St. Cloud Starts Process to Annex Land for Stearns County Justice Center Project

St. Cloud starts process to annex land for Stearns County justice center project

The Stearns County justice center project requires St. Cloud to annex land from St. Joseph Township.

St. Cloud City Council approves preliminary budget increase, land annexation notice

ST. CLOUD — The St. Cloud City Council adopted the 2025 preliminary tax levy and budget totaling more than $100 million at its Monday, Sept. 8, meeting. The budget, which is the first under Mayor Jake Anderson, is a 12.29% increase from 2025 and was adopted by a 6-1 vote. Council member Scott Brodeen was the lone dissenting vote regarding the measure. "We're already tax burdened enough," Brodeen told the council before voting no. "We have the n…