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April 9, 1973 Mr. Leo Hager appeared before the council to requestthe split of h i s property. He had appeared before the P &Z end they recommend that his request be denied. He has 225' frontage and wants to deed 100' to his brother. He had tried to bu7 75' from the land owner next to him but, the owner won't sell. Mr. Gotwald suggested that Mr. Hager do a perc test to see how much fill he would need and see if it was feasible to build on this location. Mr. Gotwald explained the necessary steps he should take before going ahead with the fill. He gave Mr. Hager some suggestions on the things he could do himself. Mayor Bohjanen reported that the Information Guides here. There is one wrong phone number the Clerk is changing. He reminded the Council of a meeting of the Metro Transit Commission of the Metro Council in Coon Rapids on April 14, 1973. He asked if the Council would like Mr. Hi l l at the April 23rd meeting to discuss the audit report, they said, Yes. He also presented a sign bid he had gotten for a sign at the Village Hall entrance. The Clerk is to make a copy for the Councilmen. Also, make copies of the Centerville Fire Report. Mr. Locher read a letter on the Birch Wood Hi I Is stables and reported on the status of the investigation. He suggested keeping a close watch on the operation. He had no instruction from the Humane Society. Mr. Cardinal asked what can we do with this information. Mr. Locher said we could prosecute, their special use permit has been withdrawn and also on cruelty to animals. Mr. Marier asked if we would not be under the direction of the Humane Society and Mr. Locher said, Yes. Mr. Zelinka moved to table this matter. Seconded by Mr. Marier. Motion carried. Mr. Locher then went through the contract for the road work and explained the performance bond to the council. The contractor is to be paid by the month -90% of his bill, final payment to be made 30 days after completion. There was discussion on 24th Avenue. Mr. Gotwald will call the engineer for Hugo. Mr. Backlin will inspect except when he feels that Mr. Gotwald should look at something. Mr. Marier moved to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign the contract. Seconded by Mr. Cardinal. Motion carried. Mr. Zelinka moved to authorize the Mayor to sign Mr. Baclklin's application for Certification under Section (g) (3) (dd) of Regulation WWOB 1 for Operator in Responsible Charge of Water Supply System. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Motion carried. Mr. Locher had called teh SheMi ff concerning the airplane down in Marsham Lake. He had also talked to El Carrow, owner of the plane. Mr. Carrow says there is only about 6" of water and the rest is muck. He said he had a diver look it over and tried to decide how to get it out. One counci Imen asked how could a diver look over something in only 6" of water. Mr. Locher said the Sheriff wi 11 help and we could also contact the Department of Natural Resources. Mr. Merier asked if the Rice Creek Watershed could do anything about it? This was their department, the protection of the waterways.