CORINNA
TOWNSHIP MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
7 p.m., Town Hall
Present: Leslie
Kreutter, Randal Cochrane and wife, Charlotte Quiggle, Bill Westhoff, Jim
Dearing and Town Board: Chairman Bill Lieb, Supervisors John Dearing and Alan
Jude and Clerk/Treasurer Vi Novotne
The meeting
opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. The August 1, 2006 minutes were approved with one name
correction, Elizabeth to Charlotte
Quiggle, by motion of John Dearing and Alan Jude, second.
With motion by
Alan Jude, John Dearing, second, the August 15 Meeting Agenda was approved with
the following additions: Jim Dearing representing Brad Arntson, Absentee
Ballots available, Request for speaker at Buffalo Kiwanis Club, Eric Guddal in
violation of road right of way and add to information on file, Health Alert
from Wright County Public Health.
Requests to
be on the Agenda:
1. Leslie
Kreutter, 6868 Inman, PID 206-025-000020. Plans to
construct a garage that may be in the town road right of way. Town Board
will make a site visit Wednesday, August 16, noon.
2. Randy Cochrane and wife, 7801 Imhoff Ave NW, PID 206-084-000010. With motion by Bill
Lieb, second of John Dearing, the town board approved the request for variance
to build a 12x14 storage building that would be attached to existing screen
porch. Reason for variance request is that screen porch is 63 from ordinary
high water mark of the lake.
3. Market
Retreat Development, Bill Westoff owner. (continued
from 8/1/06) John
Dearing made a site visit. With motion by Alan Jude, second of Bill Lieb, the
town board approved the Market Retreat Development road with a condition that
areas along the road are to be reseeded. Mr. Westhoff agreed to reseed and
would send a written statement of this agreement to the town clerk. Tom
Salkowski, Administrator for Wright County Planning and Zoning will receive
written notice that the development road has been approved as a township road.
4. Jim
Dearing, contractor representing Brad Arntson, 8989
Ingram Ave NW. PID 206-022-000120. Plan is to contruct an addition to the house and join two
lots. Sheds are to be removed. Bill Lieb presented motion to approve a 2,180
s/f addition that will be 58 from the ordinary high water mark. The existing
structure is 48 from the ordinary high water mark and the structure has a deck
that is 38 from ordinary high water mark. The existing structure has a side
yard of 9.5. Both sewer systems are compliant and board agreed to allow a 5
setback from the road right of way. All the variances are contingent that the
two lots are combined. Alan Jude, second to motion.
Motion carried.
5. Arnold
Kunkel, owner of cabin at 6481 80th
St NW (telephone request 8/7/06). Lot
at 8343 Gowan Avenue NW has
a yard of uncut weeds and thistles and lot at 6445 80th
St NW has a yard of uncut weeds and grass. John
Dearing drove by the properties and stated that 6445 80th had been
recently mowed and at 8343 Gowan there were thistles around the firepit. Alan
Jude agreed to make another site check as it appeared one address was
incorrect.
Other Items:
1. Annexation
Agreement with City of Annandale.
Monday, August 7, the town board held a special meeting. Tuesday, August 8,
Alan Jude and Andrew Mack, Community Growth Institute, met with City of Annandale.
Discussion tabled until updated Corinna Township Land Use Plan has been
finalized
2. Clearwater
River Watershed District Informational Meeting, 7 p.m., Annandale Middle
School, Wednesday, August 23, 2006. Purpose of meeting is to receive
information and provide comments on a proposed project to remove carp and
improve the water quality of Cedar, Albion, Swartout and
Henshaw Lakes.
Board noted.
3. Open
Meeting, a Community Strategy Workshop covering Corinna
Township
Comprehensive Plan, Tuesday,
August 22, 2006, 7:30
p.m., at Corinna
Town Hall. Legal
notice was placed in Annandale Advocate and Maple Lake Messenger and posted at
town bulletin board. The post card open meeting invitations were mailed to
those that had attended the two vision screening meetings, adjacent township
boards, Wright County Commissioners and Planning Commission Members, P&Z
Administrator, Parks Director, Annandale and Maple Lake City Council and School
Boards and utility companies. Refreshments will be served at this workshop.
4. Junk
Amnesty, July 29, 2006.
When all vendor invoices are received, a report will be compiled of the tonnage
received and the costof the project.
5. Building
Permits (7/14-8/2/2006) (9): 1-new home; 1-garage; 2-additions; 1-deck and
4-septic systems.
6. Barbara Johnson, 103rd Montgomery Ave resident, E-M 8/3/06.
Expressed thanks for the second application of dust prohibitive that was
applied.
7. Cindy Ahrens, resident along Highway 24, E-M 8/9/06. Appreciated response regarding in
and out access to their property during reconstruction. MNDOT agent,
Greg Cooley, has stated to them that a contractor would be moving the 911
sign back temporarily (but visible) and then moving the sign back to a
permanent location upon project completion.
8. Property
complaint against 11175 Hoyt Ave
NW. 8/7/06, the property
owner telephoned that she has complied with request to have trees trimmed and
the property is now for sale.
9. Vehicles
on town road right of way at 9762 91st
St NW. The vehicles and trailers were
removed from the right of way on August 3.
10. Absentee
Ballots. The clerk will accept requests for absentee ballots for the
Primary Election, September 12, 2006.
11. Speaker
requested for the Buffalo
Kiwanis Club. The Kiwanis Club would like a person to talk about township
government at one of their Tuesday meetings in September.
Board noted.
12. Fence on
Road Right of Way. Eric Guddal, 8005 Griffith Ave
NW, constructed a split rail fence on the township
road right of way. The fence creates a dangerous hazard for road maintenance
grading or plowing. The board noted that three evergreen trees and a retaining
wall are also on the right of way. A letter will be written to Eric Guddal that
these items must be removed by August
21, 2006, or the township will remove them at his expense.
13.
Town Hall. Building capacity
signs were placed at the two building entrances. Board viewed and discussed
preferences of the two samples and styles of printing for the outside town hall
sign
14. Job
Description for Town Clerk. Alan Jude stated that in looking to the future
needs of the township with a Planning and Zoning Office, the clerk should
compile a job description as some the clerks duties could be shared.
15. Dr.
David Detert, DFL representative for MN House District 18B, appeared before
the board at the end of the meeting for a discussion.
As no further
business was to come before the board, a motion made by John Dearing, seconded
by Bill Lieb, the meeting adjourned at 9:30
p.m.
Respectfully
submitted Approved September 5, 2006
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Viola M.
Novotne, Clerk/Treasurer William H. Lieb, Chairman