1974-08-14 Letter, Resident Sewer Connections

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hLLAA McCOMBS-KNUTSON ASSOCIATES, INC. CUMALIiVL ING'4lI HS t LAND SU NVI �,.:y5 t Mr. Nick Benson Cite administrator Orono, MN. Subj c;. t : Sewer Lehman Dear Dick: August 14, 1974 •! D �f 1.. t < < <1 Service & Smith to Edwards, Property At your request we have looked into the feasibility of the above mentioned properties connecting to the sanitary sewer system aid have the following comments . 5 4 - The attached sketch shows the location of the sanitary sewer relative to the Lehman and Edwards property. The houses on the property are toward the lake and it is not practical to serve them from County Road 15. I have attached copies of the original assess- ment work sheets on these properties from 1963, which show that Lots 10, 11 & 12 (Lehman and Edwards) were assessed 125 feet on County Road 15, The sheets note that the buildings were not considered as being served by the sewer and no connection chap_rge_was assessed. In past sewer projects where it was considered uneconomical to place the sewer deep enough to serve a pump for the property owner out of sewage could be pumped to the sewer. the homeowner's responsibility. In intended to serve the houses and no it would appear reasonable that the pump if they _ intend to hook .up. If all the all the station of lease vided . Road. a low house, the City purchased construction funds so that the The maintenance of the pump is this case since the sewer was not connection charge was assessed, property owners provide their own the properties wish to put in one pumping station to serve houses they should be required to secure easements across private property to be crossed. The maintenance of the pump would be the property owners' responsibility and some form agreement on the maintenance of the station should be pro - The station would discharge to the existing sewer on Carmen The Paul Smith property on Dunwoody Avenue is a small lot the lakeshore with no frontage on Dunwoody. Access to Dunwoody Avenue is across a neighboring lot. The property has not been viously assessed for sanitary sewer. on pre - 17805 OLSON MEMORIAL HIGHV%fAY MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA 55441 TELEPHONE 612 545 3735 36 NORTH MAIN STREET HUTCHINk3UN. MINNESOTA 55350 TELEPH(,JNE 612 391 8031 �11)UTHAEST ENGINEENING 7i.'ISION 'AAHSH+A,L MINNESOTA 562591 TEIEPHUN't �;