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Oronoco City Council prepares for new Casey’s construction
Mon, Jun 25th, 2012
Posted in Oronoco Government
Posted in Oronoco Government
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By Patrick Shumaker
Being prepared for the future is always a good idea. With that in mind the Oronoco City Council proceeded in discussions involving the infastructure that needs to be in place for the construction of a new Casey’s convenience store in town.
Several council members expressed the need to have sufficient room for fuel trucks to be able to have access to the property without having to drive over medians or curbs. The impact of the increased volume of traffic, lighting and signage issues continue to be researched. “There are a number of things that can be done to facilitate the traffic. The addition of turning lanes or a wider street would help but those may also come with requirements like a right of way,” said council member Nate Hartung. A special meeting of the council proposed by Hartung was unanimously approved in order to gather more facts in regards to the construction. The meeting is currently slated for 6:30 Pm Tuesday June, 26th.
Joseph Palin of Stantec Consulting in Rochester assured the council that plans to accommodate these issues can be drawn up. “We can certainly come up with a scenario that will felicitate the needs here, I have no doubt.” The current design layout will offer room for other tenants and developments in the subdivision for the future.
Oronoco Fire Chief Dan Sundt announced “our department has had a couple of houses donated to us by Rochester Sand and Gravel. We’re going to go in and have a controlled house burn at both these locations and it’s great training for us.” Sundt was able to make arrangements for both controlled fires as the homes have been scheduled to be demolished within weeks.
“It’s really is great training and in fact the owner donating the house gets to write off the educational value of it, so it’s good for everybody. Also they are able to train on different types of fires one may be electrical and another could be a gas fire,” added Council Member Doug Gillard.
A motion to approve a Liquor License passed for the Oronoco Fire Department. The license is for use during the annual Oronoco Gold Rush Days. It was also announced that the 2012 Gold Rush Days buttons will be on sale for the price of one button for $3.00 or three buttons for $5.00. They will be available at The 4th of July Celebration at Oronoco Park and at the Community Days also. There are daily cash prizes that button owners who are present at Gold Rush can qualify for. The winning cash amounts are $150.00 Friday, $200.00 Saturday and $250.00 on Sunday. The council will also consider ideas of having fiddlers and bands to make it an even more entertaining and festive event in the future.
Being prepared for the future is always a good idea. With that in mind the Oronoco City Council proceeded in discussions involving the infastructure that needs to be in place for the construction of a new Casey’s convenience store in town.
Several council members expressed the need to have sufficient room for fuel trucks to be able to have access to the property without having to drive over medians or curbs. The impact of the increased volume of traffic, lighting and signage issues continue to be researched. “There are a number of things that can be done to facilitate the traffic. The addition of turning lanes or a wider street would help but those may also come with requirements like a right of way,” said council member Nate Hartung. A special meeting of the council proposed by Hartung was unanimously approved in order to gather more facts in regards to the construction. The meeting is currently slated for 6:30 Pm Tuesday June, 26th.
Joseph Palin of Stantec Consulting in Rochester assured the council that plans to accommodate these issues can be drawn up. “We can certainly come up with a scenario that will felicitate the needs here, I have no doubt.” The current design layout will offer room for other tenants and developments in the subdivision for the future.
Oronoco Fire Chief Dan Sundt announced “our department has had a couple of houses donated to us by Rochester Sand and Gravel. We’re going to go in and have a controlled house burn at both these locations and it’s great training for us.” Sundt was able to make arrangements for both controlled fires as the homes have been scheduled to be demolished within weeks.
“It’s really is great training and in fact the owner donating the house gets to write off the educational value of it, so it’s good for everybody. Also they are able to train on different types of fires one may be electrical and another could be a gas fire,” added Council Member Doug Gillard.
A motion to approve a Liquor License passed for the Oronoco Fire Department. The license is for use during the annual Oronoco Gold Rush Days. It was also announced that the 2012 Gold Rush Days buttons will be on sale for the price of one button for $3.00 or three buttons for $5.00. They will be available at The 4th of July Celebration at Oronoco Park and at the Community Days also. There are daily cash prizes that button owners who are present at Gold Rush can qualify for. The winning cash amounts are $150.00 Friday, $200.00 Saturday and $250.00 on Sunday. The council will also consider ideas of having fiddlers and bands to make it an even more entertaining and festive event in the future.
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