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r <br />minutes of the orono planning commission <br />MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 18. 1997 <br />(#12 - #2281 Hennepin County - Continued) <br />Katharine Colgrove, 4260 6th Avenue North, reported that she the house that goes <br />down to the nond. She indicated that her seotic svstem is located in the front vard. She <br />questioned whether taking the wetlands pushes the pond into the septic ^stera. Colgrove <br />said she docs not want the road to affect her seotic svstem. <br />Steve Theis acknowledged the encroachment on the wetland. He indicated the County <br />looked at the drainase and made adiustments so less water drains into the oond to resuh in <br />the same pre and post construction condition of storm water going into the pond. <br />Chuck Larson, 4285 Sixth Avenue North, asked where the water will go if the shoulders <br />are paved, curbs added, and ponds eliminated. Theis said the pond is not eliminated. He <br />indicated water will go where it does now. The water flow has been slowed and ditches <br />flattened. He said the Countv has used Best Manasement Practices, which are specific <br />procedures they must follow. Theis said he would go over the specifics as it relates to <br />Larson's property with him. <br />Sn^h asked if this was the first time the wetland issue was being reviewed. <br />Larson said he was unaware that wetlands were being taken. <br />Lindquist asked if the County has contacted property owners regarding this issue. <br />Hanning said there has been meetings, noting the last Council meeting on the issue, but <br />feels the meetings has been inadequate. <br />Berg questioned whether all the information was avtulable then. <br />Lindquist asked the public whether they would like to see a meeting held with flie County <br />relatine to wetlands. He said this was the onlv vehicle in \^ch to further <br />information. <br />Theis responded that a shift one way or another of the road would change the impact on. <br />the wetland. He said the property owners understood that filling wfll occur. He indicated <br />that the County has already gone over with the property owners where the road is laid out. <br />The process was not before the Planning Commission in the oast. <br />Mr. Cornelius, 775 Huntington Farm Road, indicated that the County has answered <br />Questions. He fek there was a time when decisions were made rather ouicklv and the <br />property owners did not have a voice. He feh the road changes ended up having bigger <br />impacts on them when the road was moved the 25*. He said he does not know why the <br />road was moved and thought the Council rushed through the decision process. He feds <br />the County has been fair in dealing with the property owners.