CITY OF CLEARWATER, MINNESOTA

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

REGARDING PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENTS AND BUSINESS SUBSIDY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Clearwater, Minnesota, will hold a public hearing at a special meeting of the City Council beginning at 6:30 p.m., on Monday, July 14th, 2025, to be held at City Hall, 605 County Road 75, in Clearwater, Minnesota, on the request from J Cubed Properties LLC, that the City abate property taxes levied by the City on Parcel 104-043-000010, an approximately 10.97-acre property within the City of Clearwater, Minnesota. 

The total amount of the taxes proposed to be abated by the City on the property identified above for up to a 20 years period is estimated to be not more than $487,770.  The City Council will consider the property tax abatement to assist with the public infrastructure improvements to privately held property being developed for future commercial use. 

This assistance is a business subsidy pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Sections 116J.993 to 116J.995. Persons with residence in or the owner of taxable property in Clearwater may file a written complaint with the City if it fails to comply with Sections 116J.993 to 116J.995. No action may be filed against the City for the failure to comply unless a written complaint is filed.

All interested persons may appear at the July 14th, 2025 public hearing and present their views orally or in writing.

/s/ Annita M. Smythe

City Administrator

(Published in the Patriot: 06/28/25.)