HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 10/19/1976MINlITES OF THE ADJOU~~ED MEETING
OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA
Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners of
Otter Tail County Minnesota met at 1:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 19, 1976, Bert
Hovland absent.
Motion was made by George Walter, seconded by Andy Lei tchand unani-
mously carried, to reschedule the November board meeting to the 8th and 9th instead
of the 9th and 10th, because of a meeting of the Association of Minnesota Counties
scheduled for the 10th.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by George Walter and unani-
mously carried, to allow a six month tentative approval for license to sell intoxi-
cating liquor at Hull's Landing, Girard Township.
Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by George Walter and unani-
mously carried, to approve township aid in the amount of $500.00 to Sverdrup Township
for a township road in Section 29, for a road leading to a public access on Norway
Lake.
Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by John Snowberg and unani-
mously carried, to accept George Walter's resignation from the Otter Tail County
Planning Advisory Commission, effective immediately.
Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by George Walter and unani-
mously carried, to approve the plat of "2nd Add 'n to Oak Hill Subdivision", located
in Section 26 of Pelican Township.
Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by George Walter and unani-
mously carried, to approve the preliminary plat of "Lot Extension Plat of Lots 1
thru 8 of Burau Beach Add'n", located in Section 3, Dane Prairie Township;
Motion was made by John Snowberg, seconded by Andy Leitch and unani-
mously carried, to approve the preliminary plat of "Basswood-Lida" located in
Section 32, L1da Township.
Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by John Snowberg and unani-
mously carried, to approve the preliminary plat of -"1st Add 'n to Stalker View Acres",
located in Section 27, Tordenskjold Township.
Motion was made ~y George Walter, seconded by John Snowberg and unani-
mously carried, to approve the preliminary plat of "Gulliver's Travels, 1st Add'n"
located in Section· 10, Edna Township.
Motion was· made by George Walter, seconded by John Snowberg and unani-
mously carried, to approve the preliminary plat of "Backstrom Addition", located in
Section· 15, Pine Lake Township ..
Motion.was made by John ?nowberg, seconded by George Walter and unani-
' mously carried, ,to reject the prelim~nary plat of "Madsen's Prairie Lake Beachm, to
be located in Section 10, P·eiican Township.
Motion was made by George Walter, seconded by Andy Leitch and unani-
~ously carried, to approve the following special use permits:
Laverne Okeson
Donald Bock
Raymond Alberty
Rodney Lindblad
Ben Brutlag
Amor Township
Star Lake.Township
Rush Lake Township
Dunn Township.
Scambler Township
Operate seasonal bakery
Cut ridge and fill low area
(subject to conditional requirements)
Fill two low areas
Pill low area
Fill low area (subject to
conditional requirements)
Motion was made -by George Walter, seconded by John Snowb.erg and unani-
mously carried, to approve the application of Curtisl.D. Spraull, for license to sell
non-intoxicating malt liquor.at Wee Villa Resort in Elizabeth Township:
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by George Walter and unani-
mously carried, to participate on a. 50% b asis with Bluffton Township in replacing·
a bridge with a culvert in Section 26 ..
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconde.d by George Walter and unani-:-
mously carried, to accept a petition signed by various property owners in Parkers
Prairie, requesting diagonal parking on· Soo St. from .TH 29 to the Soo Line Railroad,
and the County Auditor was instructed to file same.
Upon motion made by George Walter, seconded by Andy Leitch and
unanimously carried, :the· following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by. the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail
Co\lllty Minnesota, that
WHEREAS, the Board of Co\lllty Commissioners of the County of Otter
Tail, State of Minnesota, has received a petition now on file in the office of
its auditor praying for the establishment of a sanitary sewer district, .said
district to be named· the Crystal Lida Sewer District, in accordance with the pro-
visions of M.S.A. Chapter 116A, now therefore
IT IS HEREBY· RESOLVED, that Houston E_ngineeri_ng, Inc. , of
Fargo, North Dakota, be; and the same hereby is appointed engineer for the pro-·
ceedings -as provided in _M.S.A. ll6A Subdivision (1), provided that said engineer
shall take and subscribe an oath and give said Co\lllty Board a bond in the amo\lllt
of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) with good and sufficient surety payable to
said Co\lllty as provided in M.S.A. 116A.06. Subdivision (2).
Adopted at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this .19th day. of October, 1976.
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Upon motion made by Andy Leitch,· seconded by John Snowberg ·and•
unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Constitutional Amendment that will appear on the
ballot iO: the.No_vember 2 election does specifically,·amorig other'thii:J.gs,
state that all proceeds from. the.'State Motor Fuel Tax above. the present
level of. 9c;: .· per gallon be placed in the State's General Fund rather thari
iri the Highway Users' Fund, and
WHEREAS, this Amendment would, if passed, put the .County Highway
financing in direct competition. with Welfare~ Educa,tion, Public Safety,
and all Government Services for .. the General Fund dollar· and these
monies would be usedfor those purposes.as d~signatedby the State
Legislature; and·
WHEREAS,· this Amendment would for all practical purposes freeze
the Counties and Cities share of the Motor Fuel.Taxes to rio ·more than
their share .of the present 9<;: per gallon, and
WHEREAS, the County Board feels that when additional funding in
the future is required for road purposes.it very conceivably could cause
a large increase in real estate taxes to achieve the road improvements
that will be needed; and
WHEREAS, the County Board does endorse the user concept of paying
taxes as much as possible, and
WHEREAS,· the passage of. this Amendment.would violate the principle
of users paying fo.r the: facility in· proportion to the amount• of use it .
makes. of .it, ,
NOW, :THEREFORE,_ BE IT•.:RESO~VED,; that the Otter Tail. County. Board
of Commissioners go on record.as opposing the passage.of this Amendment
and strongly .urges all: voters· ·to ·vote "NO" on this Constitutional Amend-
ment.
Adopted this 19th day of October, 1976.
ihairnum, Ot terTaiilun~
Board of.Commissioners
Attest:
(SEAL)
Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by George Walter and
unanimously ocarried, the County Auditor was authorized to proceed on County
Ditch #37, pursuant to Minn. Stat. 106.471, Subdiv._ 4 & 7.
Upon mo.tion made by Andy Leitch~ seconded by John Snowberg and
unanimously carried, Carol Ouren of the Motor Vehicle Department, was granted a
leave of absence for a period of from October 12th through October 29th, to care
for her son who.sustained multiple injuries in an automobile accident.
Motion was made by George Walter, seconded by Andy Leitch and unani-
mously carried, to allow a 40 1set-back on·Highway #210 across from the airport,
a variance from the usual 50' required for state highways.
Upon motion made by John Snowberg, seconded by George Walter and
W1animously carried, the meeting was adjourned Wltil 9:30 A.M., TMonday, November
8th, 1976.
Clerk