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Charter Research <br /> <br />1. Does your charter provide residents with the right to petition against local <br />improvement projects? <br /> <br />2. If yes, is this right limited to only those projects which involve special <br />assessments? <br /> <br />3. Does your charter provide residents with the right to petition FOR a local <br />improvement project? <br /> <br />4. If yes, is this right limited to only those projects which would involve special <br />assessments? <br /> <br />City Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 <br />Alexandria Yes No Yes No <br />Arlington No Yes No <br />Blaine No No <br />Brooklyn Center No No <br />Brooklyn Park No No <br />Cannon Falls No No <br />East Grand Forks No No <br />Excelsior No No <br />Lino Lakes(1) Yes Yes Yes Yes <br />Morris Yes No Yes No <br />Mounds View Yes Yes Yes Yes <br />New Ulm Yes No Yes (2) No <br />Plymouth No No <br />St. Cloud Yes Yes Yes Yes <br />Windom No No <br /> <br />1 In Lino Lakes, every local improvement involving special assessments must be <br />considered by residents via referendum, unless 100% is paid via assessments and <br />connection fees. As with Mounds View, if an improvement does not involve special <br />assessments, it would seem the referendum requirement would not apply. <br /> 2 Valid petitions require signatures from 35% of residents within a project area.