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Lake Property Owners Take New Approach To Invasive Species

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Minnesota lakeshore residents are changing tactics in the fight against aquatic invasive species, they're taxing themselves. Lake property owners have increasingly started forming lake improvement districts, which have the authority to levy property taxes. The most common reason is to help pay to fight the growing problem of invasive species. Lawmakers authorized lake improvement districts in the 1970s. But a majority of lake residents have to be on board, and then must petition their county board.