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11 0 10/26/71 Mr. Ramacher stated that he had met with Mr. Van Housen this morning, that Mr. Van Housen had not been too happy with the plans, that he had been with his site planners all day and felt sure that the revised plans were in compliance with the ordinances. They had changed the request from a 15 -foot setback to a 25 -foot setback in order to.put the building in line with the Dick Olson home on the adjacent property. Parking facilities were made along- side the building rather than in the right -of -way; there was also room in the rear for parking; the plans show a 30' driveway. Mr. L'Allier felt that this took care of the main objections. Mr. Ramacher stated that they would put in shrubs surrounded by crushed rock between the building and sidewalk, and would landscape the grounds differently instead of the screening which could not have survived snowplowing. The maps were consulted. Mr. Locher stated that the access to the property lies partly on Lot 6 as well, that he had talked with Mr. Redipenning of the County Hwy Dept. about the easement. Mr. Redipenning guessed that in 10 years there may be a 4 -lane highway in that area; the County's jurisdiction on the easements is subject to the State's. Mr. Ramacher stated that the'State,had, given no restrictions as to how close they could build to the line. Mr. Locher said that Mr. Redipenning had said there was no problem if they build on the line. Mr. Gotweld stated that he had visited the site and that the drainage meets all the requirements; also, the sanitary sewer system for this operation would be less than for a family, so there should be no problem. Mr. Ramacher noted that he had had the plumbing put in and inspected, but when the plans were not okayed, it had been ripped out. Mr. Locher noted that as far as the re- quirement of having 300 feet in width for commercial between two residential lots was concerned, Ramacher and LeTendre also own lots, 8, 9, 19 & 11, be- sides which the adjoining lots 6 and 8 are vacant, so this is okay. Mr. Bohjanen moved to grant a variance to Marvin Ramacher and Marvin LeTendre, d/b /a/ Skyline Auto Body, to build at a 25 foot setback from the Highway ease- ment on Lot 7, Golden's Rice Lake Terrace per the revised plans in accordance with the Planner's recommendations, and that all changes to be made are to be listed on the building permit. Seconded by Mr. Cardinal. Carried unanimouly. Mr. Cardinal noted that these people had been misinformed ahead of this, that they had an okay from the Building Inspector. Mr. L'Allier told Mr. Ramacher to have the Building Inspector call the Clerk concerning the Council's approval. Mr. Jaworski reported that he had gotten the lumber for the hockey rink, that they were proceeding with the work and hoped to be done in 3 -4 weeks. Mr. Bohjanen asked if we had heard from the State on the Community Profile. The Clerk was asked to write to the State on this again. Mr. Bohjanen asked if we had any "watch for children" signs as he had received a requat for same to be put on 4th Ave. near the Main Street intersection. There was no Objection to putting up such signs; Mr. Rosengren will check on this. Mr. Bohjanen asked if we had heard anything on the intersections to be fixed by the County. Mr. Rosengren stated that they had done nothing, that he will compile a list to be taken care of. Mr. L'Allier reported that we had received several applications for the 5th part -time police position, that he and Mr. Myhre had narrowed these down to two, namely Steven M. Johnson from Blaine and Marcel H. Rivard, Jr., from Centerville. Mr. L'Allier moved to hire Marcel H. Rivard, Jr., since he not only is qualifies, but this will give us someone on the East side of the Village where we can leave the police car. Mr. Bohjanen asked if he would be hired on a training basis and was told yes, that he was and would be riding