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March 8, 197d Page 2 ~ Blaine for their portion„of the benefit, Comnisslon Member Burmeister stated that she understood Blaine was lowering the ditch on their side of County Naad I. Counciimember Baumgartner replied that 8laine is invotved in a~udi~.iai pro~ect to lower the ditch, and that tt is a controlled system and wi11 be dattmed and meCered. Comnission Memher Glazer asked what other Cities water budgeis are for their drainege pro~ects. Official Rose replied that Blaine does not have a Comprehen- sive Plan, and since their land uses are not known yet, the flow could be changed greatly, but that the aice Creek Watershed District and City of Mounds View are anticipating it. Cotrrnl5sion Piemb~r Glazer asked if Mounds View li~s much to say about what goes o;~ ~utslde the City iimits. OFficia7 Rose replied that the Rice Creek Watershed District i, the contro111ng force, and telts each City what Chey can put lnto the sysLen. Comnission Member Glazer stated that at the February 21 publlc hearing a ~tatement was made that Che DPiR and Rice Creek Watershed Distri~t endorse the orofect but that he had since heard that the Rice Creek Watershed District does have some probl~ns with the pro~ect and askeP ?f the questian of how much water w911 go through had been resalved. Officint Rose replied that Rice Creek Watershed District's position is that they woutd iike Mounds View to induc~ the water as 1ow on Rice Creek as possible wlth controlled ~ flows. This is why the City is proposing seven holding areas. ~ Commission M~nber GTaznr questioned a statement in the engineers report on the pro~ect which stated that constructian of a stown sewer system in the City would aliow development of 7ands naL now open to dee~eiopment due ta poor drainage facilities. Official Rose replied that he belleved what the consultant wes referring to werp the areas such as the 0'Neil property where development would be unfavorable without improvements, or Northcrest Park. Commission Member Glazer questioned if sane of the unpTatted lands were declared flood plains and asked if the City would be aule to assess or tax a11 the benefitted 1and,,such as the Watson property at Caunty Foad J and Long Lake Road. Official Rose replied that the City has not yet looked into the legallt,y of assessing property. He added that approximately 50 percent of the Watson property was considered a fiood p7ein. Comnission Member Glazer state~ ehat he on7y found evidence of 23 wet basements in the engineer's report and asked if there war? any more in the City. Counc{1- member Baumgartner rep7led that during the meetings in 1975, 70 people signed a petition sayiirg that they ha~ water in their basemenCs. He added that the map in the repor4 shows areas, not individual homes, Ray Lang, 7435 Spring Lake park Road introduced himself as the spokesman for a citizens steering comnittee opposed to Profect 1978-i and read their statem2nt req~~esting that the proposed pro~ect be voted down. ' , Councilmember Baumgartner, in response to a claim made in the stateme~t read by ~~~/ Mr. Lang, ssated that property other than resfdentia7 would be ta~ed at appro- ximately double the rste of residential property, and thua the City wouid noC be unfairiy benefitting the commerclal and industriai l~~nd owners. Dir. Lang