Unorganized township next to Beatty votes to incorporate

Township 63 17

UNORGANIZED TOWNSHIP 63-17. Minn. – Voters in Unorganized Township 63-17 have voted to incorporate.

The area is just to the east of Beatty and west of parts of Greenwood Townships in St. Louis County.

Out of 80 ballots cast, the vote was 49 to 31 in favor of organizing as a town.

Results are unofficial until certified by the canvassing board, which is scheduled to meet next Monday, May 19, 2025 at 10 a.m. in the St. Louis County Courthouse in Duluth, Commissioner Conference Room.

If the Canvassing Board certifies the election, County Auditor Nancy Nilsen is supposed to call a meeting for residents to establish their town board.