09-11-1989 Town Board MinutesState of Minnesota
County of Wright
Town of Otsego
The Town Board of the Town of
Otsego met this llth day of Sept,
1989 at 8:00 P.M. Norman Freske,
Chairman, Floyd Roden and Douglas
Lindenfelser, Supervisors, James Barthel, Treasurer, Elaine
Beatty, Deputy Clerk, and Jerome Perrault, Clerk, were
present.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Norman
Frekse.
Minutes of the August1, 1989, Town Board Meeting were
approved as read.
Jeff Bartheld appeared in regard to his request for a
back lot set back variance of 30 ft, instead of 50 ft. as
required by the County Ordinance. He has a 2 1/2 acre lot.
(Lot 1, Block 4 Vasseurts Oak Grove Estates). There is a
bank at the back of his property so no one would be bothered
by the reduced setback. He plans on building a 3 season
porch addition to his exhisting home that will require the
setback variance.
Motion by Douglas Lindenfelser to approve the rear lot
setback variance request of Jeff Bartheld to build a 3 season
porch addition to his home that would be 30 ft. from the rear
lot line. Seconded by Floyd Roden, all Board Members voted
in favor of the motion.
Mary Baufield appeared before the Board in regard to her
request for a Conditional Use Permit to build a driving range
on her property, PID 214-000-232200 in Sec. 23, Range 23, ori
the East side of Hwy. 101. She is planning on hiring a
Professional Golf Course Architect to design and layout the
driving range for her. She said she might decide to lay out
a par 3 golf course instead of the driving range. She will
need a well and a small building and plans on having a picnic
area on part of her property.
Motion by Norman Freske to approve a Conditional Use
Permit for Mary Baufield to construct a driving range or
possibly a par 3 golf course. Seconded by Douglas
Lindenfelser, all Board Members voted in favor of the motion.
John Clausen appeared before the Board in regard to the
uncompleted building on his property which has been the
subject of complaints by his neighbors. He said he is
financially unable to complete the building at this time, but
has almost enough material on hand to complete the roof and
would like to get the roof on this fall. He will report back
to the Board by October 16, 1989 on his progress with the
building.
Dennis McAlpine reported that the State test showed the
old cemetery well to be contaminated with a high bacterial
count and a high cloroform count with a recommendation that
the old well be abandoned.
Motion by Douglas Lindenfelser to hire Dennis McAlpine
to officially abandon the old cemetery well. Seconded by
Floyd Roden, all Board Members voted in favor of the motion.
Motion by Douglas Lindenfelser to approve the
underoround electric cable street crossinus in the James
State of Minnesota
County of Wright
Town of Otsego
Town Board Meeting.
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Addition requested by Wright -Hennepin Electric. Seconded by
Floyd Roden, all Board Members voted in favor of the motion.
Motion by Norman Freske to approve the request of U. S.
West Communications for a Permit to place buried cable under
the streets in James Addition ( Job No. BP 179 L) Seconded
by Floyd Roden, all Board Members voted in favor of the
motion.
John Anderson reported to the Board that they have to
remove the old cemeteryfence soon. The Town Board
volunteered the Township Maintenance Crew to help with the
fence removal project.
Tim Peterson has not responded to. the notice to mow the
grass
on his lot, lot 1, block 1, Otsego Acres 1ST Addition.
Motion by Douglas Lindenfelser to have the Township
Maintenance Crew mow the lot and bill Mr. Peterson for the
mowing. Seconded by Norman Freske, ali Board Members voted
in favor of the motion.
Motion by Floyd Roden to send a notice to Ilene
Thackeray to remove the old tires from her lot (Lot 5, Block
4, Walesch Estates 2ND Addition). Seconded by Norman Freske,
all Board Members voted in favor of the motion.
Proceeding as a Board of Audit, the Town Board audited
and allowed Verified Accounts No. 509 to 565 inclusive.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
, NORMAN F. FRESKE, CHAIR.
, DOUG LINDENFELSER, SUP.
FLOYD RODEN, SUP,
ATTEST: JEROME PERRAULT, CLERK
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