Minnesota townships to hold annual meetings on Tuesday, March 9
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By the Echo Press Editorial Board 7:45 am, Mar. 3, 2021
Pop quiz: What will happen next Tuesday, March 9, throughout Douglas County that will help grassroots government?
Here’s a hint: It will also give local residents a voice in deciding how their tax dollars will be spent on roads, bridges, ditches and other local issues.
It’s Township Day – a time when Minnesota’s 1,781 townships will hold their annual meetings, elect township board officers and set their annual tax levies.
Township leaders describe it as “direct democracy in action.”
In Douglas County, elections will take place in 17 of the 20 townships in the county. Brandon, Carlos and Miltona townships hold their elections in November of even-numbered years.