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MINII'CPS <br />Ci.ty Counc~i.l <br />Dec, 9, 1987_ <br />Mr. Pahey asked i.f i_t would be possi.ble for the sewer li.ne to run <br />down the ~aaterworks property down Co 11i.ghway 3F~ anci then easC. <br />Mr., Ri.ngrose commented th~t this was cons:idere<t, but would not <br />be phys~ically Eeas:ible or economicall.y.feasi_ble. <br />t4r. Pahey stated that thi.s route caould be shorter and have less impact <br />on Little Canada~. <br />Ri.ngrosc: sCated t.hat <br />Ri_np.,rose stated th~at <br />onJ.y i.n terms o( loc <br />al.so stated that t:he <br />short-Cerm. <br />tli~ cost <br />the i1WCC <br />al impact <br />length o <br />alonp, i-.he hi.ghway would be prohzbiC:Cvee <br />must ].ool< ae Che total project, noe <br />Uut al.so overall. needs. Ri.ngrose <br />F the i.mpact on LiCtle Canada ~.i.s <br />Mr. Pahcey aslced i.f: t1~i.s rout:e orould incl.ude tunnel consCruct:i.on. <br />Mr< Ri.np,rose repli.ed that i.t would. A member of the audience sCated <br />that he Lelt this hard to beli.eve. <br />[.lr, Ri.ngrose stated that aithough thi.s route would loolc li_ke low <br />7.and, it is noe as ].ow as the sewer must go. <br />Mr. Ri.ngrose statecl thaY. some of the desi.gns, concepts and p1an, <br />bein~ di,cussed go back i.n some cases 15 years. When Lhe 'f,rout Li.ne <br />sysCem was enlar~;ed that i_s when the opti_on to cormecC to tlie ~ <br />east came up rath~r than to Che south. P1r. R9.nor.ose stated that <br />toni.ght's proposal.~aas not a new one. 1'hi.s i.s something that would <br />have happened sooner or later orhether or not }lugo and Porest Lake <br />was connected. <br />Mr. 1.2in;rose stated that tl~ie real objecti.ve of the plan wca, to <br />elim~i.nal:e the 1.i:Et staLion on lid~erton. The MYiCC must: think ~i.n <br />terms of accompl~i.,hi.ng tl~i.s at ttie leas[ cost to Che nu},~1i_c as a <br />~ahole. <br />~1rs. Nardi.ni aslced i.f a saf:ety arrangement has been bu~i.1C into Che <br />13d,n,erton lif:t stati.on so that i.f: :iC fai.ls i.t wi11 ~o i.nCO the new <br />tine. ^~r. Rin~;rose sCated that thi.s was a~;ood idea. <br />Nardi.ni. asked if the Ci.ty could be guaranceecl Chat: tJ1e sewaf;e coill not <br />overFlow i.nto t}te l.alce. ~'Irs. Scal.z,e stated that Che City deserves <br />an emer~encq plan. Scalze sta~ed that the plan should be clevel.oped <br />bef:ore thi.s sewer i.s bui.lt. <br />Mr. Fahey pointed out Ck~at there ~oas someone pr.esenC eit Che meeting <br />tonight from the DNR. <br />:`1r. Ringrose stated tkiat al.lkioup.,l1 th:is project is zi large one, i.t i-s <br />not of the magni.tude that an e~YVi.ronmental implct staCement would be <br />require.d. The envi.ronmenta7. process ~i.s controlled by State Statute <br />~an~~.l the Fnvironmental. Qual.i.ty ~I~oard. Mr. Rinorose st:ated that a <br />woricsheet wouid.probably be prepared by the i~1innesota Pol.l.uti.on Agency. <br />Page -4- <br />