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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />REGEl V I-JJ JUL 1 2 1993 <br /> <br />_ / j ~ ~ ~~. CONSULTING ENGINEERS <br />~_I Maier Stewart & Associates Inc. <br /> <br />July 9, 1993 <br /> <br />File: 230-000-00 <br /> <br />Mr. Pat Klaers <br />City Administrator <br />City of Elk River <br />P. O. Box 490 <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />Mr. Bill Birrenkott <br />General Manager <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities <br />322 King Street <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />RE: SEWER AND WATER SERVICES <br /> <br />Gentlemen: <br /> <br />Recently the suggestion has been made at the staff concept review meetings for sanitary sewer <br />and water services in new plats to be extended beyond the right-of-way line to the outer edge of <br />the front yard drainage and utility easement. The reason for this suggestion is the sanitary sewer <br />and water services are typically put in first, then the other utilities such as telephone, gas, <br />electric, and cable TV are put in the boulevard or utility area. Finally, a homeowner comes to <br />build a new home and oftentimes has to dig through the other utilities to get to the sewer and <br />water service. If the sewer and water service are extended to the outer edge of the drainage and <br />utility easement, then it is clear digging between the new home and these utilities. Therefore, <br />there should be no concern about conflicts between gas, electric, telephone, or cable TV, when <br />extending services to a new home. <br /> <br />On the recent Heritage Development project, this concept was wholeheartedly endorsed by the <br />developers and the project is proceeding that way. On anuther recent project, the developer W<lS <br />not in favor of extending services beyond the right-of-way because of the additional cost <br />associated with the lO-foot extension of each sanitary sewer and water service. Because there <br />was no policy in effect, we were forced to follow previous policy and only extend the services <br />to the property line. <br /> <br />We believe that the suggestion to extend sanitary sewer and water systems to the outside of the <br />front yard easement is a good one. We believe that the only exception should be areas where <br />it would require removal of trees to extend to this point. Therefore, we would recommend that <br />both the City Council and the Utilities Commission be asked to make this a policy of the <br />respective bodies that the services be extended to that point. This will give us the ability to <br />require this of developers in the future. <br /> <br />1959 SLOAN PLACE. SUITE 200, ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA 55117 612-774-6021 <br />9800 SHELARD PARKWAY, SUITE 102, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55441 612-546-0432 . Equal Opportunity Employer <br />