08-29-1990 Joint Meeting MinutesSTATE OF MN
COUNTY OF WRIGHT
TOWN OF OTSEGO
PM. Alfred Zachman,
A joint meeting of the Town Boards
of Frankfort and Otsego Townships
was held at the Frankfort Town Hall
this 29 day of August, 1990, at 3:00
Louis Lazer, and Engineer Pete Raatilka
were present from Frankfort Township and Chairman Norman
Freske, Supervisor Doug Lindenfelser and Floyd Roden, and
Clerk, Jerome Perrault were present from Otsego Township.
The meeting was held to discuss the drainage problems of
Green Haven Development in Frankfort Township East of
Albertville, some land in the City of Albertville, land in
Otsego Township and also I-94 right-of-way. The water from
this area drains into a ditch that goes thru Otsego to the
Mississippi River. As an alternate route, the City of
Albertville has suggested draining the water from the area
South thru its Industrial Park.
Floyd Goenner said there are five or six ditches that
lead into one slough area near his and Alvin Beaudry's land.
From this slough area there is one outlet to the ditch to the
Mississippi River.
There is an old 18" tile from the Green Haven Area that
empties near Leon Zachman's farm. Alfred Zachman said when
the old 18" tile near the former Butweiller home, the tile
flowed freely.
Pete Raatikka said that rather than clean the ditch thru
Otsego, he suggested drainingit thru Albertville Industrial
Park.
Albertville Engineer Thor Meyer had estimated 60 to 80
acres of Albertville land involved in the drainage area.
The State of Minnesota has said they would pay for their
share of Freeway Land involved in the drainage area.
The DNR has no jurisdiction over that area. There is a
protected wetland near the Harold Vetsch farm in Otsego.
To do elevation studies thru Otsego, Pete Raatikka
estimated it woud cost at least $1,000.00. The Otsego Board
thought that Frankfort Township and the City of Albertville
should pay a share of the cost of this study.
Brad Praught said he thought it would be more practical
to clean out the ditch thru. Otsego and benefit the whole
watershed area. If the ditch were cleaned as far as the
Kenneth Davis farm, the ditch on his farm has already been
dug out and there is probably sufficient fall from there to
the river and would not need cleaning.
Brad Praught said he had the equipment necessary to do
the elevation shots and it would not be necessary to hire an
Engineer to get an estimate of how much digging would be
required to clean the ditch.
Brad Praught, Fioyd Goenner and Bob Styern agreed to do
elevation studies through Otsego from Co. 37 to 83rd Stret by
the Randy Pouliot farm.
STATE OF MN
COUNTY OF WRIGHT
TOWN OF OTSEGO
Joint Meeting of the Town of
Frankfort and Town of Otsego.
August 29, 1990.
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Ori motion the meeting adjourned.
, Norman F. Freske, Chairman
uglas Lindenfelser, Supervisor
,Floyd Roden, Supervisor
Attest: Jerome Perrault, Clerk
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