The Centerville City Council learned at its March 11 meeting that two of the city's pond projects have encountered obstacles.
The 2009 Pond Dredging Project could not be completed before warm weather and weight restrictions imposed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation set in. City Engineer Mark Statz said the project would be abandoned until January of 2010 or earlier, depending on when the ground freezes again.One pond project was originally meant to drain water from downtown redevelopment into land owned by St. Genevieve Catholic Church. According to City Administrator Dallas Larson, it was suggested that the proposed pond be relocated to the southwest corner of Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park due to complications at St. Genevieve.
Now there are complications at the park.
The city's Parks and Recreation Committee said the southwest corner chosen for the pond is the only area in the park suitable for a soccer field, and that the Soccer Association has already invested money in that field.
The parks committee recommended that the pond be located in the southeast corner of the park for safety reasons, but the city preferred the larger storage capacity of the southwest corner.
On March 4, the Parks and Recreation Committee unanimously opposed the pond being located in the southwest corner of the park.
If the city is unable to secure the southwest corner, Larson and Statz said they’ll look at other alternatives and keep the southeast corner in reserve, in case they don't find another site for the drainage pond.
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2 comments:
There really is a God!
Maybe we should ask the Parks and Recreation Committee to represent the people in this City since they are the only ones that the City really listens to.
Since the City does not wish to cooperate with the people of this City how about we remind the City that they WORK FOR US! Let's boycott the Easter Egg Hunt, Garage Sale Days, Fete De Lacs Parade and 8K Run/Walk. I plan too. Anyone else? That sure would be a little embarrassing to the City if no one showed up or helped out and of course we would have to let a few newspapers know about this too. Oh let's not forget all the money the City would save if we did this. Maybe they could put this saved money into the road fund.
Really glad to learn that we have a "city engineer" with no clue when to schedule our pond drudging. The weather warms and the road restrictions go into effect at the same time each and every year.
My six year old could plan better.
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