HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976 07-14 Edgerton booster station ordered THE REVIEW Edgerton booster
station ordered
The Maplewood City Council has or- added to water bills in the area as well as
dered a $131,000 booster station to be water availability charges.
constructed in the Edgerton street area. The hearing was the first in a series of
The action came after a Tuesday,July 6 four being conducted by the city council
public hearing on the matter. on water improvements in Maplewood.
The council heard various citizen Outcome of the other three hearings will
opinions on the proposal, designed to determine whether the surcharge is
increase water pressure in the area.City applied solely on Edgerton or city-wide.
Engineer Bob Collier explained that lack The exact location of the booster station
of water pressure has been a source of has not yet been determined.It will be
complaints from area residents. located in the Roselawn-DeSoto area.
The project will be financed by It will provide additional water
assessment,which will cover 60 percent pressure for the area north of Roselawn,
of costs,and possibly by a surcharge to be south of Highway 36, east of the 35E
freeway and west of Edgerton.