On April 9, voters in Stacy, Minn., will head to the polls to cast their ballots in a special election for city council. Uniquely, all four council positions and the mayorship are in play. This is because the City of Stacy recently annexed neighboring Lent Township.
Judge Jessica Palmer-Denig approved the Stacy-Lent annexation last August with an effective date of Dec. 29, 2023. At that point, the Lent Township ceased to exist and, as a result, its elected board of supervisors dissolved.
As part of the annexation, city and township officials agreed to elect an entirely new city council and mayor in order to include former township voters whose previously elected government no longer exists.
