Bridgewater Township Minutes: February 06, 2006
Bridgewater Township Minutes: February 06, 2006
Bridgewater Township Minutes: February 06, 2006
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MINUTES
Purpose of Meeting:
Review Minutes, finances, and the status of issues, projects, tasks, and action items for
Bridgewater Township for the month of January, 2006; and plan for the month of February,
2006.
Review correspondence and claims received since the last Board Meeting; those claims that
are allowed will be paid.
During the meeting, the Board of Supervisors welcomed comments by residents at
appropriate times.
David Salene, Consultant, said that Towns can pass ordinances that are
mirror-images of their county’s ordinance. When this is done, the
Township has the opportunity to comment on a proposed subdivision
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before it is considered by the county. Thus, the Town would accept,
review, meet with the applicant and write a summary report to the Rice
County Planning Commission, giving the Town an official voice at the
county hearing. Salene recommended that the Board adopt the Rice
County Subdivision Regulations.
Motion approved
Knecht moved that the Town Board adopt Chapter 523, Subdivision
Regulations of the Rice County Zoning Ordinance. Second by Ebling.
Motion carried unanimously: Ebling aye, Knecht aye, Liebenstein aye.
Salene also observed that the 1- or 2-mile urban reserve district that
surrounds a municipality does not automatically expand when the
municipality annexes land. In that case, the municipality must reapply for
the urban reserve district. Chapter 510 of the Rice County Zoning
Ordinance deals with Urban Reserve Districts.
The Board listed construction problems on the road project: there are
approach issues on Edgebrook, there are cracks on Telemark (work was
done at night), and no work was done on the Bittersweet. The Clerk
observes that residents in Oak Hill have expressed concerns about the
thickness of asphalt in the center of 124th Court East and Edwards Way.
The Board had agreed to do core-samples on the road before the final coat
is applied.
Mr. Dennis Luebbe, Rice County Road Engineer attended this meeting
and presented the Rice County Transportation Plan which includes a
Memorandum of Understanding which the County would like Bridgewater
Township to endorse.
The Clerk’s Notes from this meeting are in the Town File, under January,
2006.
An intergovernmental meeting is set for February 10, 2006. See item J.1.
H.9 Election Filing Report: Filing closed January 17, 2006 at 5 p.m.; the Piper
Election will be held on March 14, 2006 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Knecht reported that the December 31, 2005 deadline has been delayed
so as to provide the County more time to do more focused study.
Apparently the same consulting firm that assisted Rice County in the
preparation of the Transportation Plan will assist in this study.
Some of the issues raised by the candidates and the residents are listed
below:
There will be a formal candidate forum on March 6, 2006 at the
regular Town Meeting. The forum will be announced in the
Northfield News.
J.1 Roundtable discussion re Planning for CSAH 1 Corridor Between I-35 and
State Trunk Highway 246 on February 10, 2006 at the Bridgewater Town
Hall from 1–3 p.m.
J.2 March Meeting of the Bridgewater Town Board March 6, 2006 at 7 p.m.
PM at the Bridgewater Town Hall (Special meeting to set the Budget for
2006 will be held at 6 p.m. on March 6, 2006.)
J.3 Annual Meeting, March 14, 2006 at the Bridgewater Town Hall at
approximately 8:15 p.m.
Reference: Town Officers: Supervisor Gary Ebling, Treasurer Le Ann Finger, Supervisor and
Town Board Vice Chair Leif Knecht, Supervisor and Town Board Chair Paul Liebenstein,
Clerk Mike Piper, and Deputy Clerk and Treasurer Cheri Albers.