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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 28, 2004 TWIN LAKE ROAD Question #1 asked whether property owners favored the reconstruction of AREA Twin Lake Road and Twin Lake Trail. 14 were in favor; 7 were opposed; 1 did not answer question. Question #2 asked whether property owners agreed that water main should be installed in the Twin Lake area before street reconstruction occurs. 22 agreed; 4 did not agree. Question #3 asked which source of water was preferred if the Vadnais Heights water main was not looped at this time. 8 -Vadnais Heights 13 -Little Canada 5 -No Water Question #4 asked which source of water was preferred if the Vadnais Heights water main was looped. 12 -Vadnais Heights 11 -Little Canada 3 - No Answer Fahey asked how many dead end water mains existed in the City. The City Administrator did not have the exact number, but indicated that there ate a few. He noted that a dead end line requires more frequent flushing. The Administrator pointed out that at the last neighborhood meeting on the potential of a water main improvement in the Twin Lake area, the biggest concern was with the quality of Vadnais Heights' water. Vadnais Heights has addressed this problem by taking one of their wells out of service. Blesener suggested that perhaps the City should consider extending Little Canada water main to the Twin Lake area as part of the Unweave the Weave project. Blesener suggested that if connecting to Vadnais Heights water is a more immediate solution, the potential would be there for conversion to Little Canada water. The City Administrator indicated that coordinating the installation of Little Canada water main with the Unweave the Weave project was no guarantee that a cost savings would results. The Administrator noted that by connecting to the Vadnais Heights water system at this time would