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