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Planning Commission Meeting

April 8, 2026 · Forest Lake, MN
Source: Meeting minutes 2026-04-08 (PDF)
Retrieved April 25, 2026 from www.ci.forest-lake.mn.us ↗
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Attendees

Paul Girard (Commission Chair) (absent)
Susan Young (Planning Commissioner)
Andy Aplikowski (Planning Commissioner)
Don Stehler (Planning Commissioner)
Corey Goodwin (Planning Commissioner)
Jesse Wagner (Planning Commissioner)
Tim Stender (Vice Chair)
✓ Present: 6/7

Decisions

#Variance request for Forest View Estates

DENIED 6-0

#Preliminary plat for Forest View Estates

DENIED 6-0

#Variance request for William and Jeannette Wittrock

APPROVED 5-1

#Variance request for James Larson & Janice Bostrom

APPROVED 5-0-1

#Impervious surface coverage variance for James Larson & Janice Bostrom

DENIED 4-1-1

Agenda Items

#1

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM

#2

Roll Call

The attendees were marked as present or absent

#3

Pledge of Allegiance

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited

#4

Approve the Agenda

The agenda was approved with no comments

#5

Open Forum – Citizen Petitions, Requests, and Concerns

No comments were made during the open forum

#6

Consent Agenda Considerations

The consent agenda item 6.a was approved

#7

Variance and Preliminary Plat – Forest View Estates

The variance request and preliminary plat for Forest View Estates were denied

#b

Variance – William and Jeannette Wittrock

The variance request for William and Jeannette Wittrock was approved

#c

Variances – James Larson & Janice Bostrom

The variance requests for James Larson & Janice Bostrom were approved and denied

Public Comments

14 speakers
Andrew Wolf · Topic: Traffic and safety concerns

Expressed concerns about safety and the increase in vehicles

Chad Bloomberg · Topic: Development policies

Discussed an important policy concern since development policies exist for safe growth and development

David Kulenkamp · Topic: Sewer system

Asked about the sewer system that was installed and if it still had the capacity not to crack or be damaged so many years later

Jennifer Vanderbosch Stary · Topic: Property development

Stated that the Planning Commission had to find all six of the elements to approve the variance request and believed that three of the items failed

Laurie Knoll · Topic: Traffic and safety concerns

Asked how long the building of the twenty homes would take and how many years trucks would drive past their homes to get to the access

Catherine Jaqua · Topic: Safety concerns

Voiced agreement with the safety concerns and referenced an email that she sent to the Planning Commission about safety concerns related to the evacuation under an armed standoff situation

Brad Jacobsen · Topic: Traffic and safety concerns

Expressed concerns about the traffic and the property on the corner with the very large pine trees

Jay Jennen · Topic: Property development

Discussed the property development and the potential impact on the neighborhood

Mike Anderson · Topic: Traffic and safety concerns

Expressed concerns about the traffic and the potential impact on the neighborhood

Luke Milanovich · Topic: Sewer system

Discussed a problem with the pipe and the sewer between 231st and Hyo Court North

Tim Saari · Topic: Traffic and safety concerns

Expressed concerns about the traffic and the potential impact on the neighborhood

Maria Bloomberg · Topic: Property development

Asked if she should address the email that she sent and discussed the property development and the potential impact on the neighborhood

William Wittrock · Topic: Property development

Discussed the property development and the potential impact on the neighborhood

Victoria McNeel · Topic: Property development

Discussed the property development and the potential impact on the neighborhood