HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976 04-14 Maplewood may wait on some water projects THE REVIEW Maplewood waitmay «71
on some water projects
by Scott Carlson The council indicated that now is not the street improvement is initiated.
"Development pressures" and con- time to proceed with a series of water Mayor Robert Bruton pointed out that
struction of some roads in Maplewood improvement lines which would cover an no one has asked for the water im-
should dictate when the city orders area south of Larpenteur avenue down to provements.And he suggested that the
certain water improvement projects. Maryland avenue. city wait until"development pressures"
THAT'S WHAT THE Maplewood city One of the improvements would call for warrant construction of the projects.
council indicated last week at a shirt- these projects: The council was also concerned about
sleeve session to consider which of seven —Construction of about 200 feet of 16- the ability to assess property owners for
possible water improvement projects, inch main along Beebe road from the new the improvements.
totalling$3.6 million,it might order this booster pump station to Larpenteur. Councilman John Greavu suggested
year. —Construction of a 16-inch main from constructing water lines down either
And although the Kirkham Michael Beebe to McKnight along Larpenteur. Ferndale or Sterling avenue with some of
consulting firm, in its latest feasibility —Construction of a 16-inch main from the projects instead of going down both
report,noted that many of the projects Larpenteur south along McKnight Road McKnight road and Century avenue.
are needed to provide adequate water to east Maryland. In indicating their inclination not to
flows and pressure for homeowners and —Construction of a 16-inch main from order those improvement projects for
fire protection, design engineer Gary McKnight east along east Maryland to 1976, Sindelar added that it would not
Sindelar agreed that council consensus to Ferndale street. make sense to proceed with construction
apparently delay some of the im- The total cost for those project im- of another one of the improvements,a 1
provements"is not unwise." provements would be approximately million gallon elevated storage tank south
$606,000. of Stillwater road and east of Ferndale.
For another $320,000 the city could That tank would cost approximately
initiate this series of water im- $938,000.
provements:
—Construction of a 12-inch main from THE COUNCIL,HOWEVER,indicated
the deadend line in Larpenteur east to that it was inclined to order these water
Century avenue then south along Century improvement projects:
to Maryland. —Construction of a 16-inch main in
—Construction of a I2-inch main along English street.
Maryland from Century to Ferndale —Construction of a 29-inch main in
where it will connect to the new 16-inch Flaundrau street and Frost avenue
main. (although the exact location of the line
"The 12-inch mains proposed herein are might be changed).
required in order to provide additional —Construction of a 1.5 million gallon
feeder mains southward,"the engineers elevated storage tank at German and
stated in their report. " . Plans for Sherren avenue.
Century avenue indicate widening to the —And construction of a booster station
west.Therefore,it appears that the new at Desoto Street and Roselawn avenue.
line should be located in a permanent The council indicated that with a booster
easement along the west right-of-way line station improvement the city probably
of Century Avenue." could get by for years without the erection
BUT THE COUNCIL INDICATED that of an elevated storage tank at the same
it might be more wise to hold off until that location.