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Hogue 2750 Kelley Parkway P.O. Box 66
Orono, MN 55356 Crystal Bay, MN 55323.0066
November 3 , 1999
Herbert Peterson
925 Old Long Lake Road
Wayzata, MN 55391
Dear Project Area Residents:
The East Long Lake area was included in the recently completed Metropolitan Urban Service Area
(MUSA)expansions. This MUSA expansion area included ten existing neighborhoods with smaller
lot sizes in which the continued use of septic systems could be problematic. Sanitary sewer has
already been installed in seven of these neighborhoods with two additional projects planned for next
summer.
We would like to begin the process for a possible sanitary sewer project to serve the East Long Lake
neighborhood. This would be an assessment project with the benefitting property owners being
assessed the project costs.
A preliminary cost estimate has been completed for this project. The study lists two possible options
for the provision of sanitary sewer. One option is for gravity sewer with a City owned lift station.
This is the more expensive option because of the need for deeper 8" gravity lines and the need for
complete reconstruction of the street. The estimated cost for the gravity sewer option is$31,000 per
unit for ten residential units and one unit for the city park. A service stub would be provided out to
the property line and the property owners are then responsible for their own connection to the stub
at the property line.
The other option is for a pressure sewer system in which a small diameter forcemain would be
installed in the street. The property owners are then responsible for the purchase, installation,
operation,and maintenance of their own residential grinder pump station to pump into the forcemain.
A City owned lift station is not required for this option. This option is less expensive because a
smaller diameter forcemain can be installed at a shallower depth and complete street reconstruction
is not required. The estimated cost for this option is $13,700 per unit.
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An additional option is that a$4,500 allowance could be added to the assessment for the purchase
of a residential grinder pump station. The property owners would then be provided a check for
$4,500 for the purchase and installation of their grinder pump station. This would allow for payment
of the grinder station cost over time. The total assessment with this option would be $18,200.
The next step in the planning process is to determining the level of neighborhood interest in this
project.We would like to schedule a neighborhood informational meeting_at 7:00 p.m.Wednesday,
December 1, 1999 at the Orono City Council Chambers for this project.
If there is sufficient interest in the project, the next step after the neighborhood informational
meeting is to schedule a public hearing at a City Council meeting.
Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Please contact me at 249-4621 should you have any
questions or comments regarding this project.
Sincerely,
Cljf1A-
Greg Gappa
Director of Public Services
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CC: Tom Kellogg,Bonestroo Engineers