City Hall on Nashua newspaper clippingsElk River Star. News/,Wednesday, April 7, 1993:
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n1®vl/1 dYfoIl' ,OfSe ®Staff Mobile home zoning ordinanceApral 16 rs scheduled g g,OF
1 to be reviewed by commission
The'new Otsego City Hall is nearing completion, `h `orred� The . Otsego Planning Commission will again review an ,i,
City staffers expect to move into the new facility on the amendment to the city' zoning ordinance tonight (Wednes- la
weekend of April 16 through the 18. day, April 7). which would upgrade allowances givIle
en for IF
Otsego will,be closed for city business that Friday. Regular mobile homes to meet the a It I's stick -built building codes IF
IF business hours will resume Apri119 at 8 a.m, at the new hall � ���3 The matter, which had been approved by the commission,
I Nashua Avenue. was referred back to it by the Otsego City Council which was
Finishing touches of rose and blue tones were selected to �4 r. split over the status change.
dominate the new city hall color scheme.
F s According to City Planner David Licht, the proposed zoning
Carpeting: in all offices and storage rooms north of the maim. ordinance amendment requires all single family homes to be
corridor will be,turquoise, while the remaining carpeted areas �{ a minimum of 24 feet wide and 30 feet long and to be placed
will be royal rose.
%} �V on a continuous perimeter. foundation whether they are mo-
Folding partitions in the large community room will be a mix
IF <. bile or stick built structures:
x"��;t
be walla,,,,,11
,; Existing homes, not meeting the"requirement would be .<<
of gray, blue and rose. Interior walls not slated to . pON
eyed will be painted white. All corridor walls will be blue, grandfathered in, Mobile homes in Riverbend Park and farm'
Paccessory mobile homes are exempt under, the amendment.
n fr ames will
d accompany'
Exterior hollow metal doors an,gIF
bronze while ah interior metal doors and frames will Council member Ron Black motioned March 22 to'accept the
be•deep b
Planning Commission's recommendation and approve the
be blue.
5 % zoning ordinance pertaining to single family dwellings; '
A steel stair; handrailing and guard rail leading to the t council member La Fournier disagreed,, saying heir,
enthouSe,.where the furnace and air conditioning units are° Bu ?'
p Ft
was concerned about hardship cases. Mayor Norm ;FreFri
ske
housed, will be colored red and orange.- z ' '' Fournier.
The council chambers,•just off the large community room,' Zoning 'Administrator Elaine Beat1.tyand Assistant.Judy '
agreed with
Licht said the county's ordinance requiring 24-foot-wide i
will be outfitted with a cherrywood raised platform trammed Hudson recently looked over the new .tile at the city hall.`' mobile homes has been in effect for 10 years. ,
inblack.Accompanyingrosewoodhighbackchairsatacostof (photo -by Charmaine Barranco) -
$342 each will be purchased. - Black added that only one person at the Planning Commis -
Woodwork for the kitchen cabinet drawers and door fronts, . sion hearing objected to the amendment,
taurant Supply at a cost.of $4,539.6I F An Otsego resident at the meeting asked if the zoning
originally slated to be done in fiberboard, were changed to real, .ale stainless steel insulated would apply to Masseur's and Walesch's, which
longer durability.. The*purchase included a dis t b amendment wou pp y
woodwork'for a `better look and g. y wall panel and. three:com artment sink: , have been referred to as mobile home subdivisions. Ire
Bruce Povin of Metro,Builders told the council the difference P PIF
n as Meinhardt showed council and staffinembers.color.samples ' Licht said although those areas have been called subdivi
in price for the upgrade would reach $850:.The cha ge w of the, ch'errywood to be used in the council chambers: A darks_ sions they were never legally zoned for that use,
unanimously approved. cherry color with a stained oak council table was selected. Insisting that people were aware of the proposed zoning ,;
Real wood will also be used for the front reception area A partial payment of $1,905 was paid to Dale Novak for: ordinance amendment Black asked Freske.to call the ques ;,
drawers and square-doored cabinets at a cost of $1, 00. The wallpaper hanging at the new hall. tion,
countertop of the front entrance service desk will be granite
do
formica, ' _ Mayor NormFreskeandcouncilmemberpougLindenfelser,. Council members .Floyd Roden, Lindenfelser' and Black„
A quote'of $3,844,3 4 from All Floors and More inCrystal for reported prices on chairs and table for the facility's: commu- voted in favor of the amendment, Freske and Fournier voted ),
the and base including installation was accepted, pity room, against it.
