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Locke Lake : July 28, 1993 Page Four (from B. Haake) Another Engineer ' s Report states that it is not felt that full lake area restoration is good for this project ; thatthe sediment basin should be constructed in the lake ; that added excavation would rapidly refill (with alternative 4) and that the DNR strongly implies such a project would not be permitted (excerpted from John Flora' s testimony at the public hearing held on June 24, 1993. Flora is Director of Public Works , City Engineer for the City of Fridley. ) The Engineer' s Report supported alernative 2 because the Engineer felt that only a _sedimentation basin with side slopes meets the RCWD goals. Cost estimates for excavation of Locke Lake listed five alternatives including the ones referred to above. The costs are not final : .Alternative 1 -- $313, 700 . Alternative 2 -- $348, 800 . Alternative 3 -- $588, 100 . Alternative 4 -- $740, 600 . Alternative 5 is No Action. Costs to the property owners in each of the four counties under Alternative 3 ($588 , 100) would be as follows : . Anoka County: $126, 442 .Hennepin County: 4, 704 . Ramsey County: 388, 734 .Washington County: 68 , 220 • Flora ' s testimony stated that the RCWD issued a "memorandum on the Locke Lake Capital Improvement Program Amendment dated January 4, 1993 . In that document, it is proposed to excavate the lake to a depth of 4 feet , develop an in-lake sediment basin and provide project management . This memorandum also defines the Boards matching the City, County and DNR contribution ($150, 000) for the dam replacement project and proposes a District-wide Ad Valorem levy improvement for $800 , 000. . , " Written comments regarding the Locke Lake Improvement Project were to be submitted to the RCWD by July 6 , 1993 . Public Testimony was heard on June 24 , 1993 and much of the above information came from that public hearing. On July 14, 1993, the RCWD Board adopted their Findings of Fact , Conclusions and Order to accept Alternative 3 in the amount of $588, 900 which will be paid for by an ad valorem property tax levied on all taxable property in the Rice Creek Watershed District . The approximate cost to be allocated to each county in the RCWD is as stated above . Sad Z9tr2 V8L ZI9 :01 892trtr8LZT9 'Ql� Ski Iti9S 90:LZ 176, 90 Ntit