Elk Mound contracts with CBS Squared for $16,000 water report
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By LeAnn R. Ralph
ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board has approved contracting with CBS Squared for a water report to identify future projects to maintain an adequate water system in the village at a cost not to exceed $15,960.
The public works committee met to discuss the proposal from CBS Squared and is recommending that the water report be completed, said Terry Stamm, village trustee and chair of the public works committee, at the Elk Mound Village Board’s March 7 meeting.
Sheryl Claflin and Jon Strand of CBS Squared presented information to the village board at the February 21 meeting regarding studies that would help the village apply for the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program, the Clean Water Fund, United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development funds, and in addition, completing a water report, a wastewater facility plan and a USDA environmental report for a total cost of nearly $75,000.
With new development coming into the village as part of the Settlers Ridge residential development, now is the time to look at long-term planning so the village’s water and wastewater systems are not under-sized and under-capacity, Claflin said at the February 21 meeting.
The water system in the village is not adequate, and the report will help with development, said Mark Levra, director of public works, at the March 7 meeting.
CBS Squared is proposing to not just do a study but to include information on the systems with options on how to fund each of the components.
President Joe Biden signed the $1 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill into law in November of 2021, so more money will be available for completing water and wastewater system projects.
Jim Rooney, representing Settlers Ridge LLC, spoke about proposed development in Elk Mound that could add up to 1,000 residents to the village during an August 3, 2020, village board meeting.
Phase I of Settlers Ridge is currently under construction and is expected to include six eight-plex units and three 12-plex units.
Phase 2 of the development is expected to add 250 apartment units.
The water report will include an evaluation of system components, water looping modeling, storage tank siting and modeling, future well planning, prioritization of improvements, life cycle analysis, operation and maintenance calculations and short-lived assets.
As Elk Mound adds population, the village is expected to need a third well.
The Elk Mound Village Board unanimously approved contracting with CBS Squared for the water report at a cost not to exceed $15,960.
Rezone
Based on a recommendation from the Elk Mound Plan Commission, the Elk Mound Village Board approved a request from Jordan Koeppen to rezone a parcel at 500 University Street from Agricultural-1 to Residential-1.
The plan commission met prior to the village board meeting and held a public hearing on the request.
Koeppen told the plan commission he plans to build a single family residential home.
The 17.8 acre lot is located east of Mound View Elementary at the top of the hill.
Koeppen, who has already received a driveway permit, said the driveway is located at the highest point of the hill to allow the best line-of-sight to the left and to the right when entering or exiting the driveway.
Although nearby property owners had been notified of the rezone request, no one spoke either for or against the proposed rezone at the public hearing, and only one person had called the village clerk’s office to say he had no objection to the rezone.
The Elk Mound Village Board unanimously approved rezoning the lot at 500 University Street from Agricultural-1 to Residential-1.
Other business
In other business, the Elk Mound Village Board:
• Appointed village trustee Tim Benjamin as the village’s representative on the Dunn County Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors.
• Approved a new bond schedule for citations issued in the village. The bond schedule has basically remained unchanged for about the past 30 years, Police Chief Weinberger said. The state updates fine amounts every year, he noted. If the fine is $10 to leave your car out in the street where it impedes snow removal, what’s $10? asked Greg Kipp, village president.
• Approved allowing committee chairs to contact the village’s attorneys. The previous policy only allowed the village president and the department heads to contact the attorneys.
• Approved a bartender operator’s license for Nicole Linberg.
