Notice of Hearing
NOTICE OF HEARING
Sauk River Watershed District
Little Birch Lake Dam Project
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Sauk River Watershed District (SRWD) will hold a public hearing on the re-establishment of the Little Birch Lake Dam Project; SRWD Project No. 87-02, at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 6, 2024 in the Fellowship Hall of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 118 Minnesota St. W, Grey Eagle, MN 56336. All interested parties are welcome to attend and provide comments at the hearing.
The original Little Birch Lake Dam Project 87-02 is deteriorated and in need of reconstruction. This action is considered a “repair other than normal and routine maintenance” as described in statutes section 103E.635. The project and associated work are required to restore the original function of Project No. 87-02.
By resolutions dated August 15, 2023, and April 23, 2024, the SRWD Board of Managers initiated proceedings under statutes section 103D.635 related to reconstruction of the project and redetermining project benefits. The proposed project will replace the existing sheet-pile outlet dam with a rock-arch rapids structure. The project restores the original function of the Little Birch Lake dam to project water levels in Little Birch Lake.
The engineer appointed by the Board of Managers in the proceeding was ordered to conduct the necessary surveys and prepare an Engineer’s Report regarding the construction of said project. The project engineer has completed and filed its report which is available for inspection at the office of the SRWD at 642 Lincoln Road, Sauk Centre, MN 56378, or can be found on the Sauk River Watershed District Website at www.srwdmn.org .
The following is a listing of lands to be affected by this project:
Stearns County Parcels:
21.12225.0000, 21.12226.0000, 21.12227.0000, 21.12228.0000, 21.12229.0000, 21.12230.0000, 21.12239.0000, 21.12243.0000, 21.12244.0000, 21.12249.0004, 21.12249.0052, 21.12587.0012, 21.12587.0020, 21.12594.0005, 21.12595.0000, 21.12595.0001, 21.12595.0015, 21.12596.0000, 21.12597.0000, 21.12599.0002, 21.12600.0000, 21.12601.0000, 21.12602.0000, 21.12603.0000, 21.12605.0000, 21.12606.0000, 21.12607.0000, 21.12615.0000, 21.12616.0010, 21.12618.0000, 21.12620.0000, 21.12621.0000, 21.12627.0000, 21.12628.0000, 21.12629.0000, 21.12630.0000, 21.12631.0000, 21.12632.0000, 21.12633.0000, 21.12634.0000, 21.12635.0000, 21.12636.0000, 21.12637.0000, 21.12638.0000, 21.12639.0000, 21.12642.0000, 21.12643.0000, 21.12644.0000, 21.12650.0000, 21.12650.0001, 21.12650.0002, 21.12650.0004, 21.12650.0006, 21.12651.0000, 21.12652.0000, 21.12653.0000, 21.12654.0000, 21.12655.0000, 21.12657.0000, 21.12658.0000, 21.12677.0000, 21.12678.0000, 21.12679.0000, 21.12680.0000, 21.12681.0000, 21.12682.0000, 21.12685.0000, 21.12685.0005, 21.12687.0000, 21.12689.0000, 21.12690.0000, 21.12691.0000, 21.12692.0000, 21.12693.0000, 21.12694.0000, 21.12696.0000, 21.12703.0000, 21.12704.0000, 21.12705.0000, 21.12706.0000, 21.12707.0000, 21.12709.0000, 21.12710.0000, 21.12711.0000, 21.12713.0000, 21.12714.0000, 21.12715.0000, 21.12719.0500, 21.12719.0504, 21.12720.0000, 21.12721.0000, 21.12722.0000, 21.12723.0000, 21.12724.0000, 21.12725.0000, 21.12726.0000, 21.12727.0000, 21.12733.0000, 21.12736.0000
Todd County Parcels:
03-0019300, 03-0019400, 03-0019401, 03-0019500, 03-0019701, 03-0019800, 03-0019900,
03-020000, 03-0020100, 03-0020200, 03-0020300, 03-0020400, 03-0020700, 03-0020800,
03-020900, 03-0021000, 03-0021100, 03-0021200, 03-0021300, 03-0021400, 03-0022400,
03-022401, 03-0022500, 03-0022600, 03-0022700, 03-0022800, 03-0022900, 03-0023001,
03-023100, 03-0023200, 03-0023300, 03-0023400, 03-0023500, 03-0023600, 03-0024400,
03-024500, 03-002460, 03-0024601, 03-0038800, 03-0038900, 03-0039000, 03-0039100,
03-0039200, 03-0039300, 03-0039400, 03-0039500, 03-0039600, 03-0043600, 03-0043700,
03-0043900, 03-0044000, 03-0044100, 03-0044200, 03-0044300, 03-0044500, 03-0044600,
03-0044700, 03-0044800, 03-0045100, 03-0045200, 03-0045300, 03-0045400, 03-0045500,
03-0045600, , 03-0045700, 03-0045800, 03-0045900, 03-0046000, 03-0046100, 03-0046200,
03-0046400, 03-0046500, 03-0046600, 03-0049700, 03-0049800, 03-0049900, 03-0050000,
03-0050100, 03-0050200, , 03-0050300, 03-0050400, 03-0050500, 03-0050600, 03-0050700,
03-0050800, 03-0050900, 03-0051000, 03-0051100, 03-0051200, 03-0051300, 03-0051400,
03-0051500, 03-0051600, 03-0051700, 03-0051800, 03-0051900, 03-0052000, 03-0052100,
03-0052200, 03-0053100, 03-0053200, 03-0055000, 03-0055100, 03-0055300, 03-0055400,
03-0055500, 03-0055600, 03-0055700, 03-0055900, 03-0056000, 03-0056100, 03-0056200,
03-056300, 03-0056400, 03-0056600, 03-0056700, 03-0056800, 03-0056900, 03-0057100,
03-0057200, 03-0057300, 03-0057400, 03-0057500, 03-0057600, 03-0057700, 03-0057800,
03-0060400, 03-0060500, 03-0069100, 03-0069200, 03-0069300, 03-0069400, 03-0069500,
03-0069600, 03-0069700, 03-0069800, 03-0069900, 03-0070000, 03-0074700, 03-0074800,
03-0074900, 03-0075000, 03-0075100, 03-0075200, 03-0075300, 03-0075400, 03-0078000,
03-0084800, 03-0084900, 03-0085000, 03-0086000, 03-0086100, 03-0086200, 03-0086300
03-0094100, 03-0094200, 03-0097900, 03-4001000, 03-4001100.
The following is a listing of the owners of lands affected by this project:
BUDEAU, BERSCHEID, DELONG, DILLEY, PETERSON, PALLANSCH, MAYERS, MOOSBRUGGER, KRABBENHOFT, MAUS, SAWYER, GAIL, DALY, COLE, GUDGELL, TIEMANN, HALLER, FUCHS, HENNEN ET AL, GAIL, BRINKMAN, SCHLICHT, HEGLE, PERSON, JOHNSON, HLEBAIN, BITZ, MCCARTY, TIEMANN, NATHE, SPOHN, MCGURRAN, SCHLICHT, STATE OF MN-DNR FORFEIT LAND, MORRISSEY, WEIRENS, SCHULTING, WELLE, HAWKINS, PRASCH, DOETKOTT, WELTERS, UITTENBOGAARD, SACKETT, REHFUS, MELLETT, SUNDQUIST, RUDOLPH, DAYTON, JOHNSON, WALDVOGEL, LINSNER, KOCIEMBA, WEIDNER, GANS, FLOWER, FASCHING, KLEIN, WESSEL, DJERF, BLAESER, MINKE, FUECHTMANN, HELLERMANN, RIELAND, ZACHMAN, AKERVIK, BREWER III, BRAUN, MEYER, WEBER’S BEACH FRONT, LLC, PEARSON, WESSEL, SALZMANN, ANDERSON, TERRY, CARLSON, PETERMEIER, FIEDLER, RAVELING, BEBUS, OLCHEFESKI, HOLPIT, GUTZKOW, ZIRBES, TIEMANN, YOUNG, MEYER, KLATT, JACOBSON, FUECHTMANN, ROSS, KRAKER, SPAETH, WENTLAND, SHERIFF, RUETER, EVANS, KOGLIN, TOENYAN, RUSH, PETERSON, MEILI, VOLKERS, MCGRANE, PEARSON, HUNDT, HINNENKAMP, CHOCK, KEDROWSKI, SCHLICHT, OJA, HILTNER, HEGLE, MOENING, HARTUNG, MAYERS, MONROE, SMITH, BITZ, SEXTON, HOLLEN, MCDONALD, BOECKER, BEAVER, WELZ, NELSON, TIEMANN, GROVE, KAMMIER, THIES, CARLSON, BROPHY, BUSSMANN, KLAPHAKE, MOENING, MEYER, HINNENKAMP, PRASCH, WOLLAK, KRUIZENGA, BUSHARD, ROTHFORK, CHALUPNIK-MEYER, HAIDER, HELLMANN, PETERMEIER, CLEAR, CARROLL, TIEMANN, DNR-BUREAU OF REAL ESTATE, STATE OF MINNESOTA, ANDERSON-ZINNIEL PROPERTIES LLC, KRAMER, KLASSEN, MEYER, PAHL, KLASEN, KLAPHAKE, YELLES LITTLE BIRCH LAKE CABIN LLC, HENTGES, HELLER, WIELENBERG, HERTZOG, MARTIN, SCHWIETERS, KOTTKE, WELLS, CANNON, KEPPEL TRUST, GOIHL, SPICER, MEYER, WILSON TRUST, KOCIEMBA REV TRUST, ZITZOW, WELLE, LITTLE BIRCH GETAWAY LLC, VIERE, WANDERSEE, FAIRCHILD-EHM, CONLAN, SCHENEMANN, REID, EKSTRAND FAMILY REAL ESTATE TRUST, DOCKENDORF, MEHR FAMILY 2005 IRREV TRUST, CAROLE M AUSTING REV TRUST, DRAGT, SCHMELZER, COLLINS, ROSS, HARRIS, KRMPOTICH TRUST, STROM REV FAMILY CABIN TRUST, TIEMANN, PANUSKA, SAND, WALKER, SEANGER, CAMP GEORGE LLC, MELLING, ARNZEN, BUSSMANN, ZITZOW, HINNENKAMP, MEYER, GRIFFITH, TRUDEAU, ROERING, SALZMANN, PEIFER, MCCANN, JACOBSON, CHRISTENSON, KROSKA, HELLERMANN, SANDVIK, BRICKWEG, HAIDER FAMILY REV TRUST, MARTIN, MARTIN, AMY J GRIDER TRUST, STANGLER, MEYER, HOMMERDING, KENNETH W ZEHRER REV TRUST, MEYER, MULLER, MATTREN, HYSER FAMILY LIVING TRUST, MARILYN RIES TRUST, SCOTT, OLMSCHENK, MAUS, VENER, SEANGER, SCHNELL.
The engineer’s opinion of total project cost is $307,150.00. Project costs will be paid by assessment to benefitted properties and State of Minnesota Conservation Partners Legacy Grant funds.
In addition to reviewing the Engineer’s Report, the Board will consider updated benefits related to the project. The benefits roll will be used to assess all or a portion of the costs of the project. The recommended benefits roll under consideration in the proceedings is filed and available for inspection at the office of the SRWD at 642 Lincoln Road, Sauk Centre, MN 56378, or on the Sauk River Watershed District website at www.srwdmn.org .
All parties interested in the proposed projects are herby invited to appear before the Board of Managers at said time and place and present any questions or information they may wish the Board of Managers to consider and to show why an order should or should not be made by the Managers directing construction of the project and approving project benefits and damages.
Dated this 24th day of June, 2024.
Jon Roeschlein,
Administrator
Sauk River Watershed District
JY3-JY10
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