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September 15, 1959
The regular meeting of the Mounds View Village Council was called to order by
Mayor James W. Gibson at 8:18 P.M. on September 15, 1959, at the village hall, 1450
West Highway 96.
The following members were present:
Mayor: James W. Gibson
Clerk: Earl E. Smith
Trustees: Melford C. Christensen
Donald Hodges
Perry Malvin
Deputy Clerk: Betty Walbridge
Treasurer: Irene Edberg
Legal Counsel: Richard Meyers
Mrs. Peterson, 2277 Knoll Drive, appeared before the council in regards to
children playing in the streets. The Mayor informed Mrs. Peterson that a notice would
be placed in the paper as an endeavor to bring this matter to the attention of all
parents, pointing our the apparent dangers when children are allowed to play in streets.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kopp, 2249 County Road H2, appeared before the council in regards
to Mr. John Koontz conducting a beer distributing business and sign painting business
at his home. As requested at the previous council meeting, Attorney Meyers reported
that he could not find a rezoning on the particular block in which Mr. Koontz resides
and that apparently it had never been rezoned from farm residential. Mr. Kopp presented
a petition signed by adjacent neighbors requesting the council have Mr. Koontz cease his
business operations at his.residemee. Mr. Koontz also presented a petition that neighbors
had no complaint with the manner in which Mr. Koontz maintained his property. After a
lengthy discussion, motion by Smith seconded by Hodges that the people appearing in the
petitions be written a letter to appear before the council September 22, 1959, at 8:00 P.M.
to hear and decide whether it is a nuisance problem. Motion carried unanimously. Deputy
Clerk instructed to write letters to the people who signed the petitions, requesting
their presence.
A petition was presented to the council by citizens living on Greenwood Drive
requesting the council rescind the kennel license issued to Raymond Doyle at 7760
Greenwood Drive, and also to amend the existing ordinance to require that applicants for
kennel licenses in residential areas must accompany their applications with signatures
of approval of all property owners or residnets within 1000 feet of their property.
etition referred to the attorney and action to be taken at the next meeting. The council
was informed that Mr. Doyle was building a kennel on his property without a permit, said
construction approximately the same size as a garage. Motion by Christensen seconded by
Malvin that this matter be referred to the building inspector requesting that he
investigate and determine if a building permit was issued for this structure and if not, said
structure to be red tagged, and no building permit be issued or reinstated until the
matter regarding the kennel permit is disposed of. Motion carried-unanimously. The
attorney was instructed to draw up an amendment to the dog ordinance stating that a
petition be presented when a kennel license is ssued.
Mr. Phil Dunning appeared before the council in regards to his living in a trailer on
the lot of Hart Trailer Sales. He stated that due bothe fact that his house presently
under construction was not completed by the time promised in his agreement with the builder
he was forced to move into two trailers on the lot. Motion by Gibson, seconded by Hodges
that Mr. Dunning be granted a special permit for 30 days to live in the trailers at the
corner of County Road H2 and Highway 10. Motion carried unanimously.