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- SETTLI NG Village Engineer Christoffersen met with the Public Safety/Works .- PROBLEMS Comm ittee to rev iew the construct ion prob lems that have occurred REV I EWED in the Karth Lake, Chatham, and Roya I Hi lis areas, resu It ing in - uneven settl ing of the soil. Karth Lake has been part icu lar Iy hard hit with settling and break ing up of curbs. UNUSUALLY Chr istoffersen consulted with soi I eng ineers from Tw in City Test ing I WET COND- and the Un iversity who allr ibuted the prob lem in Karth Lake TIONS ARE to unusua II y wet condit ions during the fall of 1977 and the spr i ng ONE CAUSE of 1978. Another key factory is the character ist ics of the clay soil - in this area. SOIL RE- To el iminate all sell ling in an area, the soil must be replaced . PLACEMENT with sand to a depth of two fee t. This is obv ious Iy impract ica I IMP RACT I CAL from an econom ic po i nt of view. EDGEWA TER The Edgewater Estates deve lopment on Old Highway 10 will be used j - EST A TES TO as a test area to try out eight d i fferen t methods of compact ion BE TEST and soil rep lacement to determ ine wh ich method resu Its in the AREA least amount of settling. . BRIDGE RE- By vote of 4-1, Counc i I reversed earl ier decision and will a an CONSTRUCTION pay its share (about $12,000) of the $1.26 million br i dge recon- DECISION struct ion project proposed for Lexington Avenue over 1-694. Gary . REVERSED Zak, MnDot Planning Project Manager, pointed out at the March 10 Counc i I Meet ing that rep lac ing the bridge is a "cost effect ivel1 .. measure. He noted that the State will get 20 feet more lateral clearance under the bridge and will have a 60-year st rue! ure.. Widening the bridge would result in a structure wh ich would only last 30 years. And a safety plus, of course, is that the des ign Willi provide for a pedestr ian/b ikeway over the bridge. CHARITABLE Counc i I approved one-year Class B Charitable Gamb ling Licenses GAMBLING (pull-tab) for the Nat iona I Multiple Sclerosis Society, MN North I LI CENSES Star Chapter (at the Big Ten Supper Club) and for the Original APPROVED Boosters (at the Blue Fox Inn) . PUBLIC West inghouse has dec i ded to se JI Group W Cable to a five-member I ACCESS TV consort ium. It has been rumored that there will be a second COULD BE transfer made to a limited partnership. Th is cou Id have far- ENDANGERED reach ing effects on pub lie access television as one of the poss ib Ie I I im ited partnersh ip owners does not support local programm ing. CITIES HAVE By the time you read this Crier, the North Suburban Cable commission. 60 DAYS TO will have held a public hearing April 3 on the pending sale. The APPROVE SALE ten cities invo Ived have 60 days to approve the purchase. SALARY The Finance Committee has recommended, and Council has approved - INCREASES 4-1, an increase in a counc i I member I 5 salary to $2,300 per year APPROVED an d an increase in the Mayor's sa lary to $2,900 per year, effect I ve January 1, 1987. Cou nc II sa lar ies were last increased in 1973. I EDITOR'S This is money well spent. I doubt that many of us realize just . NOTE: much time, effort, and dedicat ion our elected offic ia Is put into I these offices. I