12-18-1989 Town Board MinutesSTATE OF MN The Town Board of the Town
COUNTY OF WRIGHT of Otsego met this 18 day
TOWN OF OTSEGO of December, 1989, at 8:00
PM. Norman Freske,
Chairman, Douglas
Lindenfelser and Floyd Roden, Supervisors, James Barthel,
Treasurer, Elaine Beatty, Deputy Clerk, Judy Hudson,
Secretary, Jerome Perrault, Clerk, Larry Koshak, Engineer,
and William Radzwill, Attorney were present.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Norman
Freske.
Minutes of the December 4, 1989, Town Board Meeting were
approved as read.
John Darkenwald, Gil Darkenwald, and George Yankoupe
appeared before the Board regarding the proposed development
of the area near the Co. 42 and Highway 101 interesection.
The four corners have been zoned commercial. The area West
of Hwy 101 and South of Co. 42 has been planned for a Mobile
Home Park with 152 homes. The Otsego Planning Commission has
suggested that a strip South of Co. 42 between Quaday Ave.
and Hwy 101 be commerical.
John Darkenwald said the present Mobile Home Park on the
East side of Hwy 101 was builth in 1972. The Sewer System put
in at that time was designed to accomodate 400 units and is
large enough to handle the Mobile Home Park being planned on
the West side of Hwy 101 as well.
Gil Darkenwald said he considers the present Mobile Home
Park an asset to the Community and the residents of the 199
homes in the Park help support the business places in the
area. He also said the Park provides low cost housing to
the families living there and it is essential to have low
cost housing available to people when considering the high
cost of building homes today.
The Board replied that they feel they need more time to
evaluate the growth of the Township and would prefer to wait
until Planner Dave Licht has completed his Comprehensive Plan
for the Township before deciding what type of development is
best for that area.
Norman Freske expressed concern that the Sewage Plant
might not be capable of handling the expanded Park system and
this capability would need to be verified. John Darkenwald
explained that the Sewage Plant was designed for 3 times its
present usage.
Bruce Rask commented that he thought conventional homes
would increase the tax base of the Township a lot more than
Mobile Homes and this was important considering the increased
enrollment more housing will cause in the school district.
John Darkenwald said they will need to know by May 1
what kind of development they will be putting in so they can
plan for the Sewer lines that will be going under Co. 42
before it is rebuilt in 1990.
Motion by Douglas Lindenfelser to table action on the
Darkenwald Mobile Home Park until Planner Dave Licht has
completed the Comprehensive Plan for the Township. Motion
STATE OF MN
COUNTY OF WRIGHT
TOWN OF OTSEGO
The Town Board Meeting of
December 18, 1989, 8:00 PM
seconded by Norman Freske, all Board Members voted in favor
of the motion.
Regarding the street li.ghts in Mississippi Parkwood,
Judy Hudson said the charge per month for a 150 watt street
light is $6.75 but the Elk River Municipal Utilities does not
want to bill the lot owners individually, for the street
lights. George Yankoupe said he has suggested to the
Utilities that it be billed on an annual basis. More study
will be needed before the billing issue is resolved.
Ing Roskaft reported that he and Nancy Duerr have
completed the Township Housing Unit count for the 1990
Census. They have determined that there was 1609 housing
units in the Township and this information will be forwarded
to the Census Bureau.
Shawn Byrne, an Account Executive for the Minnesota
Public Employees Insurance Plan, appeared before the Board to
discuss the Insurance plan they have available for Township
employees. The Minnesota Public Employees Insurance Plan was
created about 2 years ago and is not a part of the Public
Employees Retirement Assn. Sign up is for a minimum of three
years. Coverage under the Medical Policy is better if the
member goes to a Preferred Provider and the member must
notify the Company if he or she is to enter a Hospital. If
entrance to the Hospital was an emergency, the Company should
be notified within 48 hours after entrance. Prescriptions
are under a $7.50 co -pay plan. The rates for the Insurance
Plan are as follows:
Medical - Employee $107.88 monthly
Dependent - $174.58 monthly
Dental - Employee - $ 5.37 monthly
(Pays up to $200.00 per year)
Life Insurance - .16 per $1,000 of coverage per month
The Board requested a list of PPO Providers in this area
for their consideration when evaluating the Insurance Plan.
Regarding River Road vacation and building 85th St. to
Co. 42, the 85th St. assessment for John Lefebvre can be
deferred under Green Acres. A contractural agreement could
be made between the Township and John Lefebvre not to charge
accumulative interest on the assessment while under Green
Acres.
Motion by Norman Freske to hold a public Hearing to
vacate River Road between Page Avenue and Co. 42 at 7:30 PM
on January 8 1990. Seconded by Douglas Lindenfelser, all
Board members voted in favor of the motion.
In case of a problem meeting publication deadlines, the
STATE OF MN
COUNTY OF WRIGHT
TOWN OF OTSEGO
The Town Board of Otsego
Board Meeting, December
18, 1989, 8:00 PM.
hearing will be held at 7:30 PM on January 22, 1990, instead.
Proceeding as a board of audit, the Town Board audited
and allowed verified accounts Nos. 790 to 824 inclusive.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
,Norman Freske, Chairman
,Douglas Lindenfelser, Supervisor
,Floyd Roden, Supervisor
Attest: Jerome Perrault, Clerk
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