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d COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 28, 1991 for these two (2) subdivisions is through the Black Duck lift station to the new Reshanau Lake Trunk line. MWCC is on schedule and their study has been completed and the process to do a facilities study has been started. Mr. Schneider also noted that this City has reduced the flow into the Laurene lift station and there is better communication with MWCC. It appears that the Laurene lift station can be upgraded in time to accept this additional flow. Mayor Bisel noted the improved relationship with MWCC. Mr. Schneider said that there appears to be a great improvement in communications. Council Member Reinert questioned the capacity at the Black Duck lift station and noted that there have been a lot of problems at that lift station recently. Mr. Boxrud explained that this was not a sewage problem but could be a ground water problem. Council Member Reinert felt the problems at the Black Duck lift station should be corrected before any additional flow was added. Mr. Boxrud said he would check this matter with Mr. Volk. Mayor Bisel reminded Mr. Boxrud that directing the flow west to the Black Duck lift station was not feasible when these two (2) subdivisions were proposed. Mr. Boxrud said that was before he knew that the new Reshanau Trunk line would be available within three (3) years. Mr. Schneider used the overhead projector and explained the costs of directing Brandywood Estates and Pheasant Hills Preserve to the west. He noted that it would be easy for the Weaver and LaMotte property to develop. An outline of the proposed route was shown on the overhead projector. It was noted that if this route were selected, the Black Duck lift station would have to be reconstructed. The cost of the reconstruction is included in the overall cost. Timing is important since constructing the route west would mean that the entire Reshanau Lake Trunk line must be available within three (3) years. Mayor Bisel noted that at the time the original utility routes were being planned for Brandywood Estates and Pheasant Hill Preserve, the cost to run utilities west to the Black Duck lift station was prohibitive. He asked what has changed all of this. Mr. Boxrud explained that the availability of the Reshanau Lake Trunk line is helpful. However, the cost involved in providing a temporary lift station in Pheasant Hills Preserve and running the trunk line a long distance to Centerville makes the costs a wash. At this time it appears that the costs would be nearly the same regardless of what route is selected. The benefit of running the utilities to the Black Duck lift station is that all utilities will be kept within the Lino Lakes Utility System. PAGE 12