A Ramsey County District Court Judge on Thursday denied a request by the city of Wyoming and Wyoming Township to order the state Office of Administrative Hearings/Municipal Boundary Adjustment Unit to approve the annexation all lands described in the city/town joint resolution for annexation. The ruling by Judge Michael T. De Courcy was a setback to the Wyoming communities that have been moving toward consolidation as one Wyoming for the past year.

The court case was filed by the city and township after the boundary adjustment unit declared it would combine the city and township orderly annexation request with separate hostile annexation cases filed by Chisago City and Stacy. Chisago City and Stacy are both attempting to annex portions of Wyoming Township. Wyoming Township and the city of Wyoming argued that because their petition was filed prior to the moves by Stacy and Chisago City, it should be acted upon first.

Wyoming Mayor Sheldon Anderson and Town Board Chair Roger Elmore said Thursday the city council and town board will meet with their attorneys on Monday to discuss legal options. No dates have been announced for upcoming state hearings into the respective petitions.

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