CORINNA TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING

Tuesday, June 21, 2005 Unapproved

7 p.m., Township Hall

Present: Alan Wojchowski, Gerald Dale, Randy Hildreth, Brent Martin, Barbara Scherek, Sr., Barbara Scherek, Jr., Ken Foster and Town Board: Chairman John Dearing, Supervisor Bill Lieb, Supervisor, Ken Jude and Clerk Vi Novotne.

Meeting opened at 7 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance.

With Bill Lieb’s motion, seconded by Ken Jude, the minutes of the June 7 meeting were approved as printed.

Bill Lieb’s motion, second by Ken Jude, was ahenda was approved with the addition of Alan Wojchowski.

Requests to be on the Agenda:

1. Alan Wojchowski, Addison Bay, Lots 9 and 10 and representing Kevin Blohm, Addison Bay, Lots 7 and 8. Mr. Wojchowski plans, with Mr. Blohm, to purchase Outlot 2. Discussion. With motion by Ken Jude, second John Dearing, the board approved the request for a lot line adjustment by subdividing Outlot 2 and adding to Lots 7, 8 as one parcel, and a portion to Lots 9, and 10 as another parcel.

2. Barbara Scherek, 9182 Kilbury Ave NW. Road drainage problem along Kilbury Ave NW. Barbara Scherek displayed pictures of water runoff damage to garage. Ken Jude stated that he visited site and there is a 2’ deep washout on the curve. John Dearing added that the maintenance men will use a backhoe to clean out area and add a blacktop spillway. Bill Lieb suggested that blacktop may be also added in the ditch to the culvert. Barbara stated that with Highway 24 construction, she will have her entrance road next to Kennedy Avenue closed. She asked if consideration could be to add footage of her access road to Kennedy’s 33’ for a township required road width of 66’. John Dearing stated that when an area is plotted for development, Corinna Township requires the development to build a road using the 66’ requirement. The town board agreed that jer property could use access from Kilbury Avenue.

3. Randy Hildreth, 11181 107th Street NW. Plans to construct two additions to home that is 30’ from lake. New well is being installed and septic system is being inspected. With motion by Bill Lieb, seconded by John Dearing, the board approved two additions to an existing house and a deck, 14x12, to connect to deck at corner of house. No construction will be closer than 30’ to the ordinary highwater mark of the lake.

4. Ken Foster, 11796 Knowles Ave NW (asked to be added to agenda). Request that a part of his road be vacated. John Dearing replied that a survey should be provided for a legal description to vacate the portion of road on west side of Bass Lake. Mr. Foster will have the road area surveyed.

Other Items:

1. 89th and Linn Paving Project. Plans and Specifications to be approved/Order Project and Authorize the Advertisement of Bids set for July 12, 2005. Bids to be received August 11, 2005. Public Hearing on Final Assessments is planned for August 16, 2005.

2. 79th and Iten Paving Project. Plans and Specifications to be approved/Order Project and Authorize the Advertisement of Bids set for July 12, 2005. Bids to be received August 11, 2005. Public Hearing on Final Assessments is planned for August 16, 2005. Road does not require much construction. State Laws dictate that intersections to have a required slope. For safety reasons, the township installed a guard rail along a road in the Isaak Project even though engineers had not specified the installation. Gerald Dale stated that the area roads experience speeding problems. Bill Lieb replied that after the second blacktop lift, 30MPH signs may be installed as in areas where there is a driveway every 200’, automatically 30 MPH is the speed limit. Otherwise, the speed limit is 55 MPH unless for a curve.

3. 103rd Street Reconstruction. Additional trees need to be removed before electrical poles may be moved. The contractor, Dale Erdmann, plans to start after July 4th. Road and Right of Way video disc is available for viewing. A purchase agreement between the township and Jared Otto for 10,000 yards, more or less of dirt at $.80/yd was approved with motion by Ken Jude and seconded by Bill Lieb. Ken Jude stated that the township nor the watershed have water or sewer plans. The Septic and Well Inventory has been completed. The town board set Wednesday, July 6 at 7 p.m. as the Informational Meeting date to discuss the inventory results with the property owners. Merle Anderson, CRWD Administrator and watershed managers will share individual property report information with each landowner privately. Each property will receive a meeting notice.

June 10, the town board informed Wright County Planning and Zoning that the township is improving and elevating the road along 103rd Street to meet flood plain requirements and to upgrade the road to Corinna Town Road Specifications. The construction work is to begin by July 1. As the town board is concerned that property owners who wish to improve or build on their property are not able to receive building permits because of the road’s flood plain requirement, the board asked that the Planning and Zoning Department consider this fact and issue building permits to property owners along this road. The letter also stated that planned improvements to parcels owned by Patrick Erickson and Bryan Grega are in need of a building permit. Tom Salkowski, Zoning Administrator, replied that flood plain requirement is a major obstacle for new construction along 103rd but for these two properties have setback variances for lake and lots are undersized and lots may have sewer system issues that must be addressed before the Board of Adjustment.

4. Junk Violations:

Steve Leinonen, 11718 Kramer Ave NW. June 9, 2nd violation letter that unlicensed or inoperable vehicles and piles of junk are to be removed or placed in enclosed storage within 20 days or violation will be referred to appropriate agency for criminal prosecution. No removal noted. (Deadline June 30, 2005).

Paul Curtis, 6435 102nd Street. May 26, 2nd violation letter that unlicensed or inoperable vehicles are to be removed or placed in enclosed storage within 20 days or violation will be referred to appropriate agency for criminal prosecution. (Deadline: June 15, 2005) Supervisor to make site visit before referral to County Sheriff for action.

Hansford Gordon, property at 6400 102nd St NW. May 26, 2nd violation letter that unlicensed or inoperable vehicles, propane tanks and junk be removed or placed in enclosed storage within 20 days or violation will be referred to appropriate agency for criminal prosecution. (Deadline: June 15, 2005). Supervisor to make site visit before referral to County Sheriff for action.

5. City of Annandale. Mark Casey, Administrator for City of Annandale, has telephoned that the town board will be invited to a meeting scheduled July 21 at City Hall to discuss a proposed Land Use Plan that the City intends to use as a guide for development.

6. Sugar Highlands Road Vacation. Township attorney has forwarded a copy of the surveyor’s legal description, legal notice and proposed resolution calling for a public hearing to vacate road. The Vacation Hearing date will be July 19, 2005, 7 p.m., at the town hall. Legal notices will be published in the town newspapers, the Advocate and the Maple Lake Messenger, posted at the town hall, and individual notice mailed to each property owner affected by the proposed vacation.

7. Junk Amnesty, July 30, 2005. Each property owner will receive the “The Corinna News”, the township newsletter, which will list items that may be recycled and costs. By the next town meeting, Bill Lieb will prepare additional information for the newsletter.

As there was no further business to come before the board, motions by John Dearing and Bill Lieb, the meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Vi Novotne, Clerk