June 1 is second chance

By Patric Hedlund, TME

Lake of the Woods property owners stumbled at a critical step to provide for their own future water security on April 22.

Though property owners have already voted to join a regional water district, they haven’t yet voted to transfer ownership of the pipes that reach their homes.

“We need 51% to vote to transfer the…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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Claudio Escobedo, Jude Urueta, Patricia Urueta and Richard Sheffield discuss a confusing letter sent to Lake of the Woods water customers just before a critical vote on April 22. The vote failed.

Pam Jarecki and Richard Sheffield

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