08-14-1989 Public Hearing MinutesSTATE OF MINNESOTA A Public Hearing was held
COUNTY OF WRIGHT this 14 day of August,
TOWN OF OTSEGO 1989, at 7:30 P.M. on the
proposed Storm Drain for
Vasseurs 4th Addition and
2 parcels of Ag land just
West of Vas curs 4th Addition. Norman Freske, Chairman,
Douglas Lindenfelser and Floyd Roden, Supervisors, Elaine
Beatty, Deputy Clerk, Jerome Perrault, CLerk, Larry Koshak,
project Engineer and William Radzwill, Attorney, were
present.
Chairman Norman Freske called the hearing to order and
called on Engineer Larry Koshak to address the hearing. Mr.
Koshak explained he had done a feasibility study of the
proposed Storm Drain project and determined the estimated
cost of the project to be as follows:
Storm sewer - 1280 linear ft. $18,000.00
Manhole - Catch basins - 2 each 1,000.00
Flared end sections 500.00
Ditch cleaning & Excavation - 450 ft. 2,250.00
Drain tile - 300 ft. 1,200.00
Culverts - 15" & 24" 2,080.00
Turf establishment - 1 acre 1,000.00
$26,030.00
Engineering, Legal & Administrative costs 7,809.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED COST $33,839.00
This Storm Dain project would benefit Lot Nos. 1 thru 8
and 27 thru 30 in Vasseurs 4th Addition and 2 farm land
parcels, Nos. 204200 and 204201.
The Cost Summary of the project is as follows:
Total project cost
DNR Grant
Property owners share
Cost per unit ($18,254 by 18)
Cost per unit per year for 10 year
$33,254,00
15,000.00
18,254.00
1,303.86
218.40
In order to proceed with this plan it was necessary for
the Board to obtain a drainage easement on the Ford Slaughter
property North of 85th to clean the ditch and lower it but
the Board has not been able to obtain the easement from Mr.
Slaughter.
Because of the failure to obtain the easement from Mr.
Slaughter, Mr. Koshak said he did a feasibility study of an
alternative route by placing a storm drain tile line along
85th St. West to Nashua Ave. but this would increase the
total project cost to $77,194.00 and the assessment per unit
for the 14 units would be $4,442.23. He felt this
alternative would be too costly to the property owners.
The question was asked if the Board had considered
following the old tile line. The Board said they felt this
would require too many easements and they would run into too
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many septic systems and drain fields.
Mr. Kincannon asked if he had a right to drain his land
through Mr. Slaughter's property. Mr. Radzwill said that if
he could prove that the ditch was originally deeper and did
drain his property, then he would have the right to clean out
the ditch to drain his property.
The question was asked if they missed the August 31
deadline for applying for the DNR Grant, when could the Board
reapply? Mr. Radzwill said they would not be able to apply
for another year.
Tom Constant said that he owns the property next to Ford
Slaughter and he would consider allowing the tile line to be
placed across his property. Mr. Koshak agreed to do a
feasibility study of this possibility. The Town Board, Mr.
Koshak, and Mr. Constant agreed to meet tomorrow evening
(August 15) at the site on Mr. Constant's property to
evaluate the possbility of placing the tile line there.
Floyd Goenner asked Mr. Koshak why the tile line needed
to be that big as the old line was only a 10 inch. Larry
Koshak replied that they seldom use a .Storm Drain line
smaller than 15 inchs because a line smaller than 15 inches
is harder to maintain and will not lust as long.
Motion by Douglas Lindenfelser to re -open the Storm
Drain Hearing at 7:00 P.M., August 21, 1989. Seconded by
Norman Freske, all Board Members voted in favor of the
motion.
Clem and Gil Darkenwald appeared at this time at the
request of the Town Board to discuss the Developers Contract
for Mississippi Parkwood. Chairman Norman Freske called the
meeting to order and asked the Darkenwalds if they had
arrived at any new offers as to what they were willing to pay
per lot as per the Developers Contract. Gil Darkenwald said
they had nothing new to offer except what was in the letter
their Attorney, Ed Bock, sent to the Town Board in which they
offered to pay $25.00 per lot at the time the Contract was
signed and $75.00 per lot at the time the building permits
are issued, a total of $4,900.00 for the 49 lot developement.
The Board said they felt the Township should recover all
expenses incurred during the plat approval and construction
process. The Board said they already have expenses between
$7,000 and $8,000, and the process is not completed. Gil
Darkenwald asked if this included expenses with Jerry Smith
and other developers and the Board replied that this amount
was just for their plat. The Board said that the Township
Engineer had done a further study of the per lot fees and had
come up with a revised fee of $400.00 per lot which includes
a $150.00 per lot fee for Seal Coating. The Board said they
would be willing to waive the Seal Coating fee at this time
and decide later whether to assess the Seal Coating costs or
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pay for it out of the General FUnd. The Board explained they
are not trying to make money with the Developers Contract,
they just feel they should recover expenses and the taxpayers
of the Township should not be liable for any development
expenses. Floyd Roden asked if the Darkenwalds were
agreeable to the Developers Contract as such. The
Darkenwalds said they were agreeable to the principle of a
Developers Contract, its just that they felt the fees were
much too high and that the Developers Contract was not
mentioned until just before final plat approval. Clem
Darkenwald had a cost sheet of what other communities charge
and they are less than what Otsego wants. He said the City
of Anoke charges $280.00 per lot and that includes sewer and
water. Anoka charges for Seal Coating but the City of
Monticello does not. Gil Darkenwald asked why Jim Peterson
was not required to pay a per lot fee and the Board explained
it was part of the Court Settlment of the Storm Drain
Assessment charges.
Gil Darkenwald asked the Board if they were willing to
accept the $100.00 per lot they had offered. The Board
replied they could not accept it because it was not enough to
cover the Township expenses and they could not justify it to
the taxpayers of the Township. The Darkenwalds said they had
nothing more to say at this time and left the meeting.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
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NORMAN FRESKE, CHAIR -SUP.
DOUGLAS LINDENFELSER, SUP.
FLOYD RODEN, SUP.
ATTEST: JEROME PERRAULT, CLERK
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