Letter: Frequently Asked QuestionsJanuary 29, 2019
5755 Country Club Road ® Shorewood, Minnesota 55331 ® 952 - 960 -7900
Fax: 952 - 474 -0128 ® www.ci.shorewood.mn.us ® cityhall @ci.shorewood.mn.us
Dear Glen Road /Amlee Road /Manitou Lane Resident,
Thank you to all who attended the open house on December 18, 2018, for the resident feedback provided through
the Survey Monkey survey in October, 2018, and for the emails and phone calls. Staff appreciates the information
shared by residents and the opportunity to answer questions about this proposed project. To ensure that
residents have the same information, regardless if you were able to attend or not, the following are answers to
some of the more frequently asked questions:
Cost. The City pays the street reconstruction cost through property taxes; there are no assessments for
the street work. If water is installed in this area, staff's recommendation is that the property owners pay
when they choose to connect to the water; this is called the Water Connection Charge. The current
Water Connection Charge is $10,000, it is anticipated that the rate will be increased in the next few years
to reflect the actual cost of installation. When connecting to city water, a plumbing permit and purchase
of a meter and hardware is required, which is currently $500 to $700 depending on the size of the service.
The cost to install the water service from the property line to the home is the property owner's
responsibility. City water is billed quarterly at a tiered rate: $18.35 per quarter for the first 5,000 gallons,
$3.10 per 1,000 gallons in excess of 5,000 gallons up to 50,000 gallons. Water usage is dependent on the
individual, but based on data collected between 2012 and 2016, a Shorewood resident on average uses 97
gallons of water per day, so a family of four may expect a quarterly water bill in the amount of $113.
Street width. The City's standard street has two, 12 foot wide lanes of pavement plus concrete curb and
gutter on each side within a 50 foot wide right of way easement. When work is authorized to begin on
the project, narrower street widths may be recommended; for example, when the right of way easement
is too narrow to construct the standard street.
Easements. When a street and watermain extension project was proposed in 2007 some residents were
asked to grant a temporary and /or permanent easement. The necessity of easements will be reevaluated
if design work is authorized.
Watermain. There have been 27 responses to the City's survey that was sent out in October, 2018.
Here's a summary of the responses:
*One respondent did not indicate their address
Glen Road /Manitou
Lane /Amlee Road
Gideon's
Glen
Total
Number of properties that
the survey was sent to
48
17
65
Number of responses
received
24
2
27*
In favor of watermain
15
0
15
Opposed to watermain
6
_
1
7
Unsure
4
_
1
5
*One respondent did not indicate their address
Glen Road, Manitou Lane, Amlee Road
January 29, 2019
Drinking water quality. City water is tested weekly for chlorine and fluoride and monthly for
bacteria,according to the Minnesota Department of Health requirements. The hardness of city water is
19 grains per gallon. Even when connected to city water, many residents choose to install a water
softener.
Trees. Some residents have expressed concern regarding potential tree impacts. Staff has discussed
having the City Forester- S &S Tree Service- inventory the trees within the right of way, noting species, size
and condition. This work would require council authorization, but the date has not been determined.
Power tines. At the open house some residents expressed an interest in getting the power lines buried.
If the project proceeds, Xcel Energy will be contacted to get a cost estimate for this work and staff will
explore funding options. Resident feedback will be necessary at that time to determine if there is support
to bury the power lines.
Data. In 2007, a feasibility report and some design work had been done for street reconstruction, storm
sewer and watermain. The council at that time did not proceed with the project; therefore, plans were
not completed. Should the project proceed, information and data that can be used from the 2007 report
will be incorporated in the 2019 report and not duplicated. Some of the data compiled in the previous
report will be updated through a 2019 feasibility project.
If you are interested in getting your well water tested, water test kits are available at City Hall, 5755 Country Club
Road. These test kits come from Twin City Water Clinic. The test kits are free, but the cost to analyze the water is
yours. You can use any certified lab to analyze your water.
Updates will be posted on the city's website:
http: / /ci.shorewood.mn.us /government /road construction updates /glen and amlee roads.ph . If you haven't
done so already, please sign up for email updates. If you have any questions or comments please email or call me
at cr�ggEineer @ci.shorewood.mn.us 952.960.7900.
Thank you for your interest in this proposed project.
Sincerely,
Alyson auske, P.E.
City Engineer
(952) 960 -7910
cityen_gineer a)ci.shorewood.mn.us.
c: Larry Brown, Shorewood Public Works Director (via email)
Julie Moore, Shorewood Communications Coordinator (via email)
Katie Koscielak, WSB & Associates (via email)
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