Introduction
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Community
Facilities:
The City of Marine on St. Croix has a community drain
field that treats effluent collected from properties in
the City. Solids remain in septic tanks located on each
property. A system of pipes and pumps takes the effluent
from the individual properties to the drain field that is
located north of the City. The existing drainfield has
the capacity to add 12 more residential units,
additionally four or five residential units have been
reserved for properties that have not yet connected.
Expanding the existing drainfield is possible given the
site size. In July 1998, Marine revised its septic system
regulations to reflect changes in State requirements. The
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has approved
Marine’s revised requirements that regulate the
construction and inspection of septic systems and the
correction of failed systems. Septic systems within
Marine are required to be pumped and inspected on a two
year cycle or more frequently, if inspection history
warrants.
WATER SUPPLY Water is provided through individual private wells.
City ordinances require that an individual well produce
at least ten gallons per minute, have a well casing at
least four inches in diameter, and be grouted to provide
a safe, potable water supply. SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT Marine is located within the Marine on St. Croix
Watershed Management Organization (WMO) boundary. The WMO
has completed a watershed management plan that Marine has
agreed to follow.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Department is
currently providing a general patrol level of service to
the City of Marine. The department has no contract with
Marine. The department receives a relatively low level of
calls from Marine, averaging less than one per day with
only about one-third of those calls being serious enough
for the State to record. INSERT COMMUNITY FACILITIES MAP
HERE Fire protection is provided by a volunteer fire department of approximately 24 people. The department’s equipment includes two first line pumpers, a light attack pumper, a tanker, a grass fire fighting truck, and a stationary pump in the stream that is used forfilling the trucks and has enough hose to cover the central business district of Marine. Fire protection service is provided for the city and
the north-east twenty percent of May Township. The fire
department has mutual aid agreements with other fire
departments to share personnel and equipment when
necessary. The fire department makes approximately forty
runs a year and shares a building and training facilities
with the ambulance squad. Both the fire and ambulance
departments evaluate the need for equipment based on an
assessment of risks formulated from a complete history of
services provided.
Basic life support service is provided by a volunteer
ambulance squad of 15 people. The squad has one ambulance
and makes approximately 140 runs per year. Ambulance
service is provided for the City, approximately one-third
of May Township, and approximately three-quarters of New
Scandia Township. The ambulance service has working
relationships with two advance life support services who
provide ALS service when requested as well as backup. Marine on St. Croix is located within the Stillwