Wyoming City Council voted Wednesday, Aug. 8 to petition the Minnesota Supreme Court to review the Court of Appeals decision about the merger petition submitted by Wyoming Township and the city of Wyoming. The decision came after a closed session to discuss litigation.

Tim Sime, the attorney who represents the city and township in this action, and Roger Elmore, chairman of Wyoming Town Board, also attended. The meeting was closed, but council reconvened to take action. The vote was 4-1, with Council member Gary Menne voting against the action, expressing concern about additional legal costs to residents.

The lawsuit stems from a decision by the state Office of Administrative Hearings in 2006 to jointly hear merger agreement petitions between the city and township of Wyoming and separate annexation petitions filed by Chisago City and Stacy, targeting land in Wyoming Township. When a district court denied a Writ of Mandamus filed by the two Wyomings to force the OAH to take action, the matter was appealed to the court of appeals.

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