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Regular Meeting - December 17, 2013
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Regular Meeting                          December 17, 2013                                Crow Wing Town Hall                 6:00 p.m.

Board Members Present: Chairman Greg Smith, Supervisor Dave Schultz and Clerk Virginia Rogers. Absent: Supervisor Mark Platta

Greg called the meeting to order and the pledge to the flag was recited.

The planning and zoning report was reviewed. Justin Burslie, Township Planner reviewed the Schoemmer rezoning application which the town board had sent back to the planning commission for further consideration. The planning commission did not make a second recommendation, but they did cite ten findings of fact regarding the application. Dave stated that he felt his questions had been answered and he was ready to make a decision. Discussion followed and it was generally agreed that the reason for rezoning to RR 2.5 is because there are some lots in the proposed development that are short of five acres by a small amount, making the size of each parcel much larger than the minimum 2.5 acre amount. Dave made a motion to approve the rezoning to RR 2.5, based on the agreement with the developer that no lot in the plat will be less than 4.5 acres in size. The motion was seconded by Greg and discussion followed including the fact that Greg would like to have Mark present when a decision is made. Dave voted yes and Greg voted no. The application will be on the agenda for the January 14th meeting.

The Anthony property was discussed. Greg and Brad will get a date and time sent with Reed’s to visit the property. Dave and Brad inspected the Engholm property and took photos of the debris on the property. They have been forwarded to the attorney.  Joe Nelson was present concerning the Wakefield property. Dave checked the property and it appears that the cleanup is complete and the property can be removed from the violation list. Dave made a motion to consider the violation resolved. The motion was seconded by Greg and passed unanimously. Joe also asked about the assessment for legal costs on the parcel. Greg said that he didn’t think we could remove the assessment, because those costs would then have to be paid by the taxpayers of the township.

Brad also noted that there has been an error, apparently on the part of the county with the Mills (Lively) annexation .  The Jordan property was discussed. The surveyor will be asked to look into it further.

Steve Hagen was present regarding the stop signs on 70th Ave that were voted to be removed at the November 26th meeting. He was concerned that a small number of people attending a meeting could get a decision reversed on something that 30 or 40 people asked for. Greg responded that through this process, he has learned a lot about this type of situation. He was surprised at the amount of information against using stop signs for controlling speed. He also noted that Mark had stated that the dip in the road should be looked into in the spring.

The well water problems at Crow Wing Estates were discussed. The board will continue to look into what might be able to be done.

 

The language for the question on the ballot in March was considered. Greg made a motion to approve the following assuming it is allowable: “Should the Crow Wing Township election be moved from the second Tuesday in March to the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November?” The motion was seconded by Dave and passed unanimously.

Payroll was reviewed and approved.

The minutes of the December 3rd meeting were reviewed. Dave made a motion to approve the minutes as written. The motion was seconded by Greg and passed unanimously,

Correspondence was reviewed and the meeting adjourned by general consent at 8:20 p.m.

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