HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974 02-19 Maplewood to Seek Well Drilling Permit DISPATCH Tues., Feb. 19, '74 ST. PAUL DISPATCH (E) 3
Maplewood to Seek
Well Drilling Permit
Maplewood, unable so sale.
far to obtain an "equi- But if St. Paul contin-
table wholesale water ues to demand rates con-
rate" from neighboring sidered , unreasonalle,
St. Paul, will seek per- they point out, the com-
• mission to drill its own munity has • no other
wells. choice but to go with its
The Maplewood City own municipal well sys-
Council, by a unanimous tem.
vote, authorized the ad- "The decision relative
ministrative s t a f f "to to the ultimate source of
proceed with the neces- Maplewood's water sup-
sary pr el i m i n a r y ply becomes more criti-
stages." cal with each passing
This includes obtain- day," Miller advised the
ing permits "for the es- council in a written re-
tablishment of a munici- port.
pal well system." "The solutions to exist-
"It is felt that we can ing deficiencies in our
no longer put off the . . . system have been de-
preparatory stages for layed due to the need for
t h e establishment of a decision relative to the
such a system," City source of water," he
Manager Michael Miller added.
told the City Council. Both Maplewood and
"If an equitable whole- Roseville have attempt-
sale rate can be worked ed to jointly negotiate a
out (with St. Paul) in the wholesale contract with
.meantime," he added, the St. Paul W a ter
"Maplewood can then Board.
drop plans for a munici- Miller called the nego-
pal water system." tiations"unsuccessful."
Maplewood officials In a resolution, the
say they would prefer to Maple w o o d Council
operate a water utility asked state official to
locally with St. Paul pro- step in and mediate the
viding the water whole- negotiations.