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<br />City Council :Minutes <br />November 20, 2006 <br /> <br />Page 9 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Duane Hoff, 9643 Viking Boulevard-Stated concerns with the setbacks on county roads <br />due to high speed traffic. He stated Anoka County is not in favor of creating an access onto <br />a county road at the county line. He stated concerns with added traffic. <br /> <br />Chris Holzem, 19256 Baugh Street-Stated concerns with the lot sizes. He stated he lives in <br />Bums Township and he will have 14 lots butting up to his property. He would like to see <br />wider frontages and deeper lots. He stated he would also like to see some screening or a <br />buffer along his property lines. <br /> <br />Ron Bratlie, 19863 Dodge Street-Stated he was speaking on behalf of the school district. <br />He stated the district is in favor of the Liberty Heights Estates plat. <br /> <br />Councilmember Dietz questioned if the school would be building on the site being offered <br />to them by the developer. <br /> <br />Mr. Bratlie stated it may be 7~10 years before a middle school would be needed at this <br />location. <br /> <br />Councilmember Motin questioned if Mr. Bratlie was speaking for the school board. He <br />stated the city would not be considering adding this development to the urban service area if <br />it were not for the developer donating land to the school district for a new school. <br /> <br />Mr. Bratlie stated he is speaking for the school superintendent and that he hasn't heard that <br />the School Board was not supportive. He stated the school being built will depend on the <br />growth and fmances of the district along with other needs in the district. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Mayor Klinzing continued the public hearing to the City Council meeting on December 4, <br />2006. <br /> <br />Mayor Klinzing stated county road permits are issued by the county and not determined by <br />the city. <br /> <br />Councilmember Gumphrey directed staff to meet with representatives from Bums <br />Township and Anoka County. <br /> <br />It was the consensus of the Council to send another notification to abutting property <br />owners to let them know this item will be on the December 4, 2006 Council meeting. <br /> <br />Councilmember Motin stated he would like this item to go back to the Planning <br />Commission for review prior to the Council meeting. He stated he would like the Planning <br />Commission to look at the plat as if it were already approved but to pick out specific things <br />they would like to see changed with the plat. He stated the denial by the Commission was <br />vague. <br /> <br />Councilmember Gumphrey stated he would like to see the east end of the plat near the <br />county border to be less dense. <br /> <br />Planning Commissioner Dana Anderson reviewed the action taken at the Planning <br />Commission meeting. He listed the following concerns: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Urban service area abutting rural areas in another community <br />Burdens on the traffic system <br /> <br />. <br />