08-06-1984 Town Board MinutesState of Minnesota The Town Board of the Town of Otsego met this
County of Wright 6 day of August, 1984, at 8:00 p.m. Douglas
Town of Otsego Lindenfelser, Chairman; Floyd Roden and William
Schulz, Supervisors; Lani Will, Deputy Clerk
and Jerome Perrault, Clerk, were present.
The meeting was called to order by Douglas Lindenfelser, Chairman.
The minutes of the July 16, 1984, Town Board Meeting were approved as
read.
One gravel bid was received from Dennis Fehn Gravel, to furnish
and haul 5000 cubic yards of gravel at $3.85 per cubic yard for a
total of $19,250.00.
Motion by Floyd Roden to accept the bid of Dennis Fehn Gravel
at $3.85 per cubic yard. Seconded by William Schulz, passed unanimously.
Motion. by William Schulz to send notices to Joesph Stecklein of
10135 Parrish Avenue and Mrs Kline of 10121 Parrish Avenue to have
the junks cars and trucks removed from their lots. Seconded by Floyd
Roden, passed unanimously.
The Town Board Meeting recessed at this time to conduct a Public
Hearing on the proposal bituminous surfacing of the streets in Great
River Acres which consists of 91st Street, Nelmark Avenue, Ochoa
Drive and Ochoa Circle.
Pete Raatikka, project engineer, addressed the meeting concern-
ing the project. He said the plans were to delete the service roads,
conect Ochoa Drive to County Road 39, pave all streets to a width of
22 feet, minimize grading and make any boulevard restoration the re-
sponsibility of the home owner. The bituminous layer will be 2 inches
thick for a 7 ton road. The total estimated cost of the project will
be $83,700.00, Total benefitting units to be assessed is 50 with a
cost per unit to be $1674.00 with an annual cost including interest
over ten year period of $272.36 per unit. If the Town Board approves
the project, bids could be let by early September.
The questions was raised if a 7 ton road was adequate as even
garage trucks exceed 7 tons. Pete Raatikka explained that it was
common practice to make residential district, streets 7 ton roads. A
7 ton street will not be stressed by an occasional ov rload, it is
only when they are subjected to heavy traffic overloading by many
trucks that damage occurs.
The questions was asked why the project was assessed on a per
lot basis instead of a footage basis. The Board explained the bene-
fit for road was the same for all regardless of lot size.
The question was raised if the Board would consider omitting
Nelmark Avenue from the project. The Board explained that they pre-
ferred to do the entire project at one time to minimize meAntenance
problems.
A straw vote was taken at this time to see how the residents
felt about the project. 21 residents voted yes and 5 voted no. The
meeting re-convened at this time.
Motion by Floyd Roden to approve the project of bituminous sur-
facing the streets of Great River Acres - 91st Street, Nelmark Ave.,
Ochoa Drive and Ochoa Circle - delete the service roads and connect
Ochoa Drive directly to County Road 39. Seconded by William Schulz,
passed unanimously.
Motion by Douglas Lindenfelser to order plan and specifications
for the project of bituminous surfacing the streets in Great River
Acres. Seconded by William Schulz, passed unanimously.
State of Minnesota
County of Wright
Town of Otsego
Continuation of the August 6, 1984, meeting
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Jeffery Plude appeared to request a permit to move a house from
Frankfort Township onto a lot on Packard Avenue. The house is now
26' x 26' and he intends to build an addition onto the house that
will make it over 1000 square feet.
The lot is located on part of the West z of the NWk of Section
34, Township 121, Range 23.
Motion by Floyd Roden to approve moving the house and approve
a permit for a basement for the house for Jeffery Plude. Seconded
by Douglas Lindenfelser,passed unanimously.
William Schulz submitted a type written letter of resignation
from the office of Supervisor, the reason being that he is no longer
a resident of the Township.
Motion by Douglas Lindenfelser to accept the resignation of Will-
iam Schulz, seconded by Floyd Roden, passed.
Motion by Douglas Lindenfelser to request William Schulz to
serve in an advisory capacity on projects currently being considered
by the Town Board. Seconded by Floyd Roden, passed.
On Motion the meeting adjourned.
SUPERVISORS:
ATTEST: Jerome Perrault, Clerk