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Welcome Friends!
TOWN OF WATAB MEETING NOTICES:
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
529 PM CDT WED AUG 18 2010
DOWNBURST WIND DAMAGE CONFIRMED IN NORTHEASTERN STEARNS COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTY FROM AUGUST 13TH...
A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM FROM THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE IN CHANHASSEN DETERMINED THAT A DOWNBURST CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL TREE DAMAGE IN PORTIONS OF STEARNS AND BENTON COUNTIES ON FRIDAY AUGUST 13TH.
EVENT...DOWNBURST
ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...WIDESPREAD 60 MPH WINDS WITH POCKETS OF WIND BETWEEN 80 AND 90 MPH. AN 81 MPH WIND SPEED WAS MEASURED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF LITTLE ROCK LAKE APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES EAST OF RICE. THE WIND SENSOR WAS ATTACHED TO A TOWER THAT WAS BLOWN OVER WHEN THE WIND SPEED REACHED 81 MPH.
LOCATION...DAMAGE OCCURRED IN EXTREME NORTHEASTERN STEARNS COUNTY AND IN NORTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTY...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CITY OF RICE.
TIMING...WIND DAMAGE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 3:05 PM AND 3:15 PM.
DAMAGE...EXTENSIVE AND WIDE SPREAD TREE DAMAGE FOUND WITH THOUSANDS OF TREES DOWN. STRONG WINDS IN THE AREA WERE SUSTAINED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. NO EVIDENCE OF TORNADOES WAS FOUND.
KRAUSE/DEVINNY (posted 8-20-10)
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ATTENTION WATAB TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS:
Storm debris will be accepted at Hinkemeyer Landfill and the Rice Composting pile.
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Two photos (Below) taken by Maureen Graber of the stormwater pond site at the hall. It is now a demonstration site for the Benton County Soil and Water Conservation District. Stop and take a look when you have time...many native plants!
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Watab Township is located on Benton County's west central border, and is one of the County's most urbanized Townships. Although there are no cities or rural centers located in the Township, due to its proximity to Sartell, Sauk Rapids, and St. Cloud, as well as such residential amenities as the Mississippi River and Little Rock Lake, Watab is experiencing increased pressure for further development.
Watab is also the least agricultural Township in Benton County. With 8,596 acres, only 63.1 percent of its land area is designated as Agricultural. Residential development is the second largest land use category in Watab. Consisting of 3,094 acres or 22.7 percent of the total Township land area, most of these residential areas are located around Little Rock Lake and the Mississippi River. In addition, there are a number of scattered small lot farmsteads as well as larger lot rural residential estates located throughout the Township. According to the most current data, the population of Watab is approximately 3,200 people, which is greater than the cities of Foley and Rice combined.
Due to the location of U.S. Highway 10 in Watab, commercial and industrial development comprises a larger share of its land area than other townships. Comprising 464.4 acres or 3.4 percent of Watab's land area, commercial and industrial development is focused on providing goods and services to the surrounding area as well as to the traveling public. As the Watab area grows, commercial development will continue to be located along this regional highway.
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Official notices can be found in the Sauk Rapids Herald, the official newspaper for the township, as well as on Benton Cable Channel 3.______________________________________________________________
Disclaimer:
Every attempt has been made to ensure that the information contained on this web site is valid at the time of publication. Watab Township reserves the right to make additions, changes, or corrections at any time and without notice. Additionally, Watab Township disclaims any and all liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly as a result of errors, omissions, or discrepancies. This web site includes links to other Internet sites that are not controlled by or endorsed by this township. Watab Township takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of these linked sites. 
Watab Township History Wanted!
We are Looking for History Materials for our History committee. If you have any information relating to the history of Watab Township that you would be willing to share with us, please contact Craig Gondeck at
320-393-3120 or (cell) 492 6814
or email: craiggondeck@yahoo.com
Above: Photo of the first flag raising at the new Watab township hall at the 3rd Annual Watab Township History Forum which was held on August 11, 2007.
Resolution 2010-4
Setting Regular Town Board Meeting Dates
Whereas, the Watab Town Board holds regular monthly meetings; andWhereas, public notice is required for these meetings, which are open to the public; Now, therefore, be it hereby resolved that the Watab Town Board has set the following dates for its regularly scheduled monthly meetings, which will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Watab Town Hall unless otherwise noticed at the official posting places and on the township website:
May 4, 2010
June 1, 2010
July 6, 2010
August 3, 2010
September 7, 2010
October 5, 2010
November 9, 2010
December 7, 2010
January 4, 2011
February 1, 2011
March 1, 2011
The above schedule is approved this sixth day of April in the Year of our Lord Two Thousand and Ten by the official action of the Watab Town Board.
Chair: Ed Kacures Jr.
Clerk: Pat Spence
Date: April 6, 2010
ATTENTION SENIORS:
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