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Otsego resident urges city to address backyard culvert, cites as-built drawings and drainage manual
Summary
At the Sept. 9 Otsego City Council meeting, resident Kenny Reisenan presented as-built drawings and said a culvert at his property was installed in 1997 (not 1972) and that the Minnesota Public Drainage Manual obligates the drainage authority to maintain free flow; the city attorney cautioned handling questions through counsel because of threatened litigation.
Kenny Reisenan, a resident of Second Street Northeast, used the City of Otsego’s open forum on Sept. 9 to press the council about a culvert and ongoing water flow across his backyard, saying he now believes the structure was installed in 1997 and that city maintenance responsibilities may apply.
Reisenan told the council he had reviewed Heritage Hills “as-built” drawings and said the plans—now held by Landform, which acquired the original designer—show 50 feet of 15-inch corrugated metal pipe (CMP) installed to drain into an outlot/pond west of the development’s drainage easement. He said grading changes and fill in the drainage easement have altered flow patterns and…
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