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Special Municipal Planning Commission Meeting

Event date: 7/17/2026 8:30 AM

Special Municipal Planning Commission Meeting – July 17, 2026

Thorhild County will hold a Special Municipal Planning Commission Meeting electronically through Microsoft Teams.

Date: Friday, July 17, 2026
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: Microsoft Teams

Meeting Purpose

The Municipal Planning Commission will receive and consider additional information regarding Development Permit Application DP26-2745.

Legal Description: Lot 5A, Block 5, Plan 232 1259, Long Lake
Land Use District: RL – Long Lake Residential District
Proposal: A request for approval of a major rear-yard setback deficiency and a minor side-yard setback deficiency for a new Single Detached Dwelling within the Hamlet of Long Lake.

The application was tabled by the Municipal Planning Commission on July 14, 2026, pending receipt of additional information.

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Members of the public may observe the meeting electronically through Microsoft Teams.

Join the Microsoft Teams meeting:
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/237807007886870?p=toXOLweqihmj24EFzj

Meeting ID: 237 807 007 886 870
Passcode: cg3LC35Z

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