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5/8/72 Mr. Marier suggested, then moved that we have the Engineer make percolation tests instead of the Plumbing Inspector, since the Plumbing Inspector has neither the know - how nor the gear to do this. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Mr. Jaworski asked if the cost was going back to the home - owners; Mr. Marier said it would be charged for on the permit. Motion carried. Mrs. Swanson reported that she had attended the Open Space Advisory Board meeting, and that they were concerned with their classification system and definition of various parks. Al Ko rdiak, Task Force Chairman, was asked by Larry Haeg why the fact that there was no definition of county parks. The Board had adopted the classification system omitting county classification for present. She was worried about what would happen to Anoka County's 45,000 acres for parks. Mrs. Swanson said it had come to her attention that the Clerk was not using carbon copies for correspondence, and that since this is used by all municipalities, instead of using photocopies, she recommended filing carbon copies. Both Mr. Jaworski and Mr. Bohjanen felt one carbon copy would be sufficient. Mrs. Swanson said that the question had come up several weeks ago about the Clerk taking two days off without pay. The Personnel Commission was in accord with her taking the two days off when we get someone to replace her. Mrs. Swanson wanted to be sure that the minutes of the meeting before the Clerk's days off were completed before she left. Mr. Bohjanen said this had already been passed on. Mr. Locher had received a call from Mrs. Harold Leibel on a possible variance. Mrs. Leibel stepped forward to say that her daughter and son -in -law had decided to take 22 acres instead of one acre, but she wondered about the possibility of the County moving the road around Centerville Lake as mentioned by Mr. Burman. After discussion it was decided that they could only assume the road would stay as it is, since we had turned down the County's proposal tonight, and that they leave adequate set- back just in case. Mrs. Leibel was advised that a percolation test would be necessary. Roger Barnes, Mayor of Blaine, was recognized. He noted that he has his place on Hodgson Rd. rented, and that if the Council would grant it the renter would like to put in a used car lot. However, the man hasn't been before the P &Z, so the matter will have to wait. Glenn Rehbein asked if the Council had passed on having percolation tests to 4' below the ground. Mr. Gotwald said this doesn't have anything to do on groundwater, but only to do with the 2' of ground on top. Glenn noted that you have to have 4' plus 16" below the ground where no water can come in. Glenn said that the surface water is less than 6' in a lot of the area, and thought the Engineer could verify this. Mr. Gotwald agreed that in many areas the ground water is very close to the surface, and that in places where you won't find water at 6 -7' in August, you can in May. Glenn said that we have only a small area around Centerville where one can build, noting that even by Mr. Marier's house the water is higher than 6'. Mr. Marier disagreed, saying that you could go 300' from his house and still go down 6' before you hit water. Mr. Marier stated that the percolation test has been in the ordinance for some time, but not enforced, but now we are going to handle it. Mrs. Swanson noted that in the last minutes the Clerk was to make copies of the questionnaire on legal fees that the Attorney had filled out and wondered if the Clerk had a copy. Clerk said she did and will make copies. Mr. Bohjanen reported attending the meeting in Anoka on April 25th on the State Building Code, and that Mr. Locher was the only attorney there. Mr. Bohjanen reported that he had attended the May 3rd MSB meeting, and that we had received a subsequent letter that they had dropped the 1972 allocation. He noted that