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R-81-64 RESOLUTION CITY OF LAKE ELMO WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA A RESOLUTION WITHDRAWING AND DISMISSING THE PETITION FOR VALLEY BRANCH WATERSHED DISTRICT PROJECT 1006. WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota, the Town of West Lakeland, Minnesota and the County of Washington, Minnesota, petitioned the Valley Branch Watershed District in June, 1980, pursuant to Minnesota Statute 112.48 for an improvement project, and, WHEREAS, the Valley Branch Watershed District has completed the studies on the proposed Project 1006 and a public hearing has been held, and, WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo, the Township of West Lakeland, and the County of Washington have determined that the project in its present form is not proper for the following .reasons: 1. The project is of an oversized design beyond the need for handling present problems. 2. The project is designed to handle water problems in areas that may never be tributary to the main stem. 3. The project provides outlets for areas where there is no problem, where there is adequate storage or where cheaper alternatives for out - letting are available. . 4. The original petition did riot include outlets for Downs Lake and Sunfish Lake and proposed outlets for both of those two lakes are in- cluded in this project. 5. The project proposes improvements to Tartan Park when representatives from 3M, Tartan Park and the 3M Club have indicated throughout the process that they would make these improve - merits once an outlet for Horseshoe Lake was developed. 6,. The proposed project- distorts the intent of the petitioners and the committee that helped develop the parameters of the engineer's report by en- larging and expanding the project far beyond the need and ability of the communities to finance the project, and