HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975.07.07 RESO 1975-30RESOLUTION NO. 1975-30
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE PETITION, A PETITION TO BE
SENT TO THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE RICE CREEK WATERSHED
DISTRICT TO INSTITUTE AN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 112 OF MINNESOTA STATUES.
Adopted and passed by the City Council of Hugo,
this 7th of July, 1975.
ATTEST:
Xobert E. 4Brk�ar�d,,C�lerk
City of Hugo
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PETITION
TO: THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE RICE CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT:
The City of Hugo hereby Petitions the Rice Creek Watershed
District to institute an improvement project in accordance with
the provisions of Chapter 112 of Minnesota Statutes, said im-
provement project -
1. to include the establishment and construction of level
control structures for Horseshoe Lake, the improvement and/or
reconstruction of the existing ditches and structures leading
from Horseshoe Lake northerly to 177th Street North, easterly
along the southerly line of 177th Street North, thence northerly
under 177th Street North, and thence northerly and westerly to
the outlet in Hardwood Creek in Forest Lake Township, all as
diagrammatically shown on Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorp-
orated herein by reference, for the purpose of alleviating and
controlling flooding in continguous areas and minimizing damage
to property due to extreme fluctation in water levels;
2. to be situated in Sections 3 and 4, Township 31 North,
Range 21 West, City of Hugo, and in Sections 33 and 34, Township
32 North, Range 21 West, Forest Lake Township, all in the County
of Washington and State of Minnesota, and such other lands as
may be determined to contribute to the flooding problem or other-
wise be benefited by the improvements contemplated;
3. to be situated in the portion of the Rice Creek Water-
shed District affected by the improvement, to be essentially as
described above, or such other areas as determined to be benefited
by the improvements contemplated;
4. to satisfy the need and necessity to alleviate and con-
trol flooding in the affected area, to provide control for the
level of Horseshoe Lake, and to alleviate property damage curr-
ently resulting from inadequate provision or controls of water -
flow, and to alleviate periodic failures of on-site sewage systems
in the affected area;
5. to define the tributary areas and drainage basin and
benefitted properties for the proposed improvements;
6. to hold a public hearing or hearings as may be law be
required relative to the proposed improvements; and
7. to let the contract or contracts for construction of
said improvements and assess the benefitted properties for said
improvements to the extent funds are not committed thereto by
Rice Creek Watershed District.
The proposed improvements will be conducive to public health,
convenience and welfare.
Petitioner will pay all costs and expenses which may be
incurred in case the proceedings are dismissed or for any reason
no contract for the construction thereof is let.
CI