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Commission Minutes--November 2, 1998 1888 Jeanne Narum, homeowner, said she is aware there have been public information meetings held on the dike issue. She suggested allowing time at the public meetings for homeowners to express their opinions and give written comments, if they wish. Mrs. Quick said written comments are always welcome, as well as input at all of the public meetings which have been held. She said a questionnaire was provided at the last meeting for individual citizen input. The next public meeting is scheduled for 7:30 PM on November 10, 1998, at Hope Lutheran Church South Campus. Invitations to individual property owners will not be mailed this time, however, all interested citizens are invited to attend. A notice of the meeting will be published in the county's official newspaper. MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Meyer seconded to delay a decision on additional mitigation expenses until such time as the Flood Master Planning Committee reports back to the Commission. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 10. RENEWAL OF MOTION OF JULY 6,1998, Road access on County Road 10 Mr. Koenig prepared a memorandum to Commissioners dated October 19, 1998, for renewal of the motion which was defeated at the July 6, 1998, Cass County Commission meeting, for an additional access on County Highway 10 to a proposed new office building of Sinner Bros. & Bresnahan near Casselton. Since the meeting, Mr. Koenig said he has viewed the site and visited with Robert Sinner about the business operation. There would not be any increase in traffic caused by this new approach because the vehicles which currently use the farmyard approach would now use the new approach, Mr. Koenig said. MOTION, passed Mr. Koenig moved and Mr. Meyer seconded to approve the request of Robert Sinner to construct an additional private drive on Cass County Highway 10. Discussion: Mr. Meyer concurred with Mr. Koenig that this approach will not result in additional traffic butwould re-route the current traffic. Mrs. Schneider asked Keith Berndt, County Engineer, about granting a policy exemption in this case. Mr. Berndt said it is a Commission decision if they wish to grant the exemption. His recommendation to deny the request was based on county policy, as well as the engineering aspect. He said he receives approximately 20 requests per year for additional approaches, particularly in the growth area around Fargo. Mrs. Quick said she could not support the motion because she is concerned about setting a precedent. Mr. Wieland, however, supports the motion because the Casselton area is not a heavy-traffic area and is outside the growth area of Fargo. He said the county may need to consider revising the policy to reflect different locations and traffic patterns within the county. Mrs. Schneider mentioned having a committee consider changing this policy. At the call for the question and upon roll call vote, Mr. Meyer, Mr. Koenig and Mr. Wieland voted "Aye," Mrs. Quick and Mrs. Schneider were opposed.