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REGULAR ~i~JiEETiNG OF NAM~EY TOWNSHIP PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION March 5, 1973 The meeti~g was called bo order at 8:00 p.m. by the Chairman, Mr. Reimann. Pr~sent w~,re ~ barstow, Mr~ Springer, Mr. Sorteberg, Mr. Pitt~an and M?~;,, G~'y~ Mr. Reimann gave a resvme of the minutes of the last stated meeting. There being no corr'ect~on.~ or additions the minutes were unanimously accepted as read~ Mr. Barkuioo~ who ~i~s ir~ bhe well-drilling business, talked to the Commission and those p~esent about pollution control and well con- trol throughout the Stste~ He has attended several meetings in St. Paul on these concern~ and said there is another meeting on March 12th. There will be six meetings in all and out of these meetings wi[il come the State code for well drillers. This program is sponsorea by the State Health Department. Ail wells, as of Jan- uary 1st <~f this year, ~mi~e supposed to be tested by the Health Department° Any well o~e.~~ lO0 feet will have to have a log kept on it of all soil as they [~o down. The average well around here is 100 feet to good water° ':~e have in this locality some of the pur- est water ir~ the state. There are three levels~ Sandstone~ Jordan and Shakopec levels. ~e ~ave three layers of surface water. The Health. De~artment will ta!~e the water for the tests themselves. A water te,~t costs $15.00 per test. From now on all well drillers will have to be ca. rtif.i.~d,~ licensed and bonded. No wells can be buried from now on~ The:~ will be no more vented.wells. A solid cement stab cannot be p,_~t around the well unless there is an ex- pansion, joint. No well~ can be put in a well pit from now on. The final meeting will ~e the last of this month and anyone who wants to attend, ~.s welcome. There should be an inspector to mea- sure the depth of al! w.~i't.s, Mr. Carl (',ustafson spok:~ on gun ordinances. It is illegal to shoot across anM road. Blain~,~. Coon Rapids, and Champlin have already had these problems~ We m~st decide what areas are safe for shoot- ing. Park sreas must n~3t have any shooting. The best regulation is no shoe, ting within c~r'~ain distances from buildings. The aver- age shprtsma~ now as.ks ~o'.~' permission before hunting on any pro- perty not his own.~ Our a~.>rmmunity is changing so fast at this point that what is good now m~y not be good by next fall. Mr. Gustafson is very much oppos~.~d -bo g~m registration of any kind. He quoted the fourth amendment (T~e right of the people to own and bear arms shall not be infringed ~p~>n." There is great danger to our national safety in gun registratl.o~'~ The Chairman thanked Mr. Gustafson for coming to t~:,[.k to t~,~s~ Mr. Terry Luke of liunha~ ~!aks requested a variance on Lot 13 in Block 1. The house he ~,~ar~ted to build was too big for his lot and yet stay within the bui~!.<!.i.ng restrictions. Mr. Russell moved we recommend that Mro Luke b~ given a variance on this lot. Seconded by Mr. Sp.~-'inger~ Motio:,~ ~:arriedo