05-04-60 Council Special Minutes

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P,4IVUTES OIL' SPliCIAL HEE'L'ING OF THE VILLAGE OIL' LITTLE CANADA - NiAY 4, 1960 't'he Mayor announced that this is a specia]. meeting ca:1].ed for the purpose of acquainting the residents of the area in that portion of the Village south of Highway 36 lying between Edgerton Street and I/[clvTenemy Street with the facts and figures concerning instal.lati.on of sanitary sewers throughout that particular part of Little Canada. Approximately 50 people were present. I,]r.. Frederick P. Hemmer, Village Attorney, explained in detail the Financial cost of sewer construction and also explained at length the manner in which the sewer cost would have to be assessed. Re explained details of what arrangements could be made with Maplewood and also what arrangements would have to be made vrith the City o£ St. Paul. 't'here were numerous questions, all of which were answered. IVIx•. Edward Erickson, who is a resid.er;t of the Village but not of 'the area where sewer has been requested, pointed out that he believed if any sewer construction is undertaken in the above described area, the entire cost should be paid by benefitted property owners and that no part of the cost should. become a general. obligation of the Village. He also stated that he felt that street repair, after sewers vrere installed, should be paid For by assessment against the benefitted property. Upon Motion by Vitale, seconded by Coenen, it was R13SOLVED, that the data presented at this meeting should be prepared in the form of a mimeograph bulletin which should be delivered to every home in the asea where sewer has been requested and that this bulletin, when distributed, should also indicate the time and place vrhen the official improvement meeting is to be held, such meeting to be scheduled at least two or three weeks from now in order to give the people of the are an aoportunity to thoroughly study and discuss the information that will. be presented in tYa bulletin so that vrhen the meeting is held, everybody will be prepared 'to attend the hearing and present their argnaments for and against the improve-: ment with full knowledge of the Facts. Ayes - 5 ways - 0 Upon Motion by Vitale, seconded by Spooner, it was RESOLVED, that a hearing be set for May 16th, 1960, at 7:30 P. Nt. in the Little Canada Fire Hall to hear proponents and opponents of a petition for rezoning property located at Jackson and Demont Streets described as: hot 6 except the East 220 .feet thereof and al.l of Lot 7 i.n 131ock 1 North Park according to the plat thereof on file acrd of recoxd in the office of the Register of Deeds in and for Ramsey County, and that the Clerk forthwith post the proper notices for said hearing. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Upon Motion by Spooner, seconded by Loeffler, the meeting adjourned at 9:00 P.P,4. byes - 5 Nays - 0 1 _ Vi.l.l~e L'lerk. B7ayo