HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976 05-26 Maplewood orders sewer THE REVIEW Maplewood orders sewer'''s ?;
A$60,000 sewer and water improvement vices. The city's share of the water he wished to start work on.an$18,000
xoject for Bellaire avenue in Maplewood project will be$1,233.50. addition to his home,and such work is not
was given the go-ahead Thursday,May The engineer indicated the project allowed under the light industrial zoning.
20,by the Maplewood city council. could be completed this year, saying The council explained to Stanke that it
The project calls for installation of there was about a 90 percent chance it was possible surrounding land,also zoned
sewer and water,to be assessed against would be done before winter. Strikes, light industrial, might bring m other
13 benefitted property owners. delays in receiving equipment and development,leaving him in"an island"
In April,a group of citizens petitioned receiving easements from abutting of residential property.
the council to drop the project because of property owners would be areas where
increases in estimated costs for sewer possible delays could occur,he noted. A public hearing on rezoning of all
mains, from $15 or $20 to $40. The At the same session,the council also property in that area to residential was
residents said they hoped to obtain per- gave approval for both the first and scheduled for June 17.Affected property
mits from North St.Paul for water ser- second readings of a zoning change for owners will be notified by the city of the
vice and to connect to the North St.Paul land at 1122 E.County Rd.C,owned by hearing.
main,just across Bellaire avenue,for a Roger 01.Stanke.The land had been zoned The council also okayed Stanke's
nominal fee. for light industrial uses. request for a variance of 10 feet into his
Reports presented by city staff Thur- Stanke requested the change because side lot for construction of the addition.
sday indicated that North St.Paul had
rejected any ideas of participation in
construction of the new sewer line.
North St.Paul has the existing water
main on part of its side of Bellaire,ac-
cording to Bob Collier,Maplewood city
engineer. Service to five lots directly
across from that main,but in Maplewood,
will cost$1,350 per service,Collier said.
Collier explained that"jacking under"
Bellaire avenue to connect the rest of the
Maplewood lots to the North St. Paul
sewer would be costly, and that con-
struction problems were likely to arise in
such a situation.
The project also includes cost sharing
between the two cities for construction of
the northerly 575 feet of the line.If North
St. Paul does not participate in the
project,costs will jump$9,000,he said.
The project includes$25,115 in sanitary
sewer costs, $4,487 in sewer services,
$25,763 in water improvements and$4,487
each for sewer services and water ser-