01/03/1961 - City Council Regular
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MINUTES OF REGULAR HEmING
OF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, EAGAN TOWNSHIP
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Eagan Township
was held at McKee Hall on January 3, 1961 at 8:00 P.M. at which all
members were present except Supervisor Trapp.
Chairman Ralm presided.
The minutes of the preceding meeting were approved as read.
Alonzo Hansen, 2810 Dodd Road, made application for a building
permit to remodel into living quarters a chicken coop and paid the
permit fee of $5.00 in advance.
Certificates of plat correction for Cedar Grove No. 2 and No. 4
were submitted by the town attorney. Upon motion duly made by Chair-
man Rahn and seconded by Supervisor Schwanz IT VIAS RESOLVED tha.t the
Chairman and Clerk be, and hereby are, authorized and directed to ex-
ecute said plat corrections.
The petition of James L. Flynn for the assumption of Lakewood
Hills road by the township was presented. Discussion revealed that
although the plat for Lakewood Hills Addition (otherwise originally
named) had previously been filed but the roads never accepted be-
cause of the steep grades and only 12 inch culverts. Upon motion
duly made by Supervisor Schwanz and seconded by Chairman Rahn, IT WAS
RESOLVED that said petition be, and hereby is, rejected until such
time as applicant shall present a copy of plat and cross-section and
elevation maps of the Lakewood Hills road.
Mr. E. S. McCall appeared in behalf of Frank Heuer and Borchert-
Ingersoll concerning the access road to the Heuer property in Sections
11 & 12-27-23. Discussion revealed that the only access to the property
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being purchased by Borchert-Ingersoll is an 18 foot easement across
property between the Milwaukee tracks and Highway No. 49 owned by
John Benke; that Borchert-Insersoll and Frank Heuer had exhausted
all possibility of purchasing additional land for a 60 foot access
road. Upon motion duly made by Supervisor Schwanz and seconded by
Chairman Rahn IT WAS RESOLVED that the Board meet with Mr. Benke to
determine what might be worked out as to an access road by agreement.
The Board examined the insurance policies regarding the personal
property of the Township. The Clerk was requested to obtain from the
insurance agent a letter of inclusion regarding damage to the said
property by vandalism.
Mr. Robert Johnson, 1999 County Road No.7, St. Paul, Minnesota,
appeared as spokesman for a group from Cedar Grove No. 1 regarding a
street lighting arrangement purportedly being made by the West Eagan
Civic Association and Cedar Grove Utilities Company. He requested
that he be notified of any hearing or meeting of the Board at which
the street lighting issue in Cedar Grove would be considered.
Chairman Rahn reported to the Board concerning the Committee on
Village Incorporation meeting held on December 21, 1960, stating that
the committee had agreed that appropriate steps should be taken to
gather the materials necessary to file a petition for incorporation
of Eagan Township as a village and specifically hire census takers
and proceed with preparation for a bond election on the the new town
hall, and in preparing a complete report to the Town Board and Advis-
ory Pl~nning Committee on the various aspects of incorporation.
Upon motion made by Chairman Rahn and Seconded by Supervisor
Schwanz, IT iiAS RESOLVED that the Board be, and hereby is, authorized
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and directed to hire a sufficient number of census takers to cover
the entire township at $1.50 per hour.
Upon motion duly made and seconded it was RESOLVED that the Advis-
ory Planning Committee take immediate steps to recommend procedures
on acquiring a new town hall including the hiring of an architect
for preliminary plans, the submission of a bond issue at the annual
town meeting and as to the general layout of the new structure.
Upon motion the meeting adjourned.
Dated: this 3rd day of January, 1961.
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