Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting
of 8-25-2005
A regular meeting of the Planning Commission of
Alexandria Township was held on the 22nd Day of August 2005.
ROLL CALL:
Commission members present were John Knowles, Julie Feuling, Russ
Niskanen, Larry Steidl, and Bryon Alstead.
Also present was Gregg Raisanen, Township Clerk. As said members formed a quorum and the
meeting was called to order by Chairman Knowles at 7:00 PM.
Niskanen, seconded by Feuling, made a motion to
approve the agenda as presented. Motion
carried unanimously.
Alstead, seconded by Niskanen, made a motion to
approve the minutes of the 7/25/05 meeting as written. Motion carried unanimously.
Chairman
Knowles asked for volunteers to serve on the subcommittee to review the Douglas
County Subdivision Ordinance with the town board. Bryon Alstead and Russ
Niskanen were appointed to serve on this subcommittee.
Ben Olesen,
Community Growth Institute, outlined the goals of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan
and distributed a document for discussion entitled Future Issues/Trends,
Vision.
George
Orning, research fellow at the University of Minnesota, provided a background
review on Douglas County Land Use, complete with maps of current and
future trends.
Alexandria
Township residents participated in the discussion on the goals of the
Comprehensive Land Use Plan and areas of focus for drafting the plan.
Gary
Thompson, Geneva Golf Course/Developer, was present and requested that the
commission identify for him the purpose of the commission, the layering of
jurisdiction(s) (city, county, township) and their impact on developers in the
areas of permitting, plat approval, etc. Mr. Thompson also inquired if
the township is considering incorporating.
Clerk Raisanen reported that this issue has never been discussed at any
board meetings; however, the board is considering developing Alexandria
Township zoning controls in the future.
Ben Oleson summarized the highest priority items
to be addressed in the plan and the next meeting was scheduled for Monday,
September 12, 2005 at 7:00 PM.
Being no further business, Steidl, seconded by Alstead, made
a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 9:10 PM.
Respectfully Submitted.....
Gregg Raisanen, Clerk
Approved this _____ day of _________, 2005
John Knowles, Chairman