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PImLIC _;{EAR~'~'~G/7-2 5-7g <br />Street Improvements <br />Menkveld's Country Park <br /> <br /> PUBLIC <br /> CITY OF <br />COUNTY OF ANOIf~ <br />STATE OF MIN~SOTA <br /> <br />. ~tr~:~.~a~',t to ~ue call and notice trtereo~., the Ramsey City Council held~ a <br />pu.blic hearing on July 25, 1978, at Ramsey Mmnicipal Center, 1 51 53 ifo~.~ther, <br />Eoulevsrdl~.~,l. ~ ' ~ P~msey, MN ~5303 <br /> <br />]'%yor Cox called the public hearing to order at 6:30 p.m. <br /> <br />Present: <br /> <br />A10sent: <br /> <br />Mayor Cox Also Present: <br />Councilman }.~ckelson <br />Counci~an Muller <br />Council_man Reimsnn <br />Councilman Gamec (arrived ~t 9:10 p.m.) <br /> <br />Attorney Goodrich <br />=ngmneer Sha <br />Administrator Scnne_le~ ~ <br /> <br />Mayor Co~ led the Ple(]ge of Allegiance to the Flag. <br /> <br />~yor Co~ announced the p~pose of the public hearing is to consider a <br />street improvement for Menkveld's Country Park Estates. It is intended <br />to give everyone in this area information and input as %o what this project <br />consists of. <br /> <br />l~r. Dick ,Sba, City Engineer and John Gilbertson, Engineer of the firm of <br />Consul.ting Engineer's Diversified were present to introduce the feasibi].i'l~y <br />study o'~ this street improvement° <br /> <br />Mr. Sba, with the aid of an. overhead projector, presented the facts compi.!ed <br />i~ the fessi~fility study. The total cost of the project is ~42,000, <br />tots], units: 37, Cost ~r unit ~1135.14. Over a ten year ~riod - annual <br />psyw~ent (~161.62 sn~ over s 15 year perio~ - annual pa~ent of ~124.63~ <br /> <br />Engineer Sba e~plained the procedure involved in the entire project. <br /> <br />Citizen Input <br /> <br />~',~rjorie Eellogg, 7217 154th Lane, asked - with an 18 £oot wider road or <br />st ].east 3 feet wider on either si8% aren't you going to have %o fill in <br />the ditches and in some cases remove culverts? <br /> <br />]~. Sba replied yes, where there is this problem this will be done and <br />there is provisions for Seeding ~itehes. <br /> <br />Lee Olsen, 167~21 :Uranim'a Street sai~ there are quite a fe~ empty lots <br />_in the area and he is concerned that when they are sold and Building begiz~s <br />if a lot of heavy equipment might damage the road. <br /> <br />]'~. Sba said 'bhe road will actually handle 7 ton azel weight of any rubber <br />%ire equipment. Sharp turns in '~he roa~ on hot days will cause damage by' <br />heavy trucks and in. this case the o~ner of the truck would be responsible if <br />he is caught. <br /> <br /> <br />