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~lue Hill Township
<br />In Blue Hill Township where
<br />~oger Nelson and Brent Yuker
<br />hallenged each other for the
<br />upervisor job that Rod Cooli
<br />.ad decided to leave, Nelson
<br />~on ~- 55 votes. Cook had
<br />.ne nt ,fighest total with 27
<br />,rite-in votes, while Yuker
<br />eceived' 15. A controversy
<br />ver zoning was at the center
<br />f the race.
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<br />urns Township
<br />Burns Township had a quiet
<br />nnual meeting, compared to
<br />)me in the past.
<br />Only 23 attended the March
<br />1 meeting.
<br />Incumbents Randy Bettinger
<br />
<br />etter."
<br />The advertising argument,
<br />owever, was echoed in some
<br />~ the council members' com-
<br />ments.
<br />"I guess I don't understand
<br />hy a 35-foot flag is not patti-
<br />:lc and a 70-foot flag is,"
<br />ouncil Member Dietz said.
<br />He said people associate the
<br />.rge ~g with Perkins,
<br />idin8 ; bothers me that
<br />~ople would hide behind the
<br />rise of patriotism for adver-
<br />smg purposes."
<br />Viayor Duitsman said: "I do
<br />ink that it's a marketing
<br />lng for the Perkins restau-
<br />nt.'
<br />~ouncil Member Farber,
<br />~wever, argued strongly in
<br />vor of the 70-foot flag pole.
<br />{e pointed out that there
<br />~s been no opposition to Cub
<br />
<br />.22,168 went to that fund.
<br />:he lottery is the most popu-
<br />r form of gambling in the
<br />~te, according to a 1994 sur-
<br />y conducted by St. Cloud
<br />ate University. Sixty-three
<br />rcent of Minnesotans have
<br />-~yed the lottery, compared to
<br /> percent who have played
<br />lltabs and 36 percent who
<br />ve visited an Indian casino.
<br />'ea lottery ticket sales
<br />,ottm ticket sales in
<br />.erbm_ ~ County were at
<br />
<br /> and Myron Burquest were re-
<br /> elected.
<br /> Other members are: Randi
<br />'Erickson, Leon Ohman and
<br />Bill Schulz. Permy Smeby is
<br />the clerk-treasurer.
<br /> The town board set. a levy of
<br /> $265,000, including $115,S00
<br /> for the road and bridge fund.
<br /> The upcoming centennial of
<br />Nowthen .was discussed. It
<br />will be June 27, 2S and 29. A
<br />parade, program and the pub-
<br />lishing of a centennial book
<br />are planned..
<br /> The regulations on feedlots
<br />were discussed, but no motion
<br />was made.
<br /> Those attending the meeting
<br />were invited to view the new
<br />
<br /> Foods' 50-foot flag pole.
<br /> Council Member Thompson
<br /> also favored the 70~foot pole.
<br /> He said. he doesn't beheve
<br /> that Perkins' flying the flag is
<br /> a representation of an adver-
<br /> tisement.
<br /> City Attorney Peter Beck
<br />said the city has no legal obhg-
<br />ation to allow an increase in
<br />the. height of the Perkins flag
<br />pole.
<br /> Smith and the city agreed
<br />that the flag pole was not gov-
<br />erned under the city's sign
<br />ordinance, which does not reg-
<br />ulate "flags of any nation."
<br /> The flag pole issue came up
<br />as part of Perkins' request to
<br />expand the restaurant from
<br />4,160 to 5,610 square feet. The
<br />council unanimously approved
<br />the expansion.
<br />
<br />$4.2 mi]Hon in 1996, up 4 per-.
<br />cent over 1995.
<br /> Wright County's lottery sales
<br />increased 8 percent to $7 mil-
<br />lion. ·
<br /> In the city o~ Ramsey, lottery
<br />ticket sales increased 3 per-
<br />cent to $962,021.
<br /> Rogers' lottery. ~icket .sales
<br />declined about 1 percent, from
<br />$602,533. to $598,507. '
<br /> In Zirnmerman, lottery sales
<br />rose 17 percent to $535,904· '
<br />
<br />maintenance facility, wtfich is
<br />next to the recycling center.
<br />
<br /> Hassan Township
<br /> Diane Peterson, Hassan
<br />Township clerk for 18 years, is
<br />now a member of the Hassan
<br />Township Board.
<br /> She' defeated incumbent Dick
<br />Martin by a vote of 209 to 90.
<br /> David F~hr, the other incum-
<br />bent, won over Robin Sahr,
<br />191 to 105 votes.
<br />-The board did agree to raise
<br />the compensation for election
<br />judges to $7 an hour.
<br />
<br />Livonia Township
<br /> Roger Wallin, 'who was unop-
<br />posed in his r~-election bid for
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<br />Transport
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<br /> Continued from page 1
<br /> evaluation of the project con-
<br /> ducted by the Anoka County
<br /> Regional Railroad AuthoriW.
<br /> This week, the Sherburne
<br /> County Board of
<br /> Commissioners was scheduled
<br /> to adopt a resolution and a
<br /> joint powers agreement on the
<br /> Northstar Corridor
<br /> Transportation Authority.
<br /> The authority, which will
<br /> carry out the project, is cur-
<br /> rently being formed as a joint
<br /> powers board. Board members
<br /> will represent the following:
<br /> · railroad authorities for the
<br /> counties of Sherburne, Anoka,
<br /> and Hennepin
<br /> · Sherburne, Anoka,
<br />Hennepin and Benton counties
<br />· the cities of Elk River, Big
<br />Lake,. Clear Lake, St. Cloud,
<br />Becket, Fridley, Spring Lake
<br />Park, Columbia Heights,
<br />Minneapolis, Ramsey, Anoka,
<br />Coon Rapids, Blaine, Sartell
<br />and Sauk Rapids
<br />· the townships of Big Lake,
<br />Becker, Clear Lak~ and Haven
<br />Until the group is established,
<br />the Anoka County Regional
<br />Railroad Authority will be the
<br />responsible agency for the pro-
<br />ject.
<br />The Highway 10 corridor is
<br />the fastest-growing area in the
<br />state, and is expected to experi-
<br />ence even greater growth over
<br />the next 25 years. A represen-
<br />tative of the Anoka rail author-
<br />ity said the project provides a
<br />mechanism to jointly address
<br />
<br /> Livonia Township supervisor,
<br /> received 38 votes.
<br /> Patti Kuyper, who was also
<br />unopposed :for-the treasurer's
<br />:position, received 35 votes.
<br /> About 40 people attended the
<br />annual :~township meeting
<br />Tuesday night. Among the top-
<br />.ics discussed was a proposal
<br />by the city of Zimmerman to
<br />annex some township land.
<br />
<br />Orrock Township
<br /> Dorothy Meyer was re-elect-
<br />ed treasurer and Jerry
<br />Petersen was elected supervi-
<br />sor.
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<br /> the needs in the corridor.
<br /> A three-year funding schedule
<br /> has been proposed allocating
<br /> the requested $6 million to be
<br /> disbursed 'in $.2 million incre-
<br /> ments through the year 2000,
<br /> according to a project evalua-
<br /> tion performed by the Anoka
<br /> County Region Raft Authority.
<br /> · "Highwa); 10 is the primary
<br /> l. ransportation 'route for rail,
<br /> truck freight and automobfle
<br /> travel between the northern
<br /> Twin Cities area and St. Cloud.
<br /> The multiple modes now oper-
<br /> ating in the corridor are each
<br /> suffering from increasing con-
<br /> gestion and declining safety,
<br /> with no other vehicle currently
<br /> available to address the corri-
<br /> dor systematically and provide
<br /> integrated safety and capacit,y,
<br /> enhancements for all modes,
<br /> stated the project evaluation.
<br /> The evaluation further stated
<br /> the project would:
<br /> · improve safety, truck and
<br /> rail freight movements, transit
<br /> service, and vehicular ~:apacity
<br /> along Highway 10
<br /> · streng~ahen the repons' focus
<br /> on moving more 'people, rather
<br /> than more vehicles with a fully
<br /> multi-modal corridor including
<br /> a commuter raft service and
<br /> non-motorized trails for dis-
<br /> tance bicycle travel
<br /> · focus on the efficiency of
<br />existing transportation facili-
<br />ties and the energy efficiency
<br />gained with increased transit
<br />· ridership rather than travel in
<br />single-occupant vehicles.
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