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<br />Nuisance Ordinance to Get
<br />Overhaul
<br />(Continued from page 1)
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<br />Clearly one man’s junk is another man’s treasure, as
<br />they say, but out of respect for people who live here, it is
<br />time to more clearly define who constitutes junk and
<br />other wise expand our nuisance ordinance. To start the
<br />process, the City Council asked the Planning
<br />Commission to study the current nuisance ordinance and
<br />recommend changes.
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<br />Some suggestions that have already come up include
<br />things like banning all on-street parking on Scheuneman
<br />Road, except by a free permit for special events, banning
<br />camouflage fencing, limiting the number of unlicensed
<br />cars that can be parked on a property, etc. The public’s
<br />help is needed on this project. If you have suggestions,
<br />you input is needed. You can provide feedback by:
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<br />1. Attending the March, April or May Planning
<br />Commission Meetings (see schedule on page 6)
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<br />2. Emailing any City Council member with your ideas
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<br />3. Contacting City Clerk Melissa Lawrence to get the
<br />phone number for the Planning Commission Chair
<br />and talking to him personally.
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<br />This effort will be led by Joshua Patrick, who chairs the
<br />Planning Commission. The group is currently studying
<br />nuisance ordinances from cities around Gem Lake. Gem
<br />Lake’s current nuisance ordinance is available on-line
<br />under the ordinances section of the city web-site.
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<br />City Applies for Water System
<br />Grants
<br />(Continued from page 1)
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<br />Since Gem Lake does not intend on having their own
<br />water supply source, the city must rely on surrounding
<br />communities to provide water to the proposed Gem Lake
<br />water distribution system. The City contracted with the
<br />engineering firm SEH to evaluate options for a system
<br />serving the entirety of Gem Lake, with water supplied
<br />solely from one of the neighboring communities, as well
<br />as options for smaller, localized water supply projects
<br />that could be phased to provide service to portions of the
<br />City with known well quality concerns.
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<br />These smaller, localized water systems would be fed by
<br />the nearest surrounding community’s distribution system,
<br />in order to limit costs and complexities. Options were
<br />evaluated with a goal of prioritizing those areas of the
<br />City with known well water contamination and areas with
<br />a higher likelihood for potential future well water quality
<br />issues. SEH identified priority level service areas within
<br />the City to be served by a new water supply connection.
<br />Priority level 1 represents areas needing a new water
<br />supply as soon as possible due to existing 1,4-dioxane
<br />levels above the MDH health-based guidance value, and
<br />priority level 2 represents areas likely needing a new
<br />water supply in the near future due to existing detected
<br />1,4-dioxane levels.
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<br />The chosen new water supply system option will serve
<br />properties within both priority level 1 and priority level 2.
<br />The water system will consist of two service areas with
<br />the City of White Bear Lake, and White Bear Township
<br />each serving one area. The water system will serve 72
<br />households and the golf course and has an estimated
<br />average day demand (ADD) of 22,100 gallons per day
<br />(gpd), and a maximum day demand (MDD) of 66,300
<br />gpd. Based on hydraulic modeling of the proposed
<br />system, the water system is designed to have adequate
<br />pressures with the lowest pressure being 41 psi at the
<br />highest elevation household, and the proposed water
<br />mains are sized so that velocities do not exceed 0.75
<br />feet per second and provide adequate fire flows.
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<br />The proposed pipe routes primarily go through already
<br />existing roads and developments. Cost estimates were
<br />developed for installation of the proposed water
<br />distribution service areas. These cost estimates include
<br />conceptual level estimates for construction of the
<br />proposed system, including removals and restorations,
<br />e.g. pavement removal and repair, required for water
<br />main installation. These costs are conceptual, order-of-
<br />magnitude estimates. The estimated construction cost is
<br />$5,720,000. Including Engineering and administrative
<br />costs, the estimated project cost is $6,860,000.
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<br />Item Description Opinion of Probable Cost
<br />New Watermain $3,142,382.59
<br />New Service Lines and Connections $701,453.00
<br />Hydrants and Gate Valve Assemblies $328,440.00
<br />New Interconnections and Metering
<br />Stations (2) $401,120.00
<br /> Subtotal $4,573,695.59
<br />Contingency 25% $1,143,423.90
<br /> Subtotal $5,717,119.49
<br />Engineering 20% $1,143,423.90
<br />Total (Including Contingency &
<br />Engineering) $6,860,543.39
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