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Notice is hereby given that the Pioneer-Sarah Creek Watershed Management Commission will meet at Independence City Hall, 1920 County Road 90, Independence, MN, on Thursday, November 17, 2011, at approximately 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, for a public hearing on a proposed watershed management plan amendment.
Description: Major Plan Amendment to the Pioneer-Sarah Creek Second Generation Watershed Management Plan.
The purpose of this Major Plan Amendment is to revise:
Language in Section V. Implementation Program/Priorities to clarify the Commission's process for identifying and prioritizing capital improvements and the means by which the Commission intends to fund these projects.
Projects listed in Table V-1 to meet existing conditions in the Pioneer-Sarah Creek watersheds. One CIP has been revised, eleven CIPs have been removed, and ten new CIPs have been added.
Programs listed in Table V-2 to update ongoing activities of Commission. One new activity has been added.
Water Resource Studies listed in Table V-3 to reflect the studies necessary to identify the scope of projects identified in the Lake Independence and Lake Sarah TMDL Implementation Plans and those anticipated in the upcoming Watershed-wide TMDL.
Table V-4 of Section V. to adjust the fiscal totals for the preceding tables.
Language in Section VII. Amendment Procedures to update the Plan's formal review process to meet current statutes and extend the anniversary date of the Plan from July 2011 to October 2014.
The Pioneer-Sarah Creek watershed includes parts of the cities of Greenfield, Independence, Loretto, Maple Plain, Medina and Minnetrista.
Persons who desire to be heard with reference to the proposed amendment will be heard at this meeting. Written comments may be submitted through October 25th to Judie Anderson, administrator, Pioneer-Sarah Creek Commission, c/o JASS, 3235 Fernbrook Lane, Plymouth, MN 55447, or emailed to judie@jass.biz.
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