quen?' g The council unanimausl voted to urcbase :.300' sta .1 in Altho h a 3-2 s lit would normall car a motion, zoning,{
Fred's Service'm Richfield was chosen to a portion of the Y F g ` P Y rY •
chairs, 40 folding tables'and 300 sets of dishes and tablewarer' - issues require a minimum of four yes votes to pass. r
sound `system for. the new hall'at a cost of $19,488. from St. Cloud Restaurant 'Su 1
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Architect and site, manager Don Meinhardt recommended,Ire; ir"Code violation in cif reviewed
the council pu�xchase kitchen equipment from St. Cloud Res -`IF % y
1. Business code violations northeast of the intersection• at
• County Road 42 and Highway .101• were brought to the
tion � rant funds sough for road improvement projects nil.
Transporta g g attention of the Otsego City Cou c
in to men th the ro ose new elementary City Planner David,Licht said March 22 that although he All
. p hous g deve p t wi p p d. ry ,
Funds under a federal highwayim improvement ant will be development in that area, the
school site. was in favor of commercial
pursued by the city of Otsego, t council should require that applicants wishing to locate there .Gx1
h riz contact � With the" 15 enhancement applicationAeadline fast
City Engineer Larry Koshak .was authorized to co tac apply for a zoning change and resolve Department of Natural,.'
WrightCount about:a;jointventure to obtain fundafor.approaching,councilmemberRonBlacksuggested`that'the includin the amount ofbuildin
g y Resources (DNR) issues g g,
ai al lihts at the in of coup, roads 39 and 42 and Parks and Recreation Commission assistin the grant' pur;'
g count :.F. coverage needed at the site, i ,
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changing the ahgnment of the mte sectio at d v u .. The council agreed and "authorized the city s staff to proceed
•If obtained the grant would furnish 80 percent of the project
and;CountyRoad 37.
l� - ` according to the Licbes� recommendations _.
00in afteI IF rfunds for bit ale trails. costs.
Koshak also proposed g g y Wally 0 Dell, attorney for the Darkeriwalds:who own;prop-rv',N
id e '' know the northeast uadraI wasn't
linking the 'county and city parks or the Country R g ertythere, saidhe didn t qOF
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zoned commercial since it has been used for commerc'a
hear�n to move In a residence scheduled for:Apr�l 2i
Pub�It
tc1. establishments for ears.
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;: Hill and has also re" nested a;variance for"a 39 squa o,ot.'
;:: A ubhch arm 1lbe.held A ril 21 at;8 ,m;' at the new - Y .::.:. ,,' ..:.. q.: An antique business; which is currently out of ahouse on OF IF
P o g Wlri. P . , .:; . F hi h';is smaller than; the ci ordi••
:single,family residence,,w c_ cit the ro ert will cont'iiue:o 'eratin .under an;mterim use;;
Otsego. City�Ha11: on Nashua:Avenue, P P Y, .P gIF
nance allows. The move, -in residence would rep ace An.exist ,Ad
;�i`he;;Plannm ::Commission will:review a conditional use P. ;, . ; , permit until the-DNRissues are�resolved: The;applicanIt 0
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Continued from page 14 spring parent! mi
begins at 7 p,m,
easy in
school , but,as a car eer, Snows book,
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would be a secondary, choice. play Checkers,"
Her favorite class has been' hu- available at the ne
manities.. Also on the a€
Deutchmanalso,eNoyshistory, Schroeder -Davis,
language, classes and econom- Area School Distri
ics, although shehasn'thad for" Program coordin�
mal'study in the latter, cuss summer educ
Markese, the daughter ofDavid tunities and rea
and ;Julie Markese of keizer, ' tions.
also enjoys reading. "That's Schroeder -Davis
all I dn't," she said during a 94 Challenge Pro
recentitei Aew,referring toher potential impact
interests as a IF form" on high ab
Neither student said they will also be discul,
spend -;a lot of time."studying.: - He :can answer
Deutchman .said' she;. "picks 241-3449.
things up quickly;" buthas some
classes that are more challeng=
ing and difficult,
Mark ,se said she also had, good`
memorI when it comes to reaall-
ing things she's learned in the',
classroom or in books. ,
"I taken 'tes, but I don 'treIa YL
study that much. I never really'
have," she` said,
History: and humanities are: D. Hinote
amongherfavord subjects, She sophom
also likes biology and physics.
Markese:would like to study honored
journalism or photojournalism,
But something in the field .of Two sophomo
research law or research for the Elk River Area
U.S. government also interests School have Im
her: the Elk River Rc�'
Kassi 'Sagan,
for her leadersl
`Mindworks' editor being 'on the sI
to discuss child; and for,.conduc
hearsals.
advocacy AIF,pril 27 Dan. Hlnote w
Misti Snow, "Mindworks"�edi his abilities as t
tor'at the Star Tribune,will dis- cellent student,
cuss; child advocacy. and ' her ,' and ,for ;having
January and'February columns I look. 'Ir
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Princeton-��man' kited •i=n rollover _= � �®
�S one car ,rollov_er on County 1986,Pontiac Grand_Am,Eerry Contia
- �.oad�5 near CountyRoad 422 in -was driving had��aveled north
Baldwin Township. claimed the a `-`considerable distance" along drawn
life of Jasen Anthony Ferry, 21, the: right-hand shoulder- of tie:• interiq
offi'nnceton _ '� - =road:::.: - : =� -. structi
- Ferry, who -was ejected from When attemptmgto return -to ..well a
the`�car, was- transported from. -the pavement Ferry apparently`,- ness,d'
the -.`scene -Saturday .around -3 "overcorrected." Anderson _said'. ware..:::
a in-�to tlie=Fairview�Princeton_-Fen-y lost control ofthe vehicle, ` In t1iE
� Hospital He -was then taken:by -went-.into ;a -skid crossed- both; the stuc
� helicopter to -North 1VIemorial--.lanes of County�Road 45 and nologic
� Medical Center, where.•he-died. landed in the ditch :where his :house%
_ A�cdrding to Sherburne vehicle overturned:- _ _, = utes,b
Goun'ty ;Sheriff's Lt Bruce... Abloodtestrevealedthatalco- wntten
1'�ader--son, - a:"reconstruction of -hoI was a contnbuting factor to Piled
the cacciden-t determined the =..the accident,; said Anderson _ time it
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N�vor cety fall �booki�g fees. sef - " "'°"'en
�1 t . , - ' �courtii
�lthoughthenewcityhallisnot�egpectedto-open untilApnl Means
19.E rentalaiookings for_the large communityroom have been - -� meetirik
coming in fast and furiously; according to.city=staffers: -River a
�ygeneral consensus,ahe�council set -the rental fee=at $450 _---mentuB
� day for a dance where -liquor is served.: Tlie fee includes use.. several=:
of the kitchen and must be paid no later.thari 60 days. -prior to . '= of the si
tlieeYent Ifthe:kitchenfacilitysnotused,thechargeis$350 Beside
p f�aY - - - � ' : _ - �:Charles
orr use of half the hall. a $175 fee-wili be charged. An :: --
ac�dztional $100 will be tagged on for kitchen use "- � -
.� $200 damage ,deposit: for all rentals must be paid_ infull - Pray
when"the hallis booked: - - - = -� - .' ' Contii�
Council .member Ron Black suggested the -city lure someone .rie Popp
_ to�eon site when the hall is zn use. Tlie fee fo_r the:persoii's ,---Pohtiei
t�ame'would be gleaned from the rental -_fee '' � ` �` In a s
hquorss;�served a VYnght County sli�nfPs-deputymust be Sistent
�.�eseiit, which would be`the obligation="of the person=`renting.:_- inust��
,:,fie hall - " _ 'lators''e
"Bc�i/ding OK'd for Head _Start J thepray
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The state fire marshal has given the Head -Stars program ilie -p?'ay at
�, green:hght to move into the present city hall on County Road -_ of the �Nl
39 after city_ officials vacate. -the one=time=schoolhouse`-later ' resents
this`irionth. � _ - Rep: "StE
Before makmgthemove-Head Start, whichwould like to use :. River, _li
the`biulduig to nsiruct_�ire=schoolers,-�"must refurbish both be the:c]
�estrooms and''replace -the .building'`- egterior:-doors::�Tiie Ethel
�•-'oigarilzaiiori, which anticipated the corrections, has_banked _ Packers
-$2,�00-for�the repairs _ � As a'li�
R.eratal figures have been discussed and the council decided - ber, Etl
'to taget the fee somewhere betty_ een $500-_to:$550 pemontfi- ,_ 'for polio
;-wi/th a five year lease s -_ _ _ work_o
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ayes explamed,�nMinnesota Tracy's alleged: victims were -� /� �'r� C®m m �� rr =
enbrokermgamortgage,n - fromIVhnnesota us_operation :. � , � -. _ _ - _ rv:�t;l_. _.
�nngafar'mer'-slandwlucl^is stretche�`mtoIawa; :North Da 4 = = -t
ti -ChaFinaine�Barranco '®�e � .- �., � �° s '
�e used as collateral, a real kota, South Dakota, Wisconsin Y; - ,
ate hcense..is-necessary Ac _aiidTexas _ Staff writer (�eVys _ ._ _ �' _.a,
dmgao Hayes, if it -isn't the "HebasicaIlyworkedwherever ,R.eopenedfireservice:contract ceived alet`�er from Albertville_
ty niay be giulty �of a gross he:could' said Hayes `` - negotiationsbetweentheotsego statmgthat as of midnightDec.::-
demeanor. .. _ In ElkRiver,hs business was aidAlbertvillecitycouncils�liave 3 -
1, fire protection service would
racywascontactedbytheElk :based out ofasteelframedbuild ,_-yet toproduceasigned°contract ' be cancelled if a_contract ,wad
vet- Star. -News _"Monday �g,whleinlVlinneapolishewas" :Instead, the_; municipalities �notsigned - _ �.��� - .
��niiig at ,his Zimmerman ,:headquartered near_- the :old Have decidedto establish ajoint --� Forceii io seek -fire protectionk ;
me. When=asked _:about: the := �rankliri-Bank building. _ . �� .committee comprised of _two � -
elsewhere, Ot"sego contracted
311awsuit;Tracy rephed "No, ; As far as the; dollar amount .people each from AZbeitville, �� Moiiiacello at a cost of ��5::� .
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mment I've already said �' Tracy gleaned fromhisvictims; - - Qtsego ajndFrarikfortTownsliip � �er resideniaal>unit, compared--'
oughao the newspapers;" Hayes: is yet':unsure:;"But _its - to work on short and ongrarige P .Alb riville' den -_ '
to e s and for $65
Ie told the Star Tribune; he _lots and.lots of _dollars;" -he said. afire d.epartmentplanning Coun a ,n,t _ -":� --
adn't defrauded' -anybody - Some of the people'.bilked out -cil members -Ron Black and Since the new agreement, a�
Bey all signed contracts =and of, their money- by-�Tracy's a1 L�'y_ Fournier will _represent :few Otsegoresidents_livingclos
sew whatthey were doing._Pve - leged deception have- had-i_ t re- Otsego. _., � est to A_ Ibertville-.have -. cam-
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tten,hundreds of farmers turned _;. ('j+Sego es dent�Gary Meyeg, Planed aboutMonticello's set �:
ans.. �' - � -<= Hayes aaid: some _are suing ,_ - vice sa it was"too slow:_• �
� his confiscated materials, ; saidheLLand others canvassed37 � �g
Traci, wh�le�-others,lave.l?een _ _ According to -Monticello ire
�acy told the Tnbu'ne, `They .repaid throughreimbursement homes ,soutii`of Interstate 94 DepartmentCaptamScoitD'au-
zveallinyfilesforeightornine under ���: charges he has :andmostofthe'reszdentspolled glas, the service is slovQer;th�an �.
ars and if anybody looks m served.=`` � ` - `-wantedAlbertvzlleservice even - � -
at an additional cost' - Albertvlle's because_ of the;°gun ;
�osefilestheywillseehowhard `There also appeazstobeother ereased�_ distance Ythe
e�didworkforeverybody": ;.avenues--to:recover-th_e-money;" :-Black questioned -<Albertville .�epartment's��trucks riiust
�ccordingto;Hayes_Tracyhas -said Hayes. �; council members on -.forming a
fire department in conjunction travel
so said he won'.t contest the � 'I�acy'sactivitieswerebrought .., - _ =-Otsego Mayor Norm �`esk'e .�
vil lawsuit since .he's :closed � the :attention of�_Sherburne nth that portion of Otsego ,�. egplairiedthatthe citymade'the
le business -and .Sherburne- County�.authonties ::more than - `Although Albertville.Mayor - -
.MikePottercommentedtliat"as� s��h,'v°-part; because�t`was
ounty seized:,lus-records -� two years ago i4 .�___._,_�` ._r .: concerned, -about future capital
`But _I'm _not sure he would :�Lettersfromthe Commissioner of now.•: we don. t even have a
contract" he also said �a joint expenses that -:were addEi
eed "them'- o continue," ;said of Commerce' office concerning .. , � the contract price � `:
�ayes.'�"Thatlund-of operation i complaintsaboutTracyinitiated ��reventure was conceivable Fresk� said;if a bu�ldii
ould-probably: be, run out of a -° he locahnvestzgation -. .In -the, interim, O�Sego rest constructed or' equipine
�lephone booth " --_ ." >- -_ dentshvmgwestofCountyRoad chased =now, :Otsego "wo
Although the .majority of -Tracy cantuiued to page_14 19 whop desare Albertville fire wzllmgtopayitsshareb
- _ _ . departmentrescuese-v�.ceh'ave `adepreciation chedule
- _ _ _ _ - 'peen asked "by the .council to city=should riot be expe`
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;k- in_district court for second freal`, inentwllberevigwed wouldotco-own = _
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degree --: - - _ -: - . ._:. = PottersaidAlbertvilleu
-.The con laint'alle es that Hoo enboom had sex'with the Disa reementcontinues _ -futuz'e capital. -costs in t
woman, now 30, while slie was emogtionall de endentonhim; 9 , `+-ram �+ r-,�P hP�a„cP�of _.
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or by means:of therapeutic deception: � =- ' = "' - been unable to reach -a fire
_. Iioogenboom.counseled;her from the=spring or summer of -vice agreement since Decem
1988 through 1VIay 1991;�according io the complaint. She had 1991 The "cities hape.beenl
sought _counseling from Hoogenboom to help _her husband thngoverthecontractmclu<,
"wish"a drinkngproblem:and onfamily and spiritualmatters: l ;of fatire capital outlay pr
..When in informal courisehng sessions in the church'pazson= _'lions and the�mcreasmg co
age;'at the;church :or riding in the church van, Hoogenboom Albertville's_.service; wh
allegedly made flattering comments `about lier and aid de- - � soared -iron
grading things about her' -husband On nuirierous occasions more than
they had sex, acco-rdmg to the complauit fil_ ed=with the court � ��egoiaatii
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101/ Elk River Star News / Wednesday, April L11 i ya3
Volunteers turn oil for ci rrhal move
by Charmalne Barranco � << i114� �3 I „el
Moying day began early April
16 at the Otsego City Hall.
Maizitenance crew Dave Chase
and -Duane Fiedler moved sev,,
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eral--filing cabinets, brimming
with"legal documents, into an
awaiting Ryder truck rented for
the'day: They were assisted by :
Mayor Norm Freske, Larry
Blesi, Kenny Shierts, Jerry
O1s6ri=and Vern Heidner.
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News
P it Heidn&r, who chairs the EcoIII
Iv nomicAdvisory Committee, also
disassembled the city's com-
puter system, cleaned it, moved
it and reassembled it at the new .
hall :on NashuaAvenue. "That
was:'really ar blessing," said .
Elaine Beatty, zoning adminis-
trator.
Meanwhile,. Beatty and Judy
Hudson, administrative assis
tant, boxed.stacks of correspon-
dence and ordinance.books,
cleaned. their desks and: later
'that day bid.farewell to the old,
cityhall on County Road 39,
"Moving really marks the end
of an. era;" said Beatty, with a
hint of sadness in her voice. "In
the old hall we were a township
turned into a city. Now we're a
city with a beautiful, new facil-
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ity'•
Beautifying the hall's interior
quarters required some elbow
grease.from a few city officials
and their' wives, who volun-
teered-fcr.the job: '
Tle'evening before the move
Beatty; Hudson; Normand Rose
Freske; Floyd`and Bev Roden,
Doug and Luann Lindenfelser
and Jerry and Carol Olson,
washed windows, vacuumed and
Mobile hoi
i byCharmaine Barranco
Staff writer
Aft er bouncing from the floor
1 of• the Otsego Planning Com-
mission to the Otsego City Coun-
cil and back again, the city's
residential zoning ordinance
was finally amended April 12,
With the commission's origi-
nal recommendation . un-
diasiged, the Council voted 4-1
or'stick-boil£ structures, to be
on' "continuous perimeter foun-
dations. fihey must also be 24-
feet.wide and 30 feet -long.
.Council member . Larry
Fournier, who was against the
c. ange at the last council meet-
ing because of "hardship cases,"
stuck to his opposition. of the
amendment: Mayor Norm
Freske, who had past reserva-
tions; and council members Doug
tindenfelser, Floyd Roden and
1'qn Black voted in favor of the
law ::- -
'Fournier questioned. whether
the city's action would force ex-
isting mobile homes, not meet-
ing- the requirments out. of
Otsego.
",.Absolutely not,"'said City
Hance -crew Duane Fiedler and Dave``Ch`ase
haul fling ca. binets into the new city hall on
scrubbed floors. issues and he:.
Hudson's young son, Billy the :records&,'
helped scrub the kitchen and shelve
s,"'::c•`;
storage floors:.with his mom, Sunday;rBea
Beatty, Bruce Zubke and a few afewpictures,
others. "After 'awhile we were new office. .
fin ally finding the floor," Elaine `The meve.v
Beatty laughed, just happy i�t'
Returning the next day to un- "AndIjustIwa
pack, Beatty was lent a hand people''who:h
fromAndyMacArthur,assistant wonderful If''
cityattorney,-who volunteered The,ne•'w:fac:
hic times - 'n+c°'Res
new how-to keep .',: Al
ed :They were_,,
y now has four
v 7X»rlenn+an4
"That really helped a lot," said Building Inspector Jerry.
Beatty. "Andy has worked for have beenjoinedbyCJerk
Otsego long enough to know the _ Perrault:"''':' ' '_"'
i laws u raded'
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ner David Licht. ordmarice stipulated a 24 foot=l the county had on record," said r
Under. the amendment exist- wide minimum, said.Licht.�i;;:;_:.; Licht.:`But what has happened a
ing structures, not meeting the Duringpreviousdiscussionson is that'. the city has not been v
code stipulations, will be the amendment, Otsego rest-.t .,following the same regulation 1,
grandfatheredin. Mobile homes dents -living'in Vasseurs and, that was:established. In fact the e
in Riverbend Park and farm ac- Walesch's.'which have been re-- city had lessened the regulation
cessory mobile homes are ex- ferred to as'mobilehome, sub di-:, that )yas"there," Z
empt under the amendment. visions; questioned .if :the naw,. According to Licht, Wright. a
Acting on a council request for law applied to units in their armor Count}.'s policy at the time
abriefhistory ofWrightCounty's eas. Otsego adopted it stated explic- P
stance on
'mobile homes, Licht Licht said altHough those ar ildtly that mobilIe;homes outside•.;`'
said after 1973 the dwellings eas have been, called subdivi= ~of mobile home subdivisions:
could exist legally only in.Inp sions_th`eye,wereimeveRflegally'twere;to be removedtand elimi- a
bile' home parks: and''sulidivi= zoned for'that•use. " `� nated'by a'certaiu date -
ions. Council member Ron Black "Otsego said very pointedly it $
"Since that time there have said ,the "so-called"mobilehome was.not going to follow that," H
been constant changes to the subdivisions are simply platted said Licht. "But you were not y
ordinance," he said. areas }n_the city. `trying to bend or lessen the rest
According to Licht, in 1985 "I heard -this phrase, (mobile 1-6Pthe.rule that existed under l
single -wide units were prohib=• homesubdivison),usedfory'ears?�the county."
ited by the county outside mo- but there is no basis in any of the__: Immediate implementation of C
bile home parks. , landrecordsto supportanykind . the amendment was questioned. tl
"As a consequence the'stan- ofdiffere'niiatioribetweenthose "As it stands now there area sl
dards for anything outside of plats and Mississippi Shgres:or. number of safety requirements
mobile home parks has been Antelope::IPark ori;Country:'. that are not being imposed, one n
upgraded," said Licht. "As that Ridge,". said Black. "There is no - off which _ is foundations," ex -
upgrading has taken place mo- reason to'think of them_&oncep- plained Licht. "And we've less- c'
bile homes and mobile home tually as being'any different ened the standards that were P
subdivisons have had to com- Fournier questioned if chang out there for almost 10 years. In it
Ply" ing the''county ordinance had that process if mobile homes or T
.Before 1985, existing units been, addressed at the, city's ini- manufactured -housing units IT
were allowed to legally remain tial adoption of the law, come in they. will be automati- 15'
n the county under a non -con- "Tlieintent when theordinanIm cally non -conforming the day it
forming use. Afte.r•that date the was adopted was.to mimic;what _they get put it " • al
.'kSegO.News ttiefs-
�rParks committee seeks -grant
'; Grant funds of $125,000 allocated under a federal highway
bill will be sought by members of the Otsego Parks and
Recreation Committee,
The. City Council authorized committee members Tom
: Baillargeon and Floyd Roden to apply for funds under the
i' bills' enhancement projects category.
Money would be for trails from the Otsego Park along 96th
j Street and Ohland Avenue to Wright CountyRoad 39, and for
another that would follow the UPA-Wright-Hennepin power
"line easement from County Road 39 west to the new city hall
siteon Nashua Avenue.
housing development to the new elementary school site and
the rehabilitation ofthe.oldtownshiphall, which would allow
it to be placed on the register of historic places.
Road assessment hearing set
Aroad assessmenthearing on the 85th Street improvement
project will be held Tuesday; May 25: at 7;30 p.m. at the new
Otsego City Hall on Nashua Avenue:
The city is advertisingfor bids on the project, which stretches
from Page;Avenue N.E:°to' County Road 42.
Propertyowner John Lefebvre and Country Ridge housing
developers,will be'assessed a fiiced'rate for benefits, derived
from the road -construction project:
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by Charmair?e Barranco 7��rn ,flighway,.101 p�oleetaF�orc�lina l j '
Staff water Ile for thll eOr re is a defunte m}�Sun
Otsego s controversial Qpa1e rli 1 .1 anI aboull4e traffic
Itj`y
;Avenue,,roadw construction g "
project has been scrapped; That intersection wasp{egged ,,
Dismay overresidents oppose, for a proposed sigi}al but SoixJe
tion-and theslates `decision howpeoplehaveitintheirmindsG�
against placing: aproposedtraf,thatone wouldbetliererBezisen '
' fie,light at the .nearby_:County< said Monday h'6', G, v`ol la at,�
R4 k la intersection compelled, ume proved inad'e'quate zfo'r 'FY
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the Otsego City Council.to;con light, but if development; does .,
siderre-routmgtheaccessroad occur out there wercaniput a +
to the South light in.'.' . r ) r
City EngmeerLarry Koshak .Mayor Norm Freske said - i
wasauthonzedaApn112,tocon.:="They (Ain -DOT officials,':kee
tact the> Frankfort Township. ,changing thins th y go
board about the new road "con along � is et, I
structaonprolect Undeft lienew... Koshak agreedP i6 ll.;the
'proposal area resi'dentfwould !hearings, then,th�edi tTeejf
,t%af; `
be routed along 60th Street ,fic study said oshIIIAak'll h-can
which would empty '"into !see where eve have alIea�fprob,
Frankfort's boundaries " ;lem I71r?
Despite the project obstacles Council snember�Ron Blac
encounter'edr'.Otsego has-been -said, `I'"dont see'fiow',any0
forced tofind an: alternative icould'ju§tify biuldirigF'a;goad to .
route for some of its residents ; {get residents outtoIigh'way,'
According'to tlie'Minnesota'De' "101 and not let thee} .get :onto{,d
partment of Transportation ghway101 Thatsmsane;�ut�
I IInDOT),65thand70thstreets since they are backped ri"g,�on '
.will be cul:$e sacedJatIiigliway it;' I think'ive haveto�ool%'a�
101 terminatingQualeAvenue another alternative5,r�d� s
areawresidents access onto the Correspondence fiom s't te''I"
highwayonceltisexpaude'dinto R•ep. Stephamejohn 4sg D
Four lax�esa Or . to, + r w' 4 rub :F{lk River, who was'enhste 'ab" 5
Recentl'.discussions + wi the city along vnthrSen Bett}"
MnDOT winch is fimding; the `I Adkins DFL St Nfichael to ge { r
otilko#theQua7eAvenuep4oject1�OTto"o us; F 'Ia
c}cnow°w .1 W 6 d the city si'effo� t ",ises Chas so fa 'not change
end money spent ozi,routm .`an tu�gs � "
accessatreet to the north g jaaa Klinzing, whoIII
m ppaoitthe
Although the department:.de "city s desire for aitraffcazghtahat
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hrinedatoucto,,nfl I
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irovide aecess�to tlibse proper }�� donor aIf �tr�ffi�c"mligh'twatth'' , .,t
aes and frorn there it s up to: the Rria a'alerl- all
aty to make�the decisionat
Oatsegore'sidentBobBrowntol it, a
NopositiveapprOW
oaale
chfromiesi ,the•council.:Ae.pn1�1Or 2; wthout r,
tents:toward the construction, th'ehghtthecitywouldbebuldn� t
,fthe'road to the ndrthbetween- mga road that essentially went
he. Rodney.: Winter;. Taunus nowhereIt ea Ll
"' ,ey(
Black said, I dal
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e hoe
.dumeric Tool Ralph Lavedure , they (MnDOT officials) caal101
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etal
nd Gil Darkenwald.p�operties stand -at meetings and�tell th , l l
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as gleaned from the couh�l s ipubhc forawo threeyears Ghat
astmeetzngwzththelandown they will.put tra$icilights on
winter brou ht`anf attorne eYery one;of theFcoiinty loads
odd Rapp, who `vehementl bufwhen push comes to shove ;
Y tlieyrun:outofmoney r7�::1N
rgued lus'. client s case against v
:eying a Iugli assessment for Timeline quests ned`''}
oad construction lie claimed ,.Whenquestionedo);itimghne{
ngi al?nronosal the fo ur,1Rnr1 forathe acces� p ko�ec�4 oshak*I
al
;ou}anaveAeeppaigover atl0,-I move along;'? hetsaidr-� 11
bar period. ,° � Black asked Kosli'ak.;what,•,
'would Happen zf the"city were to ;
old ON
put traffiahmalc light do nothing to provld'e an alter.
MInDOfi's recent letter'to native access route;for Qualei.
?tsego informmgthe city that.a Avenue area resida. ents , . Frs,
affic. light would_=not be;in Koshak said thatl'could`be
jelled at the lune£ion of:Fiigh option. "The, city-couldkte I'th'F1
vJ,%YL y, k,,,. l
;ay 101' and County Road `3 l `.state there's simply not enough j
ay have been the last straw. ;:powers to accomplish^this hey
3ased on arecent traffiI'llc stlateuI.dy said. -,
'I It Pit a
I�lnducted o the Oarea the de , If he council opts to dp th'e s
irtmentdecided signalatthe' proles routmgtheaccessroad
terse1.. was unwarranted ,` to the south` the first 'step w111'�
;fie move':'infunatedf Coi}ncil be selpt�cuzin'Y`Franfoi't
I am
embers and many_residenis Township s bless,�ng a +' rye'
�o insisted they were told ev !h'e nextstep`llbe obtazmg
'al times by MnDOT officials afeasibihtystudyfr,ijnKoshak�,
'at a signal would be a.installed fleelaollowed by series o:Ilkff ..:
the mtersectaonY„ ;public informalaonalpi"eeting
;iccordmg to Mark Bensen andheanngs1 `lapz
,?
1{ eiri
,leanup day se1:1ist.1.1klIVtor May 1 �;�j§�;
Otsego will,holdits Equal cleanup day May 1':atthe oldcj��
111'6n County Road 39 at` r1 �3 , ��;, r+
Plie city is, seeking. volunteers to help unload trash` front 1 k,
ticks and trailers hauledan'by Otsego residents thatday''F�h7
aa
at I OFk0 etaon~withthewcity �nde clean up effortthe Otsego ,
iycees willclean:COunty Road'39 from Hiahwav •� nnftnrh ,4�'n -
anyone-tiy,Rio„rvonldliketovolunteerisaskedtocalf"C'
DATE�-
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CHECKING-$�9/ 7 09
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