Chengwatana Township

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Pine City School Referendum

Election Hours 10 AM-8 PM

All eligible voters in ISD 578 vote at Pine City High School-Early/Absentee voting it at the Courthouse.

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Presidential Nominating Primary (PNP)

Election Hours 7 AM – 8 PM

All eligible voters in Chengwatana vote at the townhall-Early/Absentee voting is at the Courthouse.

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Township Elections

Election Hours 5 PM – 8 PM

All eligible voters in Chengwatana vote at the townhall-Early/Absentee voting is available by contacting the clerk.

TOWN OF CHENGWATANACOUNTY OF PINESTATE OF MINNESOTANOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING  ON PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, ZONING ORDINANCE &AN INTERIM ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A STUDY AND IMPOSING A MORATORIUM ON THE OPERATION OF A CANNABIS BUSINESS   The Chengwatana Township Board of Supervisors sitting as the Chengwatana Township Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. or as soon as the matter may be heard on August 29, 2023, at the Chengwatana Town Hall located at 27136 Forest Road, Pine City, Minnesota, 55063.  The purpose of this public hearing to is to take comments on the proposed Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Ordinance and an Interim Ordinance Authorizing a Study and Imposing a Moratorium on the Operation of a Cannabis Business.     A copy of the proposed Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Ordinance and an Interim Ordinance Authorizing a Study and Imposing a Moratorium on the Operation of a Cannabis Business can be viewed by contacting Katy Overtoom, Town Clerk, at (320) 629-2208 during regular business hours.  All interested parties are invited to attend this public hearing.  Written comments can be made and will be taken up to the time of the Public Hearing by submitting them to the Town Clerk at the address listed above.   _____/S/____________________ Katy Overtoom, Clerk Chengwatana Township

The following notice will be published in the Pine City Pioneer on 3/2/23 and 3/9/23.

Public Test, Absentee Voting, Elections, and Annual Meeting for Chengwatana Township

Notice is hereby given to the qualified voters of Chengwatana Township, County of Pine, State of MN, that the Annual Election of Town Officers and Annual Town Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. The election hours are from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, at which time the voters will elect:

One Supervisor – 3 year term

One Treasurer – 2 year term

The Board of Canvass will meet immediately following the close of polls.

The Chengwatana Township Annual Meeting will commence at approximately 8:05 pm, March 14, 2023, to conduct all necessary business prescribed by law.

In case of inclement weather, the election and meeting may be postponed until Tuesday, March 21, 2023.

Absentee voting is available by contacting the clerk at 320-629-2208 or via e-mail at clerk@chengwatanatownship.com or the hall will be open on Saturday, March 11, 2023 from 10:00-12:00 for this purpose.

Public accuracy test of optical scan voting equipment will be done on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at 10:00 am.  All activities are to take place at the Chengwatana Townhall, located at 27136 Forest Road, Pine City.

On Thursday, February 16th at 7 pm a 2nd informational meeting was held regarding the progess on developing a comprehensive plan and an outline for potential zoning. Steven Grittman from Northwest Associated Consultants presented work completed so far and answered questions from residents. Over 70 people attended the meeting.

The following link was uploaded to YouTube and is a recorded presentation from a meeting attendee. It is the consultant’s presentation only and does not include the public question and answer session.

The following is a link to the results of the public survey.

https://chengwatanatownship.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Survey-Cheng-Prelim.docx

An informational meeting will be held on Thursday, February 16 at 7 pm at the townhall at 27136 Forest Road to present updates on the comprehensive plan and potential zoning from our consultant and outline for work to be completed. Feedback and input will be solicited from the residents at this meeting.

Katy Overtoom

Clerk

An informational meeting was held on Thursday, November 17th at 7:00 pm at the townhall. Stephen Grittman of Northwest Associated Consultants presented a brief overview of the project along with some maps to help visualize the various land uses existing in the township. The area around the lake and the river is currently managed by Pine County under the County Shorelands Ordinance. Outside of the shorelands, there is currently no zoning in the township. The townboard adopted a 1 year moratorium in April of 2022 for the purposes of developing a potential township zoning ordinance and comprehensive plan. This meeting was one of many steps in that process. The township will update this website and our Facebook page as additional meetings are scheduled. Below is a link to the survey along with the handout from the meeting plus some photos.

All residents and landowners within the township are encouraged to take the following short survey to help NAC narrow their focus on certain topics.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RNN73RQ

The planning commission meeting scheduled for Tuesday, November 1st at 8 pm has been cancelled.

The planning commission meeting scheduled for Tuesday, October 4th at 8 pm has been cancelled. The townboard met with Steven from Northwest Associated Consultants and it was determined the scope of work they are undertaking will not be ready for the board to review until the regular board meeting on October 18th. An informational meeting will be held on Thursday, November 17th at 7 pm at the townhall to present a preliminary plan from NAC and outline for work to be completed. Feedback and input will be solicited from the residents at this meeting.

Please click on pages for details regarding Officers and Townhall Rental.