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-2- If communities work together they can carry more weight with the legislature. Those present may come up with some thoughts and ideas that will be welcomed by all of us. Dick Schneider: etc.? What kind of trails - snowmobiles, horSes, bikes, Arnie Cox: Any trail of any type will cover more than one com- munity. Trott Brook needs a lot of improvement and would make a very fine trail system. If there are developments atthis point it could provide some real problems later on. The County just re- ceived some funds for improving parks and for future parks. Along Trott Brook we have two plats that should have had land for a trail along the brook but we had no such ordinance and now it will pro- bably cost much more to acquire this land. We have a new plat along this brook that has 50 acres for a park along Trott Brook and we feel this was a very good decision. If a lake was made in this area, some of the homes would be flooded out and water would find a route farther south going toward the Rum River. If plan- ning is done ahead of time, we would not have to buy and tear down structures to make future parks. If communities would work to- gether, they could solve many of these problems. Dick Schneider: Uniform Building Permits. low the State Building Code. All communities fol- Bob Hutchinson, Burns County. All communities do not follow the State Sewer Code. Ramsey has not adopted the State fee system. Ernie Peterson: We are adopting State code and fees. Within a month's time they will be in line with the State. Neal Tusler: In East Bethel we have adopted all State Building c~es and fees. Douglas Ninder, Burns: Asked Wally Arntzen if he thought the fees were acceptable or should they be set by the individual community? Wally: Each community can set their own fees to meet their ex- penses. He thinks State fees are not excessive. Anoka is not taking in enough to pay for their two building inspectors. Minder: How many inspections on one building? WallylSeven inspections. Everett Steinke, Oak Grove: Are building inspector's supposed to do the plumbing inspection? Wally: The building inspector does the plumbing inspection. Grow Township has authorized him to have a master poumber to do the inspection on industrial and commercial buildings. Bob Hutchinson: Fees are basic and should be adequate to have a quality inspection job. Program should be self-supporting and should not be supported by taxes.