HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr00090_000022_pg06TO THE CITIZENS OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNDS VIEW:
As you know the disposal of sewage has been one of the major problems
facing the Council and the citizens of our village. Fortunately, this problem has
been partially solved by the creation of the North Suburban Sanitary Sewer District
in 1961. The Village of Mounds View was one of the prime movers behind the formation
of the sewer district.
Shortly after the formation of the District a contract was entered
into between the District and the City of Minneapolis to provide capacity in the
Minneapolis sewer system for the use of the communities in the North Suburban Sanitary
Sewer District. This capacity has been limited, both in amount and time. As the
result of this original contract and because of the lack of capacity the sewer district
proceeded to make plans to construct its own treatment plant in the City of Fridley
on the Mississippi River. This has been a slow and expensive process, because of
court fights, and other factors. However, it does appear that a treatment plant and
the right to use the Mississippi River is closer to reality now than it ever has been.
On December 31, 1968 Minneapolis forwarded to the District an offer
of additional capacity in its lines, that may or may not be of great benefit to the
District, and to the residents of our village.
If this offer reads that the City of Minneapolis will undertake
to provide all of the necessary capacity that we and our neighbors in the North
area will ever need and if this means that they can provide this capacity at a cost
less than it would cost us to build our own treatment plant, both in the initial
construction and in the quarterly charges, then there is no question in our mind that
this offer should be seriously considered and accepted by the District. If the
Minneapolis offer cannot provide us the capacity needed at a cost less than it would
cost us to build our own treatment plant then the offer should be refused and
construction of the plant should be undertaken at once.
However, we feel that an unbiased independent study of the offer
should be made at once, and the results of this study should be made available to the
Village of Mounds View so that it can advise its representative to the District as to
what steps said representative thinks the District should take for the best interest
of the residents of Mounds View.
Our representative is being instructed to request that the District
undertake such study, and if the District feels that such a study is not advisable,
then this Council will consider whether or not it will undertake an independent study