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The department truck committee has been meeting to decide what direction our .� <br />department �vill take to lower our ISO fire rating. Our present rating is 5 in the City with <br />fire hydrants and 8 in rural areas. A new engine should lower our rural rate to 7. <br />The new radios for Crow Wing County fire departments have been ordered. The new <br />tower to be constructed north of Pequot Lakes has been delayed The County did receive a <br />grant for the radios so our costs will be lower than anticipated. The sta.te of Minnesota <br />will pay for the radio tower construction being it is close to highway 371. <br />Matt Kieselbach, Bryant Szymanski, and Justin Klatterhagen are the three newly hired <br />fire fighters for our department. <br />The contract rates for 2012-2013 contracts have been affected by the devaluation of the <br />Breezy Point Resort. This action has caused an increase in rates for Maple, Loon Lake, <br />and Moose Lake Townships. These three areas a11 had an increase in their building <br />market values. All Crow Wing County areas experienced a decrease in their valuations. <br />Maple and Loon Lake Townships also had an increase in fire call hours for the ten year <br />average. The Kopp formula which is used for computing fire contract costs is the most <br />fair way we can distribute contract fees. <br />There will be lots of road construction in our areas this summer. Highway 371 <br />construction will start soon and Crow Wing County Road 11 will start after the fourth of <br />July. <br />'� <br />A region 5 project may affect our fire training in the future by using the internet to link <br />with other areas so training could be less costly and more effectively done. <br />Gerald Campbell asked about the dry well underground storage tanks in Maple and <br />Moose Lake Townships. They are still in use but have not been recently used for water <br />supply due to our department's use of three tanker trucks a.nd a more intense mutual aid <br />program. Very dry weather conditions some year would make these storage tanks a <br />valuable water source. The department will check these tanks in the near future and <br />report to the Board. <br />Our next meeting will be July 25 at 7 pm at the Pequot Lakes fire station meeting room. <br />Sodd motioned to adjourn, second by Bartels, meeting adjouned. <br />-.1 <br />