St. Cloud loses permit fight due to delay

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Associated Press
Last update: February 22, 2009 – 1:02 PM

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – The city of St. Cloud has lost a major permit fight with the developers who want to build a home for chronic drinkers in the city.

Sherburne County Judge Thomas Hayes has ruled the city must issue a conditional use permit to River Crest.

Mayor Dave Kleis says the judge decided the city took longer than the maximum 60 days to deny the request last summer.

Kleis says he expects the City Council to abide by the judge’s order and give River Crest their permit during Monday night’s meeting.

River Crest plans to build a 40-bed facility southeast St. Cloud.

Kleis says it’s too late to do anything about this case, but he plans to lobby the Legislature to change the law and give cities more time to consider other future projects.

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