07-18-1988 Town Board MinutesState of Minnesota The Town Board of the Town of Otsego
County of Wright met this 18th day of July, 1988 at
Town of Otsego 8:00 P.M. Norman Freske, Chairman,
Floyd Roden and Douglas Lindenfelser
Supervisors, Jerome Perrault, Clerk, and Elaine Beatty,
Deputy Clerk, were present.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Norman
Freske.
Minutes of the July 5, 1988 Town Board Meeting were
approved as read.
Thomas Fay of 10795 - 70TH Street N.E. Sec. 35, Range 24
appeared before the Board to request a permit for a lot line
adjustment to add another acre to his present one acre lot.
He wishes to build a 36' X 36' storage building and needs
more area.
Motion by Douglas Lindenfelser to approve a lot line
adjustment permit for Thomas Fay to add another acre to his
present lot. Seconded by Floyd Roden, all Board Members
voted in favor of the Motion.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Shelquist appeared before the Board
to request information on the proposed upgrading and
bituminous surfacing of Kadler Avenue from County #39 to 85th
Street and 92nd Street West of Kadler Avenue. According to
the Engineer's feasibility study report, Mr. Shelquist would
have three (3) assessable units on Kadler Avenue at an
estimated $2,276.78 per unit, and one unit on 92nd, at an
estimated $4,553.97 per unit. As Mr. Shelquist will be out
of town when the public hearing on the project is held on
August 1, 1988 he will notify the Board by letter whether he
favors or opposes the project.
Robert Hammer; who lives on Lot 19, Block 1 Wasesch
Estates 2nd Addition; appeared before the Board to request a
Permit to move in a 20' X 22' garage. The building is in
good condition, will be placed on footings and a cement slab,
and will meet all setback requirements.
Motion by Norman Freske to approve a permit for Robert
Hammer to move in a 20' x 22' garage. Seconded by Douglas
Lindenfelser, all Board Members voted in favor of the Motion.
Dave Montebello of the Wright County Highway Department
appeared before the Board to discuss the County Highway
Departments plans to re -construct CSAH #42 from County #39 to
the Elk River bridge. They are presently considering two
options, a rural type with ditches, and a paved shoulder, or
a municipal type section with curb and gutters. As the East
side of the road is mostly agricultural, they would consider
using a combination of the two disigns with curb and gutter
on the West side and rural designs with ditches on the East
side except in front of the houses. If a rural design was
used, the County would pay all costs. If the municipal type
section with curb and guter were used, the County would use a
policy like they use when a County Road goes through a City,
wherein the Township would pay a percentage of the road
construction and a percentage of the curb and gutter. The
County's usual funding policy for roads within municipalities
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is: For Road Construction 70% County and 30% Municipality;
for curb and gutter 50% County and 50% Municipality. With a
curb and gutter design, storm drain and catch basins would
also be needed. The cost share on the storm drain and catch
basins depends on many factors such as how much the road
benefits and how much the property owners benefit.
The benefits of the curb and gutter design are that it
requires ten feet (10') less right-of-way, is more attractive
in front of the houses and is more conducive to installing
sidewalks if ever desired.
The rural type design is cheaper to construct and also
gives more room to push snow. Also the ditches will take
care of runoff water.
The figures on the project at this time are only
estimates, but a rough estimate of the Township share of the
curb and gutter design would be $50,000.00.
The County Board prefers not to get involved in
assessments so it would be up to the Town Board to decide if
they want to assess a portion of the Township's share to the
property owners.
The County Highway Department has a Public Hearing on
the CSAH #42 Project scheduled for Thursday, July 28, 1988 at
7:30 P.M. at the Town Hall. The Town Board requested Mr.
Montebello to give them some more enact figures on the
project cost and what the Township's share would be prior to
the Hearing.
Motion by Douglas Lindenfelser to request the County
Zoning Administrator to take legal action against the
following people:
Ronald Webber of 14339 NE 78TH ST. to remove the junk
cars and other junk from his lot.
Louis Szenay of 14576 - 84TH St. NE to remove junk cars
and old tanks from his lot.
Ricky Dellwo, of 14179 - 67TH Circle to remove junk cars
from his lot.
John Birosh, of 14216 - 67TH Circle, to remove old semi-
trailer, old trucks, junk cars old tires and garbage from his
lot.
Seconded by Norman Freske, all Board Members voted in
favor of the Motion.
Motion by Douglas Lindenfelser to give Gerald Baron of
14210 - 62ND ST. NE another 30 days to remove the junk cars
from his lot and if he fails to comply, the County Zoning
Administrator will be requested to take legal action to have
the junk cars removed. Seconded by Floyd Roden, all Board
Members voted in favor of the Motion.
Motion by Norman Freske to send a notice to Noel Wentzel
of 14861 - 88TH ST NE to remove the junk cars and old mobil
home from his lot within 30 days. Seconded by Douglas
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Lindenfelser, all Board Members voted in favor of the Motion.
The Town Board reported that they did a Site Inspection
of the Chipper McDowell parking lot and found no problems
with it.
They also did a Site Inspection of the Douglas Bistodeau
Lot and requested him to remove his boat from the stilts he
has it placed on within 30 days as it is a potential hazard.
There have been cases of fence cutting and trespassing
reported in the Township, specifically the Kenneth and Harold
Lindenfelser farm. Violators will be prosecuted.
On Motion, the meeting adjourned.
NORMAN F. FRESKE, CHAIRMAN
DOUGLAS LINDENFELSER, SUPERVISOR
FLOYD RODEN, SUPERVISOR
ATTEST; JEROME PERRAULT, CLERK
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