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RESOLUTION NO. 91-221
BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Stillwater requests the US Army Corps of
Engineers to conduct studies to determine the feasibility of developing an
emergency street and bank protection project along the St. Croix River in
Downtown Stillwater under the authority provided by Section 14 of the 1946
Flood Control Act as amended;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Corps of Engineers study the feasibility of
improving the waterfront for docking of commercial craft under Section 107 of
the 1960 River Harbor Act;
WHEREAS, the City of Stillwater has commissioned a Lowell Park Levee Wall
erosion protection study that indicates the clear danger of the wall's future
(report attached).
WHEREAS, the St. Croix River is a nationally designated wild and scenic river
and a documented natural and cultural resource to the nation;
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WHEREAS, the levee wall is a contributing structure in the Downtown Stillwater
Commercial Historic District, it is understood that, if it is found to be
feasible and advisable, to develop a stream bank protection project in
Stillwater, the City Council would be required before construction commences
to enter into a contractual agreement that it will be required before
construction commences to enter into a contractual agreement that it will
provide such local cooperation as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the
Army.
THEREFORE, the Clerk of the City of Stillwater shall be, and is hereby
directed, to transmit three copies of this resolution to the District
Engineer, St. Paul District, US Army Corps of Engineers, 1421 US Post Office
Building and Custom House, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-9808.
Adopted by Council this 5th day of November, 1991.
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