Posted 3/28/01 Plans proceeding to take utilities across freeway By MaryHelen Swanson The Rush City Council, Monday night, March 26, unanimously approved proceeding with plans for the installation of water and sewer across the freeway to the property on which an 18-hole golf course is to be established this summer. The cityís engineers, SEH, have completed the authorized field work, noted City Administrator Daniel Hoffman, and now they will be directed to prepare plans and specifications for running the utilities along a road that will go east of the Holiday Stationstore to the south, ending near the back of the property line where the large semi trailers park. The water and sewer utilities will then be directed westward to the freeway and go under it north of Rush Creek. Part of the cost of this project will be borne by property owners, part by the golf course developer and part by the city. The city is seeking funding from sources such as the state and county, Hoffman noted, to help with the costs, especially with road access improvements off 361. It was also noted that Mike Murphy, golf course developer, is still aiming for opening a club house on the course by Labor Day this year. In other action on this issue, the city, having received a deed from the state for a strip of land on the west side of the freeway (intended originally for a frontage road), agreed to sell it to Murphy for $6,500 plus costs involved in the transaction. Mower purchase The council also agreed to purchase a large mower using an old grader and two vehicles as trade-in with a balance of $2,500. The large mower will be used at the airport and around the cityís sewer ponds. Being twice the size of the current mower, it is expected to take half the time to mow grass. City gets award The city has received a Certificate of Commendation for outstanding operation, maintenance and management of its wastewater treatment system for the period Oct. 1, 1999-Sept. 30, 2000. The Minnesota Wastewater Treatment Facility Operational Award recognizes that the city has overseen its facility by a properly certified operator, that the facility did not exceed the effluent limits contained in its permit, that all required monthly and annual reports were timely and complete and that the facility did not experience any bypasses, enforcement actions or non-compliance inspections. The award comes from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Special burning permits In a final action, the city council adopted an ordinance stating that the city administrator or deputy clerk (in his absence) may approve special burning permits for individuals who are involved in construction-related land clearing during times when burning permits are normally not allowed. ©Post Review