Notice of Public Meeting
Public hearing to consider enactment of Ordinance Number 696, amending Ordinance Number 593 - impacting the Chain of Lakes County Park
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO ENACT AN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT OF THE COUNTY PARKS ORDINANCE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Stearns County Board of Commissioners, in and for the County of Stearns, Minnesota, shall conduct a public hearing to consider enactment of Ordinance Number 696, amending Ordinance Number 593. Proposed changes include: addition of section regarding Chain of Lakes County Park, exclusions to existing ordinance regarding hunting at Chain of Lakes County Park, addition of ATV/UTV under vehicle definition, addition aligning cannabis use language with existing Stearns County Ordinances, addition of item addressing visitor conduct within parks to enhance public safety, and various grammatical revisions.
The Stearns County Board of Commissioners will conduct the above hearing on Tuesday, August 26th, 2025, beginning at 9:00 a.m. or soon thereafter. The hearing will be held in the County Board Room of the Stearns County Administration Center, 705 Courthouse Square, St. Cloud, MN 56303.
See the Chain of Lakes County Park website for details.
Copies of the proposed ordinance changes are available upon request and online at www.stearnscountymn.gov. All persons are invited to attend said public hearing or submit written testimony prior to the hearing date.
Written testimony should be submitted to: Stearns County Parks Department, Benjamin Anderson
1802 County Road 137, Waite Park, MN 56387 or via email to: parkinfo@stearnscountymn.gov
Notice of Public Meeting
Public Meeting regarding new County Park.
The Stearns County Park Department is holding a public input meeting regarding the new park south of Cold Spring.
Chain of Lakes County Park is located at 16163 County Road 49, in Cold Spring, MN 56320.
The Park Department is currently working on a management plan for the property and will gather feedback from the public at this meeting.
Topics of discussion will include potential amenities and limited hunting area. The SRCLA letter of support highlighting the Association's interest can be found here.
Here is the official meeting notice:
https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/STEARNS-3aa630e