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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Notice to Residents on Plowing Snow

The town board wants to keep the township roads safe for all residents this winter. Please remember that it is against Minnesota State Law to plow, blow, shovel, or otehrwise place snow from your sidewalks, driveways, or parking lots onto the public roads or their right-of-ways. Doing so can potentially create unsafe conditions for drivers and pedestrians and damage snow plow equipment. Placement of snow over driveway culverts has caused them to freeze, resulting in backup of spring runoff and erosion to township roads. In the future the board will assess property owners for the cost of any damage caused by these practices. Please see the notice on the page with Snow Removal Info for a full copy of the notice. Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated. Also, if you are aware of an area that needs to be plowed or sanded to improve safety this winter, please contact one of the town board supervisors or Ron Burski at 980-0617. Thank you for your cooperation.

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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.  

ATTENTION SENIORS:

Twin Pines Restaurant

Senior Diner's Club

now open - Daily Dining - 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

(All meals include Milk, Dessert, and Coffee.  Gratuity not included.)

Partially funded under contract with the Central Minnesota Council of Aging as part of the Older Americans Act

and administered by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud

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.      

(posted 11-8-2010)

2011 Watab Clean Up Day Photos. Click on this link to view additional phots.

Emergency Notification System

Benton County Emergency Management has a notification system where you are called if there is an emergency in your area. They rely on public records for phone numbers, so if you use an unlisted number, unpublished number, or cell phone, you will not be notified unless you register.

This system will be used to notify neighborhoods of severe weather, flooding, or crime alerts.

Please register by e-mailing jmcdermott@co.benton.mn.us for more information. Include your name, address, phone numbers for notification, and an e-mail address if you wish to be notified of emergencies by e-mail.