Dancing Waters Parcels to Change School Districts

Press release from Washington County

A public hearing to gather comment on transferring parcels between school districts in Woodbury was conducted by the Washington County Board of Commissioners Oct. 16.

The hearing regarded a petition from Pulte Homes to detach and annex a number of parcels to and from school districts in a planned neighborhood that is split between school districts.

No residents spoke at the hearing. After the hearing, the Washington County Board gave its approval to the parcel transfers.

The parcels in question lie in a newly platted subdivision, Dancing Waters 11th Addition. The housing development is in the northeast corner of Woodbury, bordered by Settlers Ridge Parkway on the west and Conifer Pass on the north. The new subdivision does not follow the line of the existing border between South Washington County School District 833 and Stillwater Area Public Schools District 834.

A boundary change was already approved by the county in 2003, based on concept drawings for this development. Since then, minor changes have occurred in the layout of the subdivision, and as a result, further changes in the boundary are needed.

The current owner and land developer, Pulte Homes of Minnesota, has worked with both school districts to create a new school district boundary through portions of the subdivision. Pulte Homes has submitted a petition for the annexation and detachment of the parcels according to state law, and both school districts have agreed to the proposed detachment and annexation of the parcels.