CCMin_59Aug24_Special - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

~~`~~ can you require people to do so? Ljungrena I have not seen it done. Graham: It is my impression that as long as you are sat- isfied with your own water, you may go ahead and use it. There is not the reason to make you hook up to water as there would be to hook up to the sewer, You and your family are primarily concerned in the use of the water. I would guess that they probably would not have the power, but I will check. Korstad: As I understand the over-all plan of the Council, instead of putting a big water tank in, you contemplate putting a booster station West of Snelling and then another one East of Snelling. Is that right? Ljungren: The area East of Snelling. and South of Larpenteur is not having a par- ticular r~roblem. The area that is experiencing the difficulty is generally North of Larnenteur which can be segregated and put on pumps. Eventually we might build a second pumping station at Hamline and Larpenteur. O~.ir pressure checks 35 to ISO pounds, but as you go further North, the pressure lessens, Korstad: It is not contemplated right away then? Ljungren: No, only if the need develops, Nilsen: One of the problems all of us living West of Snelling have is that we are penalized by the University property. We would probably have homes on both sides of the. street if it were not for the University. We have got to accept the cost and we have got to face it, We have the problem of people East of Snelling having paid for the mains and the ones West of Snelling have to bear the cost. Klostermans Most of the homes on Fry Street are only 3 and 4 years old. and actually would not derive any benefit from a water main. With the pumping station, Z cannot see where the people would benefit. Nilsens You will recall tl4at, under the original proposal, the underground pumping station was in the plans. We were forced to turn it down. Had the State Board of Health approved, we would have been on our way now. We had to hold up the plans for the pumping station until a site was found Ljungrens It is impossible to do anything on Snelling at this time. A contemplated inter-change is coming in on Snelling and Larpen tear and the State does not want to give us their permit to use their right of way. Another problem is that we cannot open up the roads - it has to be done through tunnelling. Nilsens The only sensible, logical vray is to lay the pipe where it is to be used. Mrs, Kittleson: I called the St. Paul Water Department and was informed that, in St. Paul, they do not put in water mains unless at least 50% of the people petition for it. I don't think you can find 5~ here, so can you actually go ahead and do this'. What good does it do the people to ax~near at a Hearing? Nilsens The reason we. have a Hearing is to find this out. Mrs. Kittlesons It is clearly indicated +.hat they do not want it. Can you still go ahead with it? Graham: Your conclusions are right. The Council, by a ~~5 vote could require that this water main go down Fry Street. We are not bound. by any percent- 1 1 1