The process will likely coincide with expanded lot sizes and water quality monitoring due to development concerns that have sparked an ongoing debate in the Twin Cities.
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Petition effort seeks to repeal Lake Auburn boundary rezoning
Another petition effort is in the works to repeal a recent zoning change in Auburn, this time for the Gracelawn Road property near Lake Auburn that features a gravel pit.
Auburn board supports Lake Auburn septic changes — with conditions
The Planning Board voted unanimously to support the ordinance change, but with several conditions. It will now go to the City Council.
Lake Auburn’s future needs to be clearer, not green
In its current clearwater state, we are preserving our water quality and money. Greenwater means more toxins and money needed for filtration.
Lewiston presses Auburn to halt changes in watershed
The future of Lake Auburn has once again driven a wedge between officials in the Twin Cities.
Water officials may pursue Lake Auburn filtration plant design
Superintendent Sid Hazelton said the board of trustees is trying to take advantage of federal funding to design a ‘shovel ready’ project, if and when it’s needed.
Auburn council votes to rezone land along Lake Auburn watershed boundary
The council gave initial approval to a zoning change that would no longer consider a section of land off Gracelawn Road part of the Lake Auburn watershed. A number of residents and a few councilors said the city should take a more careful look.
Auburn hosting public meeting on Lake Auburn watershed updates
The informational meeting is the latest in Auburn’s multi-pronged effort to update zoning ordinances, which have been met with some resistance from residents concerned with development.
Lewiston and Auburn mayors at odds in agricultural zone, Lake Auburn debate
Two perennial debates are converging, and the mayors of Lewiston and Auburn are in the middle.