HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr00090_000049_pg056February 26, 1979 Page 4
Councilmember Hodges stated he felt a drainage study should be done.
Councilmember Rowley stated that she also agreed with the Staff recom-
mendation that a study be done.
Councilmember Forslund stated that she agreed a study should be done and
that she felt the Planning Commission has more studying to do on the
project also.
Chet Tuske, 7800 Long Lake Road asked which way the water would run.
Mayor McCarty replied that they would not know until the study was done.
Roger Baumgartner, 7585 Knollwood questioned if the study would cover
where the water would go once it ran out of the area. Mayor McCarty
replied that it would.
Roger Johnson 7767 Long Lake Road stated that he did not feel the water
could go into Rice Creek and asked if the sewer would include the other
side of Long Lake Road and Groveland. He added that he had had water
problems when the shopping center was put in.
Official Rose replied that the study would take all areas into considera-
tion and make sure that the residents abutting the area would not encounter
additional problems.
Sharon McCarthy, 7760 Long Lake Road stated that the lots in the area run
into her yard already and that she did not need any additional run -off
from the development.
Harry Gum, 7805 Greenwood asked where the water would go from the drain
tile. Official Rose replied that it has to be pumped from the house and
could go either in the street or on the persons lawn, but could not go
into the sanitary sewer.
Nat Collins stated that he lives next to lot 6 and would sue anyone who
steps foot on his property. He also stated he did not want the developer
to do any more filling.
Neil Loeding, 5046 Longview Drive asked if consideration had been given
to holding the excess drainage on the property. Official Rose replied
that there are several options open, such as on -site ponding, improving
the drainage system in an easterly direction and /or southerly direction.
An unidentified person asked that the dirt be removed immediately from
the lots. Mayor McCarty replied that it would be.
Victor Villella, developer of the property, stated he agrees there is
a problem with drainage in the area but pointed out that the problem
still exists even without the property being developed. He added that
the City is creating a hardship on the owner of the property in that
he cannot sell the property if it can not be developed.
Franklin Veno) owner of the property stated that he is paying $4700 a
year in taxes and he would like the other property owners to chip in and
help pay the taxes if they don't want him to develop the property. He
also stated that he had been assessed $7,000 for the storm sewer on
Greenwood and now the City was telling him he could not develop because