(LEXINGTON – Feb. 3, 2022) – Lexington city leaders took official strides to stand up to what they believe is under-handed and abusive actions taken by Blaine city leaders regarding the interconnected water system that the two cities have used since the late 1970s.
In a resolution passed at Thursday night’s city council meeting, the council laid out how it would expect Blaine would proceed after the larger city sought to make changes to the interconnected system in 2020 and 2021.
Blaine recently opened a new multi-million-dollar water treatment facility on Lexington Avenue, and as the city has grown, more of its treated water has also flowed into the system that serves Lexington, given the interconnected nature.
“The city of Blaine has interconnections with many cities, and those are all filed with permits to Minnesota DNR and the thing is those are all metered interconnections,” Blaine Mayor Tim Sanders told North Metro TV News in December. That means Blaine knows exactly how much water the other cities are using from Blaine’s system.
“The (interconnection) with the city of Lexington is not a metered connection,” Sanders said.
Meanwhile, Lexington officials accuse Blaine city workers of coming into the city and seeking to make changes to the valves.
The resolution states, among other things, that “Lexington is not under a legal duty to agree to Blaine’s proposed changes,” and Lexington “wants to be a good neighbor by working with Blaine” on any proposed changes.
It states that Lexington will only suffer if the changes Blaine wants to make happen. Blaine city officials say that is not the case, despite Lexington, according to the resolution, believing “Blaine exceeded its authority by implementing recent changes.”
Read the full resolution here:
