HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 08/20/1974MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING
OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA
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Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners of
Otter Tail County Minnesota met at 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, August 20, 1974, all members
present.
The Board, having previously advertised for bids for equipment
rental for ditch maintenance, proceeded to open bids which were found to be as
follows:
Leitch Construction .Co., Underwood
Acklin~ Construction, Frazee, Minn.
Dragline
300 hrs.@ $30.00
$9,000.00
Bulldozer
100 hrs.@ $20.00
$2,000.00
2,400.00
After discussion, motion was made by John Snowberg, seconded by
Hub Nordgren and unanimously carried, to accept all bids received for dragline and
bulldozer for ditch maintenance.
Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani-
mously carried, to, approve change 'order No. G-4 on the Highway Equipment Garage
construction in New York Mills.
Motion was made by George Walter, seconded by John Snowberg and
unanimousiy carried, to approve the transfer 9f a one acre metes and bounds description,
seller, Doug & Marian Heisler, purchaser, Henry Haasala, in rear of: lots 15 and 16 of
Wm. Reese's Lakeshore in Section 26 -135_ -39.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded: by John Snowberg and carried, I,
to approve the contract agreement between the Otte_r Tail Co1:111ty Board and the State
Department of Natural Resources for the. resurfacing of Inspiration Peak Road and
Parking Area located in Sections 22 & · 27, · Leaf Mountain Township
Upon motion made by Andy,Leitch, seconded by Richard Dillon and
unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail
County Minnesota, that
WHEREAS on June 12, · 1973 ,. the bid for grading and aggregate
surfacing on County Highway #110 was awarded to the Donald Conroy Construction
Company, Dumont, Minnesota, in the amount of $112,864.96, and
WHEREAS the above contract has.now been completed to the satis-
'faction of the County Board at a total cost of $115,446.60, an increase of ·
$2,581.70 due to additional common excavation,
NOW, THEREFORE, the County Audi tor is hereby· atllhorized and directed
to issue a warrant in the amount of $10,994.66 payable :to. the Donald Conroy Con-
struction Company, Dumont~ Minnesota as final payment.for this work.
Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 20th day of August, 1974.
ATTEST:
Clerk
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Upon motion made .by_.Hub. Nordgren, seconded by Richard Dillon and
tmanimously c·arried, the following resolution· was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail
Cotmty Mi_nnesota, that
WHEREAS the City of· Parkers Prairie has made application for con-
veyance of tax forfeited land described as follows:
.Lots 6, 1, and 8, Block 32, Lakeview Addition, City of Parkers Prairie.
said -land to be used for parking lot to reli_eve parking congestion in the City
· of Parkers Pr?,irie, and
WHEREAS the County Board has examined into the allegations of the
application of the City of Parkers Prairie.for said lands,
NOW, THEREFORE, be it_ resolved by the Board of Cotmty Commissioners
. of Otter Tail County that it hereby approves said application and recommends that
the same be granted.
Dated at Fer~us Falls, Minnesota this 20th day of August, 1974.
ATTEST~
Clerk
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Richard Dillon and
unanimously carried, to permit the storm sewer serving Section C, Jaeger Estates
in New York Mills, to outlet into County Ditch #38.
Motion was made by John Snowberg, seconded by Richard Dillon and
unanimously carried, to authorize the County Auditor to make a temporary transfer
of $10,000 from the Cotmty Revenue Fund to the Cotmty Ditch Fund.
Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by.Hub Nordgren and tmani-
mously carried, authorizing t~e Cotmty auditor to. advertise for bids to be received
until 1:30 P.M., September 24th for Calcium Chloride and Rock Salt.
Motion was made by Richard Dillon, seconded by John SnowbergFand
unanimously carried, to approve the following applications for abatement of 1974
tax:
C. Hanson Dunn·,Township
Montie Galt Dunn Township
Charles Ehrens Otter Tail Township
Earl & Mary Bigler Perham City
Mobile home sold before assessment date
Mobi ie home assessed~ both as personal
property and real estate
Mobile home assessed double
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Property used as. roadway
Motion was made by George Walter, seconded by Richard Dillon and
unanimously carried, to approve the plat of Miller's South Shore Acres, Rush Lake
Township, subject to Shoreland Administration approval of road.
Motion was made by Richard Dillon, seconded by Andy Leitch and tmani-
mously carried, to approve the conveyance of a metes and bounds parcel 120' in width
in G.L. 3, Section 9 -137 -42, by Bernard & Pauline Deichert, said parcel being
bordered by Lot S, Northland Beach, 1st Add'n, on one sidp and a metes and bounds
description on the other side.
Upon motion made by Richard Dillon, seconded by Andy Leitch and
tmanimously carried, the meeting adjourned tmtil 9:30 A.M., Tuesday, September 10th,
1974.
...,..,Chairman
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Clerk