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1 1 1 COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 27, 1995 Mr. Donlin's first concern was White Bear School District No. 624. He noted that his daughter will be attending this school district. Mr. Donlin felt that this should also be a great concern to Mr. Emmerich (the developer) because one of the most important issues when buying a new home is where will the children be going to school. He noted that in recent months, this school district has been forced to lay off teachers, increase class sizes and eliminate many programs. Although the school district policy is not to oppose or support development issues, Mr. Donlin asked if adding 456 new homes to this school district makes sense at this time? Mr. Donlin's second concern is the sewer and water extensions in the Joint Powers Agreement with the City of Hugo. He said it is his understanding that the Clearwater Creek development will be served by a gravity sewer with a lift station connecting it to the existing 10 inch forcemain pipe which will carry the sewage to the Hugo/Forest Lake interceptor. Mr. Donlin's concern is the existing 10 inch pipe which was constructed in 1976/1977 as an interim system designed to be replaced around 1990 with a permanent gravity system. Mr. Donlin noted a letter dated April 28, 1976 from Richard Dougherty of the Metropolitan Waste Commission to the City Clerk -Treasurer of Hugo, Carole Williams. Mr. Dougherty assures the City of Hugo, "based the current trends this system will have a design life beyond the year 2020". Mr. Donlin said he could not help but think of some other fine products of the late 1970's such as the Ford Pinto and the AMC Pacer. Mr. Donlin said, "with proper maintenance they were designed to last until 2020 and beyond". However, he doubted that in the year 2020 anyone will jump into the family Pacer and expect it to go anywhere. Mr. Donlin said his point is that the forcemain has broken three (3) times and needs to be thoroughly inspected before any new capacity is added. He asked, does adding 456 new homes to this system make sense. Mr. Donlin's third concern is Otter Lake Road. He explained it does not have any shoulders, is only 28 feet wide and is rated poor by one Anoka County Engineer. He said this development would add 2,950 trips per day to a road which is considered below county road standards by the same engineer. Mr. Donlin noted that SEH prepared a traffic study for the City of Lino Lakes. This study states, "the traffic volumes added to Otter Lake Road will not create significant traffic problems". Mr. Donlin said this statement is also reflected in Mr. Brixius' planning report, Executive Summary to Ms. Wyland dated October 7, 1994. Mr. Donlin said that part of the sentence from this report is missing in Mr. Brixius statement. The missing part of the sentence states, "This is one of the most intense single family developments possible between the County Road J interchange and PAGE 2 1 6O