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APRIL 19, 1972 The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes Village Planning and Zoning Board was called to order at 8:05 P.M. on April 19th, 1972. All members were present with the exception of Mr. Karth, who was on vacation. The corrections on the minutes to the March 15th regular meeting are as follows: Page 1, paragraph 6, line 9, last word "financially ". Page 2, paragraph 2, line 5, change "by to" to "and ". Page 4, paragraph 3, line 3, "be" should be "been ". Mr. Hill moved to approve the minutes to both the March 15th and March 29th meetings as corrected. Seconded by Mr. Kelling. Carried unanimously. Commissioner Burman, County Parks, informed the meeting that the county ditches were constructed about 1910 -1918. The county has not kept up these ditches. Private parties have done it rather than be assessed for having it done. Rice Creek Watershed doesn't have control over ditches as yet, but probably eventual- ly should have. The County attorney advised that the law covering ditches is Minn. Statute 106. The procedure to get ditches repaired or improved is to petition the County Board. Upon receipt the Board surveys and makes cost estimates, and has a hear- ing. The Board then decides what should be done. The cost is assessed against the individual adjoining landowners. No federal funds are involved. The pro- cedure for the expansion or extension of ditches takes a petition of 26% of the adjoining landowners or land. The same procedure is involved as for repairing. Again the costs are assessed against individual landowners but they can be pro- rated over about a ten year period. The attorney questioned whether there is any real benefit in putting money into ditches in Anoka County. The ditches could be turned over to municipalities as population grows, and then they would assume the cost. Mr. Marier pointed out that the County has jurisdiction but no responsibility. Mr. Burman noted that the'County has the legal responsibility to do the work. Mr. To rkiidson presented the County Park proposal. The county presently has 143 acres leased from St. Paul Waterworks. 26 acres are for park use. 50% is too low for any type development. The whole park system is totally inadequate. Last year Metro presented us with a 6700 acre Metro park proposal. The proposal the County is making involves 2400 acres. The map shows the area in red and green. The reason for the color difference is a lack of funds to purchase all areas. Under the proposal the red, 695 acres around Centerville Lake, would be the first property they would be interested in acquiring. He has met with the Village Council and the Centerville Council and some of the people on Centervill Lake to try and work out the details. Some of the homeowners are in attendance at this meeting also. This proposal is not final by any means - we don't know what will develop in the next two or hthree years. It could take 8 -10 months to get the application approved. Any major developments (such as Tagg's project at 35W and 49) would then have to be taken into accord. It is proposed that the homes on Centerville Lake be left intact, and that the proposed road for the park run behind the homes. They are trying to come up with some satisfactory agreement with the homeowners as to how far from their homes this road should be The homeowners present wondered how populated it had to become before this area would be unacceptable for a park area. 441/ Mr. Marier noted that there are 2400 taxable acres lost to the village. Is there any compensation? Mr. Burman said that there is some compensation 'or