HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr00090_000046_pg052February 27, 1978 Page 2
Mr. Siedleicki, 2749 Sherwood Road asked why the Council was pushing
the project. Acting Mayor Baumgartner replied that the Council was
not pushing the project but simply trying to get all the citizen
input possible.
Councilmember Rowley also stated that she had received numerous phone
calls at home and was presently trying to answer the questions of the
citizens, as well as collect all the input possible from them.
Mr. Siedleicki asked if the decision made by the Council would be
based on what the majority of the citizens want. Acting Mayor
Baumgartner replied that if they were to go by a majority, a vote
would have to be made. He added that the Council must look at both
sides of the issue and weight all the factors in deciding what would
be best for the City. He pointed out an example of when Governor
Anderson authorized the 3% sales tax for Minnesota, how the citizens
were against it, but the benefit was now very visable. He also
pointed out how the City had put in running water, sanitary sewer
and blacktop streets, without the majority of the citizens backing
the decision, and pointed out how those improvements were very
important and necessary to the City.
Mr. Siedleicki asked if the project would lower the level of the sand point
wells in Mounds View. Acting Mayor Baumgartner replied that it
most likely would.
James Wills, 2241 Knoll Dr•asked if the names of the citizens who
had water problems in 1975 were available. Acting Mayor Baumgartner
replied that they were, as a petition with 70 signatures was presented
to the City at that time.
Mr. Wills asked if an environmental impact study had been done. Engineer
Hubbard replied that a study would not be done until the project was
approved, but that several comments had been received from the DNR
which were favorable to the project. He added that if the study did
come back negative, the City would have to conform to the study and
make the necessary adjustments.
Mr. Wills asked if the study could be done before the project was
started. Engineer Hubbard replied that the cost of the study was
such that the project should be approved before the money was spent
on a study. Administrator Achen added that there is no statute or
mandatory requirement that an environmental impact study be done,
and that the DNR and Rice Creek Watershed District have indicated
that there would be no problem.
Mr. Pashiban asked how many residents there were in the City. Acting
Mayor Baumgartner replied that there were approximately 13,000.
Mr. Wills asked if any of the Council members had a financial interest
that would be affected by the project. Acting Mayor Baumgartner and
Councilmembers Rowley and Ziebarth replied that they did not and to
their knowledge, Mayor Pickar and Councilmember Hodges did not either.