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Page 1 Public Hearing May 14, 19 79 PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA Pursuant to due call and notice thereof the City of Ramsey Council held a public hearing at 15153 Nowthen Boulevard N.W., Ramsey, Minnesota 55303 on May 14, 1979. Members Present: Mayor Gamec Councilman Cox Councilman Mickel son Councilman Reimann Councilman Sorteberg Other Present: City Adm. Schnelle City Engr. Raatikka City Attorney Goodrich Mayor Gamec called the public hearing to order at 8:36 P.M. and announced the purpose of the hearing is to present a proposed street improvement on Gorham's Sandy Acres, Xkimo and Waco Street. Engineer Raatikka presented the project and costs. He explained that if the City crew does the grading and restoring of ditches, channel construction costs of approximately $30,000 can be eliminated. The total annual cost per home will be approximately $233. This project lies in the Urban Service area of the City. At this time it is not certain when public sewer and water will be available, but the street will have to be torn out when they do come in. Mayor Gamec explained that the City would first have to get a pipe for connection at the lower southeast corner of the City before the sewer would be available. A rough guess would be 20 years to have sewer to this area. Councilman Cox said it may look like it will be 20 years before sewer will be available. Previous discussions indicated that sewer would be available by 1981, however, the Pollution Control Agency and Metro Waste can't get together in this matter and they 'don't know when it will be available. But like other areas, it will come when it is needed, caused by people not taking care of their septic systems. Councilman Mickelson said the City will not get sewer until it is needed. The people themselves are the ones who will determine when it will come. Councilman Cox noted that the development is quite concentrated already. Mayor Gamec explained what the City is trying to do is instruct persons in the proper maintenance and use of their on-site septic system. Nobody on the Council wants to see residential areas sewered, commercial yes, but not residential. Councilman Mickelson questioned if the ditches would handle the drainage problem.