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HOward R, Green COmpany <br />CONSULTING ENGINEERS <br /> <br />February 14, 2000 <br />File: 809420J-0325 <br /> <br />Mr. Steve Wensman <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />PO Box 490 <br />Elk River, MN 55330-0490 <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />FRANK MADSEN PROPERTY <br />REQUEST FOR REMOVAL FROM URBAN SERVICE DISTRICT <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Wensman: <br /> <br />As requested, we have reviewed the Frank Madsen property relative to his request to be <br />removed from the urban service district. As you are aware, Mr. Madsen's property is on <br />the west side of Proctor avenue immediately north of Lafayette Woods. I believe the <br />north boundary of Mr. Madsen's property is the northerly end of the urban service <br />district. It is my understanding that his neighbor to the north was originally in the urban <br />service district but had requested to be removed from the urban service district and that <br />was approved. <br /> <br />From the standpoint of providing sanitary sewer and water service to Mr. Madsen's <br />property, the water will be relatively easy since there is a 16-inch watermain coming up <br />Proctor Avenue to the entrance to Lafayette Woods where an 8-inch watermain heads <br />west into the development. This watermain could be extended further up Proctor <br />Avenue to serve Mr. Madsen's property. Sanitary sewer would provide a much more <br />difficult issue. The sanitary sewer in Lafayette Woods all flows westerly to the trunk line <br />located in the old railroad bed. Therefore, the closest gravity sanitary sewer to Mr. <br />Madsen's property is in 195th Lane Northwest, approximately 300-feet west of Proctor <br />Avenue. It is unclear whether this sanitary sewer is deep enough to service Mr. <br />Madsen's property, although from the lay of the land it likely would. In order to get it to <br />Mr. Madsen's property, an easement would be needed from Lafayette Woods and then <br />construction would require open cutting of. 195th Lane Northwest t extend it .up to Mr. <br />Madsen's property. <br /> <br />Since Mr. Madsen's property is the most northerly in the urban service district and <br />relatively difficult and expensive to service, I would have no problem with removing this <br />piece of property from the urban service district. I believe when the urban service district <br />was first established, consideration was not given to the small pieces of property on the <br />perimeter, but rather the district boundaries followed section lines and plat boundaries as <br />much as possible. <br /> <br />O:~PROJ\809420J\0325\ltr 2-14-00 SWensman.doc <br /> <br />1326 Energy Park Drive · St. Paul, MN 55108 · 651/644-4389 fax 651/644-9446 toil'free 888/368-4389 <br /> <br /> <br />