Welcome Friends!
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TOWN OF WATAB MEETING ADDRESS:
Watab Town Hall is located at 660 - 75th St NW, Sauk Rapids, MN
(Please note that this is not the mailing address)
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2014 Annual Election and Meeting
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Watab Township is located on Benton County's west central border, and is one of the County's most urbanized Townships. Although there are no cities or rural centers located in the Township, due to its proximity to Sartell, Sauk Rapids, and St. Cloud, as well as such residential amenities as the Mississippi River and Little Rock Lake, Watab is experiencing increased pressure for further development.
Watab is also the least agricultural Township in Benton County. With 8,596 acres, only 63.1 percent of its land area is designated as Agricultural. Residential development is the second largest land use category in Watab. Consisting of 3,094 acres or 22.7 percent of the total Township land area, most of these residential areas are located around Little Rock Lake and the Mississippi River. In addition, there are a number of scattered small lot farmsteads as well as larger lot rural residential estates located throughout the Township. According to the most current data, the population of Watab is approximately 3,200 people, which is greater than the cities of Foley and Rice combined.
Due to the location of U.S. Highway 10 in Watab, commercial and industrial development comprises a larger share of its land area than other townships. Comprising 464.4 acres or 3.4 percent of Watab's land area, commercial and industrial development is focused on providing goods and services to the surrounding area as well as to the traveling public. As the Watab area grows, commercial development will continue to be located along this regional highway.
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Official notices can be found in the Sauk Rapids Herald, the official newspaper for the township, as well as on Benton Cable Channel 3.
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Disclaimer:
Every attempt has been made to ensure that the information contained on this web site is valid at the time of publication. Watab Township reserves the right to make additions, changes, or corrections at any time and without notice. Additionally, Watab Township disclaims any and all liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly as a result of errors, omissions, or discrepancies.
This web site includes links to other Internet sites that are not controlled by or endorsed by this township. Watab Township takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of these linked sites.
See photos of Watab History Day held on October 31, 2010.
It was a reunion of former employees of the King's Inn Supper Club on Little Rock Lake.
CLICK HERE to view.
Rent your Town Hall. Cost is only $50 for township residents. See the Town Hall Rental Page of this website for further details or call the Township Clerk, Pat Spence, at 255-8916.
Watab Warning Siren
An outdoor warning siren was installed on Isaac Road on November 4th. During testing, the siren was heard indoors six miles away. Thanks to Benton Telecommunications Foundation, a local foundation, for a grant of $15,000; East Central Energy for a grant of $5,000 from their Operation RoundUp Program; and Xcel Energy for a $500 grant.
The siren will be activated by the Benton County Sheriff's Department. Additional testing is being scheduled for February and March 2014.
Lakewood Shore Road crossing is complete and County Road 79 crossing will be completed in early spring. Following completion of that crossing, BNSF will make final inspections to approve the Quiet Zones at both crossings. Omann Brothers did not get the access permit and insurance to complete the County Road 79 crossing in 2013 as scheduled.
Railroad Crossing Quiet Zone Projects
All qualified voters of Watab Township are invited to participate in the 2014 Election of Officers, vote on the ballot question regarding establishment of fire districts, and attend the Annual Meeting. All will take place at the town hall on Tuesday, March 11.
The election hours are from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Election is for one Supervisor for a three-year term and one Clerk for a two-year term. Ed Kacures Jr. and Pat Spence are both running unopposed for re-election to another term.
The ballot question is "Shall Sections 1-12 served by the City of Rice Fire Department constitute Fire District 1 and Sections 13-36 constitute Fire District 2; and shall the cost for the contract with each city be paid for from the taxation of the property within each district?" Voters will select either "Yes" or "No."
Click Here to see the township section map to determine the section number where you live. (The one exception to the sections is that residents between Little Rock Lake and Bayview Court on the north side of Little Rock Road are served by Sauk Rapids Fire Department.)
The Annual Meeting will begin at approximately 8:00 p.m. following the closing of the polls. Click here for the agenda.
In case of bad weather, the meeting and election will be postponed until the same times on March 18th.
