KABETOGAMA TOWNSHIP PLANNING BOARD
MEETING MINUTES
JUNE 4, 2007
The meeting was held at the Kabetogama Community Hall and called to order at 7:05 p.m. Members present were Paul Kiner, Marlene Tomczak, Betsey Warrington and liaison to the Township Board, Bob Nevalainen. Also in attendance was Kathleen Przybylski, VNP.
The minutes from the April 30 meeting were read. An addition was made; a discussion was held questioning whether the amount of $50.00 being paid to each of the Planning Board members in attendance was appropriate. It was decided that the amount would remain and it was up to each individual Board member whether or not to accept it. After making the addition to the minutes, a motion was made by Marlene and seconded by Paul to accept the minutes. All in favor, the motion carried.
Committee Reports:
1. Community Center: Marlene reported that the planning and building committee will meet with John Carmody, an architect on staff at the Univ. of MN, and other members of his staff on June 21 to discuss plans for the new building.
The current Community Hall has been painted. Many thanks to Marlene for obtaining a grant from Valspar for the paint and organizing the project. Thanks also to the volunteers who have done the painting.
2. Subordinate Service District: Betsey reported that a property owners meeting was held on Sunday, June 3. Questions and concerns were addressed. Those that couldn’t be answered will be forwarded to either the engineering firm, or Bridget Chard. It was decided to move forward by authorizing the engineering firm to issue letters to the DNR requesting land acquisition and to obtain estimates for each individual property to connect to the main sewer line.
3. Voyager’s National Park: Kathleen reported that the newly remodeled Visitor’s Center is open. The tour boat starts on June 16.
The widening of Cedar Cove Rd. will be discussed at a staff meeting later in the month. Some of the factors include the historic district on one side and wetlands on the other.
The reservation system for the group campsites is being implemented. 10 reservations have been made for the Kabetogama site to date.
Kabetogama EMS has expressed a concern regarding search & rescue on the lake. No boat is available to them to provide this service. Kathleen will check with Chuck Remus and/or Jim Hummel to see if either of them can attend the next EMS meeting to discuss the situation.
Under Old Business:
1. The Comprehensive Plan was discussed. Bridget Chard has suggested that in Section 4: Wastewater, an attachment from the original Community Action Plan should be included. Bob will forward this plan to ARDC for inclusion.
Paul will contact ARDC to request a public notice regarding the public hearing to discuss the plan on August 1. He will also see if they would like to meet with the Planning Board prior to this meeting. If so, a public notice will also be made of that meeting.
2. Old signs continue to be a concern in the community. Bob has received a copy of St. Louis County’s signage guidelines for a reference. Marlene will bring the problem up at the next meeting of the Community Club and request authorization to send letters to owners of offending signs requesting them to be repaired, repainted, replaced or removed.
Under New Business:
1. The regularity of future meetings of the Planning Board, once the Comprehensive Plan is completed and approved, was discussed. Paul will check into the legality of meeting quarterly, or as needed when requests come in from St. Louis Co. or the Kabetogama Township Board of Supervisors. A public notice of any change in meeting dates or times will be made.
There being no further business, Marlene moved to adjourn and Betsey seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Betsey Warrington, secretary