1991 Receipts, Disb., Resolutions & Minutes

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STATE OF MINNES.OTA COUNTY OF ANOKA In the Matter of Judicial Ditch No. 3 for Washington and Anoka Counties PETITION FOR IMPROVEMENT PURSUANT TO M.S. ~103D. 705 TO: THE HONORABLE RICE CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT Petitioners respectfully represent and state as follows: I . The proposed project, hereinafter referred to as Clearwater Creek Floodplain Reduction Project, is designed to replace and upgrade the culverts on Anoka County Road 14, Br ian Dr ive, and 20th Avenue, all in the City of Centervil1e, Minnesota. In addition, the project proposes cleaning and grading of approximately 3000 lineal feet of Clearwater Creek upstream from Anoka County Road 14. The project is being done to reduce the flooding and inudation of properties abutting Clearwater Creek and Judicial Ditch No. 3 for Washington and Anoka Counties, between County Road 14 and the Eastern corporate limits of the City of Centerville. In addition, the project will remove approximately 130 acres from the floodplain. The flood elevation decrease shall vary between approximately six feet at Anoka County Road 14 and approximately 1.5 feet at the eastern corporate limits at the City of Centervil1e. II The properties affected by the proposed project are incorporated herein and attached hereto by reference, marked as "Exhibit A". III. The area of the Rice Creek Watershed District affected by the · project includes a small portion of approximately 130 acres of the 42.5 square miles of the Clearwater Creek drainage basin, all located within the City of Centervi1le, County of Anoka, State of Minnesota. . IV. The proposed project is necessary to remove properties from the regulatory floodplain and to facilitate drainage northward to Peltier Lake by eliminating constrictions to flow at County Road