08/03/1965 - City Council Regular
MINUTES OF A aEGULAR 1'.1EETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
EAGAN TOWNSHIP, DAKOTA COUNTY, HINl'lESOTA
August 3, 1965
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors, cagan Township,
Dakota County was held on August 3, 1965 at 8:00 0'c10ck P.M. at the
Town Hall at which all members were present.
Chairman r~hn presided. Minutes of the previous meeting were
approved as read. There were no building pel~its.
Mr. Oslund and Mr. Prettyman appeared on behalf of Timberline,
Incorporated relative to the street and storm sewer situation in
Timberline Addition. Mr. Rosene stated that he met with the developers
on the site this evening and stated that although the road appeared to
be ready for blacktopping before yesterday's rain, it will now require
addi tional ,m>'l< and more fi 11 before blacktopping can be completed.
The developers stated they e::pect.ed that the blacktopping would be
complete within one week to 10 days.
Several neighbo~s of Alphy LeMay appeared with a petition opposing
a request by Alphy LeMay for issuance of a Special Use PClmit for the
operation of a blacktop plant in his gravel pit in the Southwest quarter
of Section 10. The Chairman announced that in order to grant such a
permit, an application would be required to rezone the property for a
cotm'lercial use. It was noted that Mr. LeMay did not appear. Upon
motion duly made by Supel~isoL Schwanz and seconded by Supervisor Klein,
it was RESOLVED thut said request be, and ;it hereby is, denied.
The Town Engineer reported relative to his inspection of the Gopher
Smelting Company plant on August 3, 1965. He reported that the new bag
system had been in operation about six weeks and that the reverberatory
and blast furnaces and big melting pots had been booked up to the bag
system. Tlle hoods over the pouring areas we~e not connected however.
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After checking the March, 1965 agreement with Gopher Smelting Company,
and upon motion duly made and seconded. it was P.ESCLVED that the Town
Engineer write a letter to Gopher Smelting Corrpany requesting that they
furnish the town an indication of how much additional time is required
to complete construction of the system including the system's controls.
It was noted that the original understanding was that the system would
be in operation by the first of July, 1965.
Upon report mode by the Town Attorney concerning the progress of
removing the location of a garage built by Miles Construction Company
on the LaVonne Barber property in Cedar Grove, the Board informally
agreed to reconsider the matter at its next regular meeting.
Mrs. Judith Mohr appeared on behalf of her application for approval
of the final plat of Dodd View Addition in the Northwest Quarter of the
Southeast Quarter of Section 36-27-23. After ~eview by the Town Engineer
and a report that the plot appeored to be in conformance with the Eagan
Ordinances. and upon motion duly made by Supervisor Klein and seconded
by Supervisor Schwanz, it was RESOLVED that said application for final
plat of Dodd View Addition be, and it hereby is. approved and that the
applicable town officials execute the plat.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was RESOLVED that William
Ryerch, 4314 Amber Drive, be and he hereby Is, appointed as a member of
the Advisory Planning Committee until April 1, lS66 to fill an unexpired
term.
Mr. William O'Neill appeared relative to drainage from Mendota
Heights onto his property in Eagan Township in Section 3. The Town
In8inee~' reported concerning his conversation with the Mendota Heights
Engineer requesting that drainage plans in the area of Mendota Heights
in question be submitted to the Eagan officials. The Town Engineer was
requested to study the matter further.
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The Town Engineer presented a map of a proposed major street plan
for Eagan for presentation at a meeting of the Eagan officials with the
Minnesota Highway Department on August 6 relative to Highway #35E. It
was ~lso announced that at 4:00 o'clock P.M. on August 6 a meeting would
be held at the Valley National Bank wi th Eagan indust:.;y representatives
concerning the proposed sewer system in Eagan Township.
Jean Parranto appeared Lelative to proposed expansion of drainage
under Highway #13 n~ar the Valley National Bank with the request that
the Board request the Minnesota Highway Department install a larger
culvert at that location.
The following applications fo~ abatement of assessed valuation were
presented:
Vernon Talppi, 4290 Sandstone Drive - Lot 23, Block 1
Cedar Grove #2 from $2,224 to $1,849.
Samuel M. Farber, 2030 Shalc Lane, Lot 4, Block 2,
Cedar Grove #4 from $1,868 to $1,716.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was RESOLVED that said
applications be, and they hereby are, approved.
Upon motion duly made by Supervisor Klein and seconded by Supervisor
Schwanz, all bills as presented were ordered paid.
Upon motion, the meeting adjourned.
Dated: August 3, 1965.
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