Minnehaha Creek Watershed District v. Gayle's Marina Corp.

KEITH, Justice.

This case presents the question of how an aggrieved party may obtain review of a permit decision by the managers of a watershed district. Specifically, we are asked to decide whether the review procedures of the Watershed Act, Minn.Stat. § 112.801 (1988), recodified as amended at Minn. Stat. § 103D.535 (1990),1 apply to watershed district permit decisions.

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Gayle’s Marina Corporation, a family-owned marina on Lake Minnetonka, requested a permit amendment in July 1989 from the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, to allow it to dredge to an elevation of *225921.6 feet instead of…