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Spring Grove Council approves facility plan, building permits and several event and enforcement measures
Summary
At its Aug. 20 meeting, the Spring Grove City Council unanimously approved a wastewater facility plan, revised building plans, multiple street-closure requests and contracts for permitting and enforcement; the council also moved to assess unpaid water-leak charges at the Spring Grove MHP to property taxes.
Spring Grove Mayor Saundra Solum convened the Aug. 20 meeting where the City Council voted on a package of planning, permitting and enforcement items, approving each by unanimous vote.
The council approved a wastewater Facility Plan presented by City Engineer Tim Hruska (WHKS), which outlines outfall options, nitrogen limits, dry creek-bed considerations and a compliance schedule for future work. Council Member Trent Turner moved to approve the plan; Council Member Michael Hagen seconded and the motion carried.
Council approved revised building plans from Old Norse Limited LLC after Planning and Zoning recommended the changes. The owner, Mark Borreson, removed one driveway access after coordination with the city engineer; Council Member Turner moved to accept the updated plans and the motion passed.
Event and street-closure requests passed: the council authorized the Spring Grove Area Chamber to close Maple Drive for Uffda Fest on Oct. 5 and approved a school request to close one-way 1st Street NW for homecoming float construction on Sept. 6 (or a weather-related alternate day). The Lions Club received permission to cross a corner of city property for a Side-by-Side ride Sept. 21, with the council noting additional property-owner permissions were required.
Operational contracts were approved: the council selected a five-year TCP package to manage permits, ordinance tracking and animal tags, with a five-year cost progression starting at $286.20. Council also discussed but declined to implement a Text.mygov resident-texting service due to anticipated underutilization and first-year costs of $3,500.
On utilities enforcement, the council denied a request from the Spring Grove MHP property owner to forgive unpaid water-leak charges and voted to assess those unpaid charges to the parcels’ property taxes (Resolution 24-41). Administrator Jana Elton told the council she had made more than 71 contacts with the property owner before recommending denial.
The meeting ended with a unanimous motion to adjourn at 7:49 p.m. The council’s next regular meeting is scheduled for Sept. 17, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.
