07.a3 DNR comments 6-15-2021 City of Scandia Vacation
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources • Central Region 1200 Warner Road, St. Paul, MN 55106
Office of the Regional Director
DNR Central Region Headquarters
1200 Warner Road
St. Paul, MN 55106
June 15, 2021
City of Scandia
Ken Cammilleri
14727 209th Street North
Scandia MN 55073
Re: Proposed Vacation of public access to Goose Lake
Dear Mr. Cammilleri,
Thank you for your letter to Commissioner Strommen regarding this proposed road vacation. Your letter was
forwarded to me for review and comment, as required by M.S. 412.851.
The DNR has reviewed the proposed vacation abutting the public waters of the Goose Lake and we offer the
following comments:
M.S. 412.851 indicates, “No vacation shall be made unless it appears in the interest of the public to do so.” In
response “The commissioner must evaluate:
(1) the proposed vacation and the public benefits to do so;
(2) the present and potential use of the land for access to public waters; and
(3) how the vacation would impact conservation of natural resources.”
Our charge is to evaluate the proposed vacation using M.S. 412.851 criteria. With this criteria in mind, the
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) concludes that the vacation does not indicate a benefit to the public as
a whole or protect the present and potential use of the land for access by the public as a whole to the public
water; as such, the DNR is opposed to the vacation.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed vacation. DNR does not plan to attend the public
hearing. Please send us the results of the hearing and the city’s final decision on this road vacation.
If you have any questions or concerns about this letter, please contact Nancy Spooner-Mueller, Acquisition and
Development Specialist with DNR Parks & Trails, at nancy.spooner-mueller@state.mn.us. You may contact her
by phone at 651-269-1370. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Grant L. Wilson
Central Region Director
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources • Central Region 1200 Warner Road, St. Paul, MN 55106
cc: Nancy Spooner-Mueller, Division of Parks and Trails
Rachel Henzen, Division of Parks and Trails