CORINNA
TOWNSHIP MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, September 5, 2006
7 p.m., Town Hall
Present: Thomas
Tart, Charlotte Quiggle, Vicki Grimmer, Mark Miller, Douglas Smith 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 15,2006 minutes were
approved with no corrections by motion of John Dearing and Alan Jude, second.
With motion by
John Dearing, Alan Jude, second, the September 5, 2006 Meeting Agenda was
approved without additions.
Requests to
be on the agenda:
1. Thomas Tart. 11069
Hollister Ave NW. PID 206-079-001010. Sugar Lake Heights. Plans to build onto his
cabin. Bill Lieb presented motion to approve request to build a 20x40
addition with a full basement on an undersized lot at a distance of 73' from
the ordinary highwater mark of the lake. The existing cabin is 74' from the
ordinary highwater mark of the lake. The addition will be 14.8' from south
property line and 14' from the north property line. The proposed multi flow
septic system will be 4' from the road right of way. John Dearing seconded the
motion. Motion carried.
2. Robert Palmer. 7170
120th Street NW. Addison
Bay (Absent)
3. Friends of Maple
Lake Library. Vicki Grimmer. Request support for building a City of Maple
Lake Library. Vicki Grimmer presented reasons why a
local library is needed for a fast growing area of 6,500 residents. With
expected continuation of gas price increases, residents will seek facilities
within their own community. City of Maple
Lake is proposing to build a new
city hall with 3,500 square feet of space reserved to
house a library. Design input would be from the Great River Regional Library.
The new building located in the center of the downtown area would be within
walking distance for students and Senior citizens from Maple Manor Apartments.
John Dearing presented motion that Corinna
Township support
the Friends of Maple Lake Library Proposal to build a library for the City of
Maple Lake. Motion seconded by Alan Jude. Motion carried.
Maintenance
Men Meeting: Mark Miller and Douglas Smith
1. Culvert. Addison Bay.
The culvert is an equalizer not a "flow" culvert.
Previously
beavers have plugged the culvert. Mark stated that the culvert is now clear and
clean.
2. Town Hall. Area is to be reseeded and
edging strip placed. Discussed if a snowblower would be
needed for the sidewalk areas.
3. Maintenance
Building: Discussed
residing building and addition of garage door.
4. 103rd Street:
Grass areas are in good condition. One of the few items to be done is
installing "no dumping" area signs.
5. Road Counts: Maintenance men will be
setting up several road traffic counts.
Other Items:
1. Leslie
Kreutter. 6868 Inman. (cont'd
8/15/06) After a site visit,
the town board determined that space from road right away would not permit the
construction of a garage.
2. T and D
Development. Greer Avenue
New Road. August 18,2006, Planning and Zoning was informed that the
new road has been accepted as a town road.
3.
Market Retreat Development Road. August 21, 2006, Planning
and Zoning was notified that Corinna Township
has approved the development road with one condition for some reseeding.
4. Uncut
weed and thistles. 8343 Gowan Ave
NW.(cont'd 8/15/2006). After second site
inspection, weeds and thistles have been mowed.
5. Comprehensive
Plan Task Force. Next meeting will be September 7 due to the primary
election, September 12. The second meeting for September will be Monday,
September 18.
6. Fence on
Road Right of Way. 8005 Griffith Ave
NW. Owner is in process of removing retaining wall. The split rail fence
has been removed. A copy of road right of way and sidelot requirements were
mailed to owner.
7. Primary
Election. September 12, 2006.
Hours: 7 a.m. - 8 p.m , Corinna
Town Hall. An
accuracy test of the MI00 Optical Scanner will be conducted at 10 a.m., Thursday,
September 7, 2006. The Automark, the voting machine which may be
used by voters with disabilities, will be available for a demonstration.
Absentee Voting: Saturday, 9/9/06, hours 10:00-3:00
p.m. and Monday, 9/11/06
until 5 p.m. Township office at 9214
Kilbury Ave NW will be open for absentee voting.
8. Junk
Amnesty Report for 2006. Board received a recap of income, expenses and
tonnage report. Letters of appreciation for help given this day were mailed.
9. Town
Hall: Pearl Lieb made frames for photographs
obtained from the Wright County Historical Society. She will be placing on the
town hall walls these photographs depicting Corinna
Township people, buildings, or
resorts from the late 1900s.
10.
Township Assessor, Ken
Yager, is making property visits in the Clearwater
Lake area during the
months of August and September.
11. Wright County Soil and Water Conservation District. As the
letter to Brad Paumen of 7750 County Road
37 stating requirements for wetland replacement plan refers to property in Albion
Township, the letter was returned
to Wright County Soil and Water.
12. Minnesota
Fall Maintenance Expo, October 4 and 5. Both maintenance men received
approval to attend.
13.
Town Hall Rental for
September
Sat, September
9 - Lindala Slide Show for family and friends Thursday, September 14 - Paul
Diedrick, DNR Area Fisheries Saturday, September 16, AM - Sugar Lake
Association Saturday, September 16, PM - Cedar Lake Conservation Club
14. Payment
of Claims: Claims covered by check numbers 13412-13466 and
Electronic
Transfers 36-39 for $70,256.70 were approved and paid.
As there was no
further business to come before the board, the meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
Respectfully
Submitted, Approved September 19, 2006
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Viola M.
Novotne, Clerk/Treasurer William H. Lieb, Chairman