CORINNA
TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING MINUTES
February 15,
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