City of Big Lake
Big Lake
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Meeting packet / agenda with minutes and staff reports
This packet is for the Big Lake Economic Development Authority (BLEDA) meeting on May 11, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. It includes the draft April 13, 2026 BLEDA meeting minutes, a staff report about two city‑owned lots on Highway 25 and Pleasant Avenue, a memo asking for discussion of city ordinances that businesses commented on, a request to review BLEDA’s Strategic Plan, the BLEDA financial report and list of claims for April 2026, and a Community Development Department update. The packet also contains financial tables showing BLEDA assets, liabilities, revenues, expenditures, and loan/receivable details as of April 30, 2026.
City Council Resolution (Comprehensive Plan amendment)
The Big Lake City Council adopted a resolution on May 22, 2024, approving an amendment to Figure 12-3 (Planned Parkway Roads) of the City's Comprehensive Plan Transportation Plan. The resolution follows a Parkway Feasibility Study completed in October 2023, a Planning Commission review and public hearing, and removes the planned parkways located north of Highway 10. The Council cited concerns about financing and the difficulty of retrofitting existing roads when finding those north-of-Highway-10 parkways infeasible.
Public hearing notice — easement vacation
The Big Lake City Council will hold a public hearing to consider vacating a drainage and utility easement between two lots in the Jefferson Center additions. The easement vacation is to allow a lot line adjustment. The hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at or about 6:30 p.m. in the Big Lake City Hall Council Chambers (160 Lake Street North). Applicants/owners and property details are listed in the notice. People who want to be heard may attend the meeting or send written comments to the city before the hearing.
Meeting agenda and packet
This is the packet for the Big Lake Economic Development Authority (BLEDA) meeting on May 11, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers. It includes the meeting agenda and attachments: draft minutes from the April 13, 2026 BLEDA meeting, a proposal to discuss two city-owned lots on Highway 25 and Pleasant Avenue, a discussion about city ordinance feedback from businesses, a review of the BLEDA Strategic Plan, the BLEDA financial report and list of claims for April 2026, and a Community Development Department update.
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