Town of Garfield Secretary’s Minutes Meeting
of 11/8/07
Meeting called to order at 7:03 p.m.
In attendance: Orval Johnson, Chair; Gordon Lindahl, Member; Sylvan Erickson,
Secretary; Scott Ward, Town Engineer; Dan Sitz of Stevens Engineers, Planner for the
Town of Garfield.
Absent: Mark Knutson, Member; Marilyn Buckingham, Member
Francis Klatt provided plans for preliminary plat approval of a 1.77 acre located in
Section 11 near Lone Pine Lane and 130th Street. The Northern border is bounded by
Lone Pine Lane. The Eastern border is bounded by land owned by the Amerytel.
Amerytel will not sell any of its land. The Southern border is owned by another property
owner who will not sell. The Western border is bounded by the Lake Wapogasset
sanitary district.
Mr. Klatt is asking the commission to give a variance to plat off less than two acres.
There were no public comments.
Dan handed out an updated Section VII, Economic Development. Dan gave a brief
report on the recent Polk County Work Shop which discussed inter-government
cooperation and agreements.
Potential conflicts between governments were discussed. Of note, the potential for a
conflict between the Town of Garfield and a sanitary district was brought up.
The Land Use Element was discussed and a “draft” or example land use map was
provided.
Meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Sylvan Erickson
Secretary