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Council to hold public hearing in City of Oak Grove
on proposed amendment to the 2030 Water Resources Management Policy Plan

Contact:
Tim O’Donnell, 651.602.1269
Bonnie Kollodge, 651.602.1357

ST. PAUL—July 16, 2007 – The Metropolitan Council will hold a public hearing on
July 31 in Oak Grove to receive comments on a proposed amendment to its 2030 Water Resources Management Policy Plan.

The Metropolitan Council’s proposed amendment will revise the long-term regional wastewater service area for the City of Oak Grove.  The entire city is currently shown as an area that can have “potential sewered development by a wastewater treatment plant with rapid infiltration” (groundwater recharge). The proposed amendment designates the southeastern portion of the city as most feasible for future sewered development with wastewater service provided by the proposed East Bethel regional wastewater treatment plant and rapid infiltration system.

The public hearing will be at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 31, at Oak Grove City Hall (Council Chambers), 19900 Nightingale St. N.W., Oak Grove, Minnesota. 

The proposed amendment is available online at: http://www.metrocouncil.org/planning/environment/WRMPP/AmendmentHearingJuly2007.pdf
Printed copies are available at no charge from the Metropolitan Council’s Data Center, 390 N. Robert St., St. Paul.  Call 651-602-1140 or e-mail: data.center@metc.state.mn.us.  Copies also are available at:

• Oak Grove City Hall, 19900 Nightingale St. N.W., Oak Grove, Minnesota
• Anoka County Library, North Central Branch, 17565 Central Ave. N.E., Ham Lake
• Anoka County Government Center, 2100 Third Ave., Anoka, Minnesota

All interested persons are encouraged to attend the public hearing and provide comments.  Comments also may be submitted by August 10 in any of the following ways:

• Mail:  Metropolitan Council Data Center, 390 N. Robert St., St. Paul, MN 55101-1805
• Fax:  651-602-1464
• Public Comment Line:  651-602-1500
• E-mail:  data.center@metc.state.mn.us
• TTY:  651-291-0904

At the close of the public comment period, the Metropolitan Council will prepare a public hearing summary.  To request a copy of the public hearing summary, call the Data Center at 651-602-1140 or 651-291-0904 (TTY).

Upon request, the Metropolitan Council will provide reasonable accommodations to persons with disabilities at the public hearing.  Please call the Data Center, 651-602-1140, with your request at least five working days before the hearing.

The Metropolitan Council is the regional planning agency for the seven-county Twin Cities area. It runs the regional bus and light-rail system, collects and treats wastewater, coordinates regional water resources, plans regional parks and administers funds that provide housing opportunities for low- and moderate-income individuals and families. The Council board is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Governor.