In Re the Joint Resolution of Watertown

I respectfully dissent:

1. The joint resolution of May 3, 1976, in paragraph 4, provided:

Because of the unknown time element of orderly annexation, both parties agreed to leave the question of annexations within this area to the discretion of the Minnesota Municipal Commission upon application to them by either party hereto, and upon agreement of a majority of the landowners thereto.

(Emphasis added).

2. Minn.Stat. § 414.0325, subd. 1, permits initiation of orderly annexation proceedings and confers jurisdiction on the Minnesota Municipal Board by a joint resolution of a township and…