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Lake Auburn Watershed Protection Commission recommends 90-day development pause

The commission board is drafting a letter to the city and Auburn Water District after consulting with legal counsel Monday.

Auburn council tables vote on Lake Auburn septic standards

The decision is aimed at giving the Planning Board and consultants more time to consider expanded lot sizes related to development concerns in the watershed.

Auburn council to vote on watershed septic design updates Monday

The process will likely coincide with expanded lot sizes and water quality monitoring due to development concerns that have sparked an ongoing debate in the Twin Cities.

Petition effort seeks to repeal Lake Auburn boundary rezoning

Another petition effort is in the works to repeal a recent zoning change in Auburn, this time for the Gracelawn Road property near Lake Auburn that features a gravel pit.

Auburn board supports Lake Auburn septic changes — with conditions

The Planning Board voted unanimously to support the ordinance change, but with several conditions. It will now go to the City Council.

Lake Auburn’s future needs to be clearer, not green

In its current clearwater state, we are preserving our water quality and money. Greenwater means more toxins and money needed for filtration.

Lewiston presses Auburn to halt changes in watershed

The future of Lake Auburn has once again driven a wedge between officials in the Twin Cities.

Water officials may pursue Lake Auburn filtration plant design

Superintendent Sid Hazelton said the board of trustees is trying to take advantage of federal funding to design a 'shovel ready' project, if and when it's needed.

Auburn council votes to rezone land along Lake Auburn watershed boundary

The council gave initial approval to a zoning change that would no longer consider a section of land off Gracelawn Road part of the Lake Auburn watershed. A number of residents and a few councilors said the city should take a more careful look.