HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 07/24/1973MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA
Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners of Otter
Tail County Minnesota met at 9:30 A.M., Tuesday, July 24, 1973, all members present.
Ju_dge Boe appeared before the board reporting on the past year as
County Court Judge. He requested to be allowed to discontinue the Henning Court
because of lack of activity. Approval was given subject to change if the need
arose to hold court at the Henni_ng location in the future.
Two members of the salary committee appeared before the board with
their report on classification of county employees. The board agreed to study book-
lets and the salary board was requested to appear at the August 7th meeting.
Motion·was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by John Snowberg and
unanimously carried, to retain Edwin Fiskum as a county employee, in the h_ighway
department, through September 15, 1973.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Richard Dillon and
unanimously carried, to grant county assistance to Girard Township for black topping
three-quarters of a mile of township road beginning at the southwest corner of Sec-
tion 26, easterly on south line of Section 26.
Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani-
i mously carried, the county auditor was authorized to advertise for bids to be received
until 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, August 22nd, for the sale of highway property in the
Village of Battle Lake, possession to be granted after vacation by the h_ighway depart-
ment.
Motion· was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Geo_rge Walter and unani-
mously carried, to raise the rent of the Bluffton Garage to $50.00 per month as of
July 1, 1973.
Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by George Walter and unani-
mously carried, to. reappoint Floyd Hoff to a five year term to the Otter Tail County
Housing Authority
Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Richard Dillon and
unanimously carried, the following applications for sewage disposal installers license
were approved:
Ronald Hendrickson
Edwin Pikal
Hendrickson Excavating Co. Lake Park, Minn.
Henning, Minn.
Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Richard Dillon and
unanimously carried, the application of LeRoy Kahle, Kahle Plumbing & Heating at
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, for sewage disposal system cleaners license was approved.
Upon motion made by John Snowberg, seconded by Richard Dillon and
unanimously carried, the following applications for special use permit were approved:
Calvin Skogen Hobart Township Fill low area
The following subject to approval by Department of Natural Resources:
Joe Koep
Sam Lykken
Leaf Mountain Township
Clitherall Township
R@build parts of road
Fill and landscape
The following subject to Shoreland Managrient approval:
Michael J. Byrne
B. F. Fr_azier, Jr.
Otter_ Tail Township
Lida Township
The following subject to conditional requirements:
Dennis W. Diers Eagle Lake Township
H. D. Stafford Rush Lake Township
Melvin McGowan RushJLake Tbwnship
Terrace and fill lots
Add 19 camping sites to existing
trailer park ·
Cutting bank & landscaping,
(must be sodded immediately
after landscapaing)
Cut ice ridge and level area
(no more than l½' removed, 'no
removal of trees)
Level ice ridge (no trees to
be removed, minimum earth moving)
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Leitch and unanimously
carried, to deny the application of Ronald Donaldson-for special use permit in Girard
Township, to fill lot.
Upon mot~on made by George Walter, seconded by Hub Nordgren and
unanimously carried, the followi_ng resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail
County Minnesota, that
M-IEREAS Jlona Perna, heir to the estate of Robert Hepola, owner
of record of the followi_ng described property:
Lot Four (4), Block Two (2)-of Blower's Second Addition to the
Village of New York Mills, Minnesota,
having made application to repurchase, said lands having forfeited to the State
of Minnesota October 20, 1972, for non payment of 1966 taxes and subsequent years,
and having paid the aggregate amount of all delinquent taxes and assessments, rwith
penalties, costs and interest, in the amount of $518.10,
NOW THEREFORE, the County Board does hereby approve said application
to be to the best public interest and relieve undue hardship~_
Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 24th day of July, 1973.
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· Upon motion made by Geo_rge Walter, seconded by John Snowberg and
unanimously carried, the following resolution· was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail
County Minnesota, that
WHEREAS -due tovarious change orders in the construction of
the Joint County-City Law Enforcement Building Center the cost of construction
is greater than the original estimate, and
WHEREAS there does not exist in the Joint County Law Enforcement
Building Fund. sufficient moneys to complete payment of said construction,
NOW, THEREFORE the County .Auditor is hereby authorized and
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directed to transfer from-the ·County Revenue Fund the amount of $51,743.90
to the Joint County Law Enforcement Building Fund.
Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 24th day of July, 1973.
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UponQ motion made by Richard Dillon, seconded by Ge_o,;-ge Walter and
unanimously carried, the followi_ng resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail
County Minnesota, that
The.Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners go on record
opposing the Cormorant Lakes Watershed District Project Nwnber One, if it is
the intention of:. the Cormorant Lake Watershed District to discharge water
~ into any lake, stream, ditch, channel, flowage, watercourse, standing body
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of water, or whatershed that may connect to.orenterthe public waters of
Otter Tail County Minnesota.
Dated at Fe_rgus Falls, Minnesota· this 24th day of· July, 1973.
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Motion was made by John Snowberg, seconded by Richard Dillon and
unanimously carried, to authorize the purchase of a camera for use by the Otter
Tail County Coroner.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Geof~e Walter and unani-
mously carried, to approve the application of Mrs. Merlyn Dittberner for license to
sell non-~ntoxicating malt· liquor at their grocery store in Woodside Township.
Motion was made by John Snowberg, seconded by Richard Dillon and
unanimously carried, to approve the certificate of substantial completion and
change_orders #G-4 and #E-5.
Motion was made by John Snowberg, seconded by George Walter and
unanimously carried, to approve the service contract on the two court house ele-
vators.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by George Walter and
unanimously.carried, to approve the transfer of Sublots 4 & S, of Government Lot
1, Section 24, Girai;d Township, by James s. Geier, to one owner.
Upon motion made by John Snowberg, seconded by George Walter and
unanimously carried, the meeting adjourned until 9:30 A.M., Tuesday, August 7th,
1973.
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