Minnesota Municipal Commission files, 1971-1976.

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Minnesota Municipal Commission files, 1971-1976.

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Files of the assistant attorney general assigned to the commission, relating to annexations and detachments of land from municipalities and townships, incorporation of municipalities, mergers, and joint powers agreements. They consist of copies of the commission's general memoranda (agendas and notes on commission actions), general memoranda of the commission and the attorney general, notices and findings of commission hearings, and litigation files regarding annexations to the city of Stillwater and the village of Monticello.

1.0 cu. ft. (1 box).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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