CORINNA TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING MINUTES

February 1, 2005

7 p.m., Corinna Town Hall Unofficial Minutes

Present: Ken Jude, Bob Stein, Bobbi Stein, Ken Yager and John Peery.

Students: Zach Stroud, Melanie Beckman, Trenton Prevost and Dan Chumley

Town Board: Dave Stumpf, John Dearing, Bill Lieb and Vi Novotne, Clerk

With motion by John Dearing, second by Bill Lieb, the minutes of the Corinna Township Board Meeting of January 18, 2005 were approved as printed.

John Dearing presented motion to approve the meeting’s agenda as presented. Bill Lieb, second. Motion was approved.

Four 9th Grade Annandale High School students: Zach Stroud, Melanie Beckman, Trenton Prevost and Dan Chumley were welcomed to the meeting and introduced to the board members. A copy of the agenda and previous meeting minutes were given to the students to help with their notes.

Requests to be on the Agenda:

1. Bob Stein, contractor, representing Stan and Kathy Tekiela, 6918 80th Street NW, Mink Lake. Request for variances in order to build an addition to the cabin that the Tekiela’s purchased. A large portion of the 39,000 s/f lot is wetlands. A shed will be removed. Bill Lieb stated that the property needs better access to the well and asked if the house addition could be moved to allow 12’ instead of 7’ from the property line. Mr. Stein felt this was possible. Bill Lieb presented motion to approve variances for a 24x34 two-story addition that would be added to the remodeled existing cabin. The existing cabin is 35’ from the ordinary highwater mark of the lake and the addition would not be any closer. The addition will be adjusted so that there is a 12’ south property line. John

Dearing seconded the motion. The motion carried.

2. John Peery, Real Estate Agent, representing Bob Schut, property location: 9800 Ireland. Request for rezoning. John Peery stated that the parcel is across the road from the township hall. Preliminary drawing proposes seven 10 acre lots of which one has wetland and is 17 acres. Each lot would have 300’ road access to Ireland Avenue. Bill Lieb added that this request meets the Township’s Land Use Plan. John Dearing presented motion to rezone this parcel from Agricultural to Residential. Dave Stumpf, second and motion carried.

3. Ken Yager, Corinna Township Assessor: Reviewed parcel and home sales for the Year of 2004. Last year, of the 50 qualified sales, 39 were houses with an average sale price of $304,400; and 11 cabins with an average sale price of $171,900. Eighty-one properties in the township have a market value of over one-half million. Ken told of a development in Lake Augusta area, with 10,000 s/f lots, selling at $70,000 per lot. Corinna Township’s Board of Review will be Thursday, April 14, 2005, beginning at 3 p.m. at the township hall.

4. Maintenance Men Meeting: Mark Miller, Doug Smith, both absent.

No meeting.

Other Items:

1. 103rd Street Reconstruction: John Dearing stated that the engineering report has not been completed. The maintenance men are continuing with brush cutting and tree removal along the road right of way. The board considers the project as going forward. The board agreed that all boats, trailers, garages on the road right of way should be removed by June 1, 2005.

2. 89th Street and Linn Ave NW Paving Project. Informational Meeting was continued to February 15, town board meeting. Additional information will be presented.

3. Annual Meeting and Election for Supervisor, March 8, 2005. Ken Jude has filed as officer to be elected. Voting hours will be 12:00 noon to 8 p.m. with Annual Meeting following the closing of the polls. Absentee voting will be available at the clerk’s office beginning Friday, February 4, 2005. The announcement of the Annual Meeting and other articles are being prepared by Bill Lieb for the township newspaper, Corinna News.

4. Audit for 2004. January 27, 2005, LarsenAllen, CPA, forwarded a list of items needed for the audit. The clerk stated that the items should be assembled and be delivered by Friday, Feb. 4.

5. MNDOT request to change access road for cemetery on Highway 24. Township took over maintenance of the cemetery in 1993. Township Attorney has prepared a title for the transfer from the Association to the Township. John Dearing offered to contact Richard Ransom, the remaining official of the Association, to determine if he has signed the document.

6. 150th Anniversary of the establishment of Wright County. Cokato Museum and Wright County Sesquicentennial Committee is working on a series of events to commemorate the occasion. They are asking all cities and township in the county to consider a resolution acknowledging the creation of the county by the Minnesota Territorial Legislature. With motion by Bill Lieb, second by John Dearing, the board approved Resolution 2005-01 - Acknowledging the 150th Anniversary of the Founding of Wright County. The clerk will prepare the Resolution for signature at the next board meeting.

7. Annandale Fire Department: Dave Stumpf, town board representative, stated that the next meeting will be February 17. Annandale Fire Department services 821 parcels with buildings in Corinna Township. As fire department service also covers grass fires, an assessment for parcels without buildings is being considered. A tour of the new fire building is planned for those attending this meeting.

8. Payment of Claims: Payment of claims with checks numbered 12571-12608, EL 69,70,71 for the total amount of $43,215.09 were approved and paid.

As no further business to come before the board, the meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Vi Novotne,

Clerk