State Ex Rel. Friends of the Riverfront v. City of Minneapolis

OPINION

LANSING, Judge.

As part of a challenge to a proposed athletic facility on Nicollet Island, the plaintiffs brought a lawsuit asserting a Minnesota Environmental Rights Act claim, a contract claim, and a declaratory-judgment claim. The district court dismissed the suit. On appeal, the plaintiffs challenge the decision to dismiss each of these claims. We conclude that the MERA claim was precluded by a previous administrative determination, that the contract claim was not ripe, and that the remaining declaratory-judgment claim fails as a matter of law. Accordingly, we affirm.

FACTS

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