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MARCH 10,1999 TO: FROM: SUB.CT: CINDY SHERMAN CITY OF RAMSEY CHARLES HERRING NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY 1600 WEST 82ND STREET, SLr/TE 210 MnWNEAPOLIS, MN 55431 TELEPHONE 6t2-712-1356 FAX 612-576-0830 PIPELINE PROJECT, NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY (NORTHERN) PURSUANT TO YOUR REQUEST AND IN KEEPING WITH OUR NORMAL PROCEDURES, PLEASE FIND ATTACHED A BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF OUR PROJECT PROPOSED AND SCHEDULED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT MAY 1 g, 1999. THE INFORMATION WOULD SEEM TO ADDRESS MANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE FOR THE CITY OFFICIALS. ADDITIONALLY I WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.' THE PROJECT FOR ITS CONSTRUCTION WILL,REQUIRE A CONSIDERABLE WORKSPACE, MORE SPECIFICALLY APPROXIMATELY 75', EXCEPT WHEKE ROAD CROSSINGS ARE INVOLVED WHICH USUALLY ENTAILS A 200 X 200 FOOT WORKSPACE THOUGH THAT MAY VARY TO ACCOMMODATE THE BORE EQUIPMENT, A GRAPHIC DIAGRAM ATTACHED TO THE PRINTED MATERIAL SHOULD MORE ACCURATELY PORTRAY THE USE AS REQUIRED. IN MOST CASES OUR EXISTING R!OHT OF WAY VARIES FROM 50' TO 60' TO PERHAPS LARGER, AND IN MOST CASES THERE IS A PERMANENT WORKING SPACE RESERVATION OF 20-25'. BETWEEN THE EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY AND WORK SPACE, FOR INSTANCE, THERE WOULD BE 30' (ONE HALF OF THE RIGHT OF WAY FROM THE EXISTING PIPE) PLUS THE EXISTING WORK SPACE OF 20', LEAVING 25' (OF THE 75' REQUIRED) TO BE NORTHERN WOULD BE SEEKING THE COOPERATION OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY AS DESCRIBED BY SEPARATE DOCUMENT DATED MARCH 9, 1999, FOR RIGHTS DESCRIBED 1N THE DOCUMENTS ATTACHED THERE., AND ROAD PERMITS TO BORE UNDER YOUR STREETS THAT WOULD BE TRAVERSED. OUR REPRESENTATIVES SPOKE TO YOUR ROAD DEPARTMENT LAST OCTOBER AND THAT CERTAIN PROCEDURES WERE DISCUSSED, I NOW HAVE THE ROAD PROFILES TO SUBMIT TO THE ROAD DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL,