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feel we should ask residents to look at this as a permanent structure.
Bill Edds, of Programmed Lands, inquired about the street vacation in the proposed
plat of Programmed Lands. Attorney Meyers explained that Mr. Edds' plat required
Council approval and a hearing to vacate the street would have to be set.
MSP (Neisen - Pickar) To set a hearing date for November 12, 1973 at 8:15 with
publication of ad to be November 1, and 8.
Mr. Edds stated that he had presented a sketch plan at the last meeting of the
Planning Commission and that he would be bringing a preliminary plat to the Planning
Commission meeting tomorrow evening.
5 Ayes
Mayor Neisen reported that the Anchor Inn was supposed to close this week and that
they were notifying contractor's to proceed next Monday. The Mounds View Shopping
Center had some problems with financing among other things and the earliest
construction would be May 1, 1974.
Mayor Neisen presented the Mounds View Safety Manual, written for the Village, ready
for adoption and asked if there were any questions on the manual.
MSP (Johnson- Hodges) To adopt the Mounds View Safety Manual. 5 Ayes
Mayor Neisen announced that the committee would include Larry Decheine, representing
the working personnel, Rollin Erickson, representing the public or third party,
and Dennis Zylla, Clerk- Administrator.
MSP (Hodges- Baumgartner) To appoint Larry Decheine as the Safety Committee
representative from the Village working personnel. 5 Ayes
The Regular meeting was recessed at 8:30 P.M.
MSP (Johnson - Pickar) To recall the special hearing to consider the drainage problem
between Sherwood Road and Laport Drive west of Jackson Drive to order at 8:30 P.M. 5 Ayes
Attorney Wegner, representing Mr. and Mrs. Birkeland appeared with his clients to
clarify where they stand in this issue.
Attorney Meyers reiterated events leading to the hearing and developments of the
hearing held on October 9, 1973.
Attorney Wegner stated that he had gone over this with Arvid Birkeland and Arvid
said he had talked to Walter Skiba about this at some length two years ago. Arvid
said he asked if the Village would be inclined to put in a drain pipe and he was
told that the Village did not have funds at that time. So, Mr. Birkeland had asked
if it would be alright if he did it on his own. About a year later, this spring,
they went there and talked about a swale pipe.
Lot 7 is the only lot in Birkeland Addition with problems and when Arvid and Walter
Skiba talked about this Arvid told Mr. Skiba if there is something done about this,
he was only interested in doing something about property in his addition. He never
owned Laport Meadows and never intended to do anything about Laport Meadows. He
didn't feel the lots in his addition which were high and dry were his problem. If
there are lots in Laport Meadows with water in their basements, certainly we could