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A special meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order at 9:10 A.M., Saturday, March 8, 1975 by Mayor Bohjanen. Councilmen present; Jaworski, Marier, McLean, Zelinka. Mr. Locher, Mr. Gotwald, and Mr. Starr were also present. Mrs. Opal Peterson from the Metropolitan Council and Mr. Howand Neison, District Representative were also present. Mayor Bohjanen stated that the purpose of this meeting was to make the Metropolitan Council and our Representative aware of the problems that Lino Lakes is facing. The fact, that despite Lino Lakes' compliance with Metropolitan requirements, the City is at a stand still. Mayor Bohjanen felt that the main hangup is with the Metropolitan Council. He asked Mr. Locher to fill in from the last hearing. Mr. Locher reviewed the history of the problem of the interceptor giving the facts breifly. The basic system had been designed in 1950 with a gravity flow to the Southwest. These plans are documented and are on file. In 1969-70 the Chomonix system was designed with an on -site treatement plant. These plans were approved by all agenciesand would have prevented the problems that exists in that area at the present time. The Metropolitan Council at that time instructed the City that Lino Lakes was to become a part of the Metropolitan Sewer system and that the interceptor to that area would be completed by 1972. This plan was approved by the Metropolitan Sewer Board. After very thorough and extensive studies, construction was allowed. The system was approved by the Metropolitan Council and at the present time must be pumped daily. In addition, Lino Lakes has contributed 2500 acres of land for a regional park. There is possibly 2500 acres of water connected with this Park. Lino Lakes needs development, the Youth Center needs sewers, Shenandoah was built on the theroy that Metropolitan Council would honor their committment and install the interceptor and is now at a standstill because the interceptor has not been installed, there are at least 200 lots in the Country Lakes area platted and more lands to be platted, Lino Lakes cooperated when they were told a Comprehensive Land Use Plan was necessary, the Planning and Zoning Board worked hard and presented a plan that was approved by the Metropolitan Council, from March 1973 to Feb.12, 1975, Lino Lakes has paid some $20,575.00 to the Metro Sewer Board. A fee is paid for every unit constructed within the City limits of Lino Lakes. The Metropolitan Waste Control, which is an arm of the Metropolitan Council, approves the full flow gravity system as the most feasible and least costly in the overall plan. Mayor Bohjanen felt that the several committees should get together and make a decsision on the construction of this interceptor. They have tied the hands of this community by inaction. Mayor Bohjanen felt that the Metropolitan is no longer advising, they are now dictating. If this is the planned course of action for that Council, then they should be abolished. Mr. Emil Jandric said that he had been told that a Metropoliean system could be started within 30 days. What is the story on that statement? Mr. Gotwald told Mr. Jandric that this is a statement bu an individual but the Metropolitan Council has not made any kind of a committment to Lino Lakes. This would be a temporary system and would be open for much critisim. Mr. Jandric said a few years ago, this system was all set to be installed. Where did it get off the track? What happened to cause all this delay? •