Harrisons Bay Lake Improvement District (LID)

At the June 10th, 2025 Mound City Council, the City received a petition from the Harrisons Bay Association to form a Lake Improvement District (LID). The primary goals of the proposed LID are to:
  • manage existing and possible future Aquatic Invasive Species (LID)
  • improve the lake's water quality by reducing phosphorous and sediment entering the bay, and reducing phosphorous concentrations in the bay; and
  • reduce the density of common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Per the DNR, LIDs are a special purpose type of government formed to pursue and fund programs or projects to address lake health problems, restore native habitat, or otherwise improve a lake. As such, it has some but not all the powers of a standard government and is always under the governance of the city or county with jurisdiction (the ‘parent government’).

As part of the process for forming a LID, the City Council must schedule a public hearing prior to considering the adoption and creation of the district if the petitioning organization has demonstrated that at least 51% of the property owners within the defined boundary approve of the initiative. After receiving the petition from Harrisons Bay Association, the City verified that the minimum threshold has been achieved, and a public hearing is set to be held on August 12th at 6:00pm during the regularly scheduled City Council Meeting.

For background on the process to this point:
After the petition is received, the DNR is required to submit an advisory report for the City Council levying its opinion on the creation of the Lake Improvement District. A copy of this advisory report in its entirety can be found in the document center below, as well as general information on how a LID is created.
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  • MN DNR Lake Improvement District General Information
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  • LID Flow Chart.pdf
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  • MN DNR LID Advisory Report
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