Meetings, Minutes, Notices

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN; that the Pokegama Township Board of Supervisors will be holding their Reorganizational Meeting on April 9, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. The Regular Board Meeting will be called to order IMMEDIATELY following the Reorganizational Meeting. These meetings will take place at the Pokegama Town Hall located at 18336 Town Hall Road, Pine City, MN 55063

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE VACATION OF A PORTION OF IRONWOOD DRIVE IN POKEGAMA TOWNSHIP

 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Pokegama Town Board, Pine County, State of Minnesota, will hold a public hearing to consider the proposed vacation of those portions of Ironwood Drive located in Pokegama Township, Minnesota and described as follows:

A roadway consisting of a strip of land 66 feet wide with 33 feet on each side of the centerline, commencing at a point 792 feet, more or less, west of the southeast corner of Section 5, Township 39 North, Range 21 West, Pine County, Minnesota, and proceeding easterly along the south section line for 747 feet, more or less, to a point 45 feet west of the east line of said Section 5 as well as all of that portion of Ironwood Drive in said Section 8 located west of a line that is parallel to and distant 45 feet west of the east line of said Section 8, Township 39 North, Range 21 West, Pine County, Minnesota.    

Said public hearing shall be held on April 9, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at the Pokegama Town Hall located at 18336 Town Hall Road, Pokegama Township, Minnesota.  At said time and place the Town Board shall hear all interested parties and will consider whether to vacate said road easement.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Pokegama Town Board of Supervisors will meet at Pokegama Town Hall, 18336 Town Hall Road, Pine City, MN, 55063 on Saturday April 11th, 2026, starting at 8:00 a.m. for the purpose of conducting a road viewing to determine maintenance, repairs, and upgrading needed. Any resident with a concern may contact the clerk at 320-629-3719 option #1 or by email at pokegamatownhall@yahoo.com.

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Pokegama Township Board of Supervisors approved a Point-of-Sale requirement amendment to the Sewer Use Ordinance at its December 11, 2025, regular meeting. The Point-of-sale requirement will take effect on July 1, 2026.

Sec. 13   Point of Sale requirements for Private Building Drains for Inflow/Infiltration Reduction

No person shall sell, advertise for sale, give or transfer a change in title or ownership of real property with one or more buildings connected to the wastewater collection system without first obtaining a “Certificate of Sump Pump” or a Certificate of Compliance” from the Township. A certificate of compliance will be issued upon successful completion of the inspection. A certificate of compliance shall be valid until the property is again offered for sale, gifted or transferred, and before an owner/representative enters into any contract for deed or other transactions changing party responsible for the property. If the property owner already has a certificate of compliance filed at the Township that is more than one (1) year old, a sump pump inspection is still required for all properties containing sump pumps.

The requirement to inspect applies to all properties connected to the Township sewer collection system and includes all private laterals on the parcel. The inspection of the building drain lateral may be conducted under the direction of the property owner (seller), the purchaser (buyer), or their authorized agents.

The inspection should be conducted by a Minnesota Certified licensed contractor. An inspection shall be completed utilizing television video inspection equipment and, in a manner, that ensures the inspection report requirements can be accurately provided. The inspector must complete a Point-of-Sale private building/lateral inspection form. The inspection report must be provided to the buyer, seller and the Township at least 15 days prior to the closing or to the establishment of an escrow account.

For properties that pass inspection, the Township issues a Certificate of Compliance to the property owner which will be valid up to any additional transfer of property. For properties that fail the inspection, the Township will issue a correction notice delineating the problems and correction time frame requirements. For private laterals that fail the compliance inspection, the property owner has 90 days from the date of notice to correct the issues making the building drain non-compliant.

If an inspection discloses that a use of property is not in accordance with the Township Sewer Use Ordinance, a correction notice may be issued permitting the transfer of the property providing:

An agreement by the owner or owner’s representative agrees to complete corrections to the property necessary to bring it within compliance within 90 days or directed by the Town Board on a case-by-case basis.