CASTLE
ROCK TOWN HALL
2537 240th Street West
Farmington, MN 55024
Phone 651-460-2221
Office Hours:
Tues & Thurs 8:00–12:00 pm
castlerocktownship@frontiernet.net
www.castlerocktownship.com
CASTLE ROCK BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS
Meet monthly-2nd Tuesday-7:00 p.m.
Russell Zellmer, Chair 651-463-4064
Arlyn Lamb, Vice-Chair 651-460-4927
Gary Pipho 507-645-4379
Mike Rademacher 651-463-2232
Michael Monroe Kiefer 651-460-8205
Colette Mumm, Treas. 651-463-4839
Maralee Rother, Clerk 651-463-8523
Deanna Peterson Office Assistant
CASTLE ROCK PLANNING
COMMISSION
Meet monthly last Monday-8:00 p.m.
Bob Dubbels, Chair 651-463-4538
David Nicolai, Vice-Chair 651-463-2327
Dave Kammueller, Jr. 651-460-2657
Orren Lucht, Secretary 651-463-4540
Paul Irrthum 651-463-8241
BUILDING OFFICIAL
Ron Wasmund 651-322-6632 Inspectron, Inc.
ROAD MAINTENANCE
Mark Henry
COMMUNICATION
COMMITTEE
Arlyn Lamb (Supervisor), Volunteers: Maralee Rother,
Clarence Rother,
Randy Becker,
Deanna Peterson
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Colette Mumm
PARKS COMMITTEE
Arlyn Lamb (Supervisor & Chair),
ROADS COMMITTEE
Michael Kiefer (Supervisor), Ken Betzold (Chair),
Mark
Henry, Elaine Wikstrom (Secretary),
David Mumm,
John Day,
Jim Ozmun
Official notices are
published in the Farmington Independent and Cannon Falls
Beacon, and are posted at the Town Hall, Farmers Mill &
Elevator, and Castle Rock Banks in Farmington and Castle
Rock.
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February 2008
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Castle Rock Chronicle
The Castle Rock Chronicle is a quarterly
publication. Issues are published in February, May,
August, and November. It is distributed to all
residences and landowners of Castle Rock Township.
If you know of anyone in the Township who did not
receive a copy, please notify the office at
651-460-2221. If you would like a copy, there are
copies at the office. Please take note of our
advertisers who pay for the publication of the
Castle Rock Chronicle. If you are interested in
advertising in the Castle Rock Chronicle for the
next year, please contact the Clerk for information.
We thank the advertisers for supporting the
Chronicle. Remember to support them. There is no
charge to the Township residents for this
newsletter.
MINNCAN PROJECT
Construction of the MinnCan Project is progressing
as stated in the past Chronicle. Minnesota Pipe Line
Company has reconfigured the construction plan into
three phases. Phase I construction to be completed
by late November. The counties involved during the
August through November 2007 timeframe are
Clearwater, Hubbard, Meeker, Stearns and Wadena.
Phase II is scheduled for December 2007 to March
2008 in the remaining portions of Clearwater and
Hubbard counties and entering Todd and Morrison
counties. Phase III is scheduled for the summer,
April through September 2008, in the remaining
portions of Morrison, Stearns and Meeker counties as
well as beginning and completing construction in
Carver, Sibley, Scott and Dakota counties. The
pipeline is scheduled to be operational in October
2008. Landowners may also call the project’s toll
free line at (877) 796-7846. If you would like to
receive the MinnCan Update Newsletter
electronically, e-mail MinnCan at
info@MinnCanProject.com and request to be added to
the mailing list or you can link to MinnCan through
the Castle Rock Township Web site. There has been
meetings with Castle Rock Township representatives
involving the progress of the MinnCan Project.
ELECTIONS FOR TOWNSHIP OFFICES March 11, 2008 is the
date of the townships annual elections. The term of
Supervisor C will expire. Mike Rademacher and Pete
Schaffer have filed for this position. Polls will be
open on March 11, 2008 between the hours of 10:00am
to 8:00pm at the Castle Rock Town Hall 2537 240th
Street West (corner of 240th Street and Biscayne
Avenue) Farmington MN.
Two Planning Commission member
three-year terms expire and will be filled by
appointment by the Board of Supervisors at the
Reorganizational meeting in March 2008. Due to a
resignation, there is also an opening for a one-year
term for a Planning Commission member. If you are
interested in being on the Planning Commission
Board, please call the Clerk at 651-460-2221, or you
can also send a resume to
castlerocktownship@frontiernet.net The Planning
Commission would like to meet the candidates at
their February meeting so please contact the office
to be placed on their agenda.
Election judges have
been approved for the election and the judges will
be contacted for their scheduled time to work.
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TOWNSHIP ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAYS
The following is a letter that was sent out in January
to all the Landowners and Residents of Castle Rock
Township:
To: Landowners of Castle Rock Township
Re: Mowing of Right-of-ways
Be advised that at the November 20th, 2007 regular
meeting of the Castle Rock Board of Supervisors, a
motion was made and passed to suspend the illegal use of
the town’s roads for agricultural purposes. Plowing and
planting of non-permanent vegetative cover in the road
right-of-way is a violation of MN State Statute 160.2715
(a2).
MN State Statutes are clear in their instructions to
local road authorities regarding the use of road
right-of-ways. Right-of-ways are to be maintained in
permanent vegetative cover to enhance wildlife habitat,
improve water quality and provide for safe sight
distance, MN State Statute 160.232.
Farming township right-of-ways tend to create higher
maintenance costs through increased siltation of
culverts and decreases positive drainage of ditches
resulting of softer sub grades of gravel roads. This is
addressed in MN State Statute 160.2715 (a7).
The full right-of-way of Castle Rock Township roads will
be mowed on or about August 1, 2008 as prescribed by law
in MN State Statute 160.232 sub c & d. All crops
illegally planted in these right-of-ways will be mowed.
The majority of Castle Rock Township road right-of-way
in the agricultural district has been established at 66
feet total with or 33 feet from the centerline of the
town road. This has been done through original
dedication of right-of-ways, maintenance, and the legal
road registration of 2004.
Landowners not actively farming their own lands will be
expected to contact their renters concerning this
policy. Landowners with questions regarding the
boundaries of the town’s road should contact the Board
of Supervisors of Castle Rock Township for delineation.
Sincerely
Castle Rock Board of Supervisors
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free
to attend a future Board of Supervisor meeting for
further discussion.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE
The Planning Commission has been holding meetings
reviewing the comprehensive plan and has completed their
reviewing. The updated plans for the Comprehensive Plan,
is being forwarded to the planner for review and
comments. Then the determination will be made as to who
makes the changes and when. Alternately the Planning
Commission will hold a public hearing for public input
and finalize the approval and adoption of the plan. Plan
update must be completed by June 2008.
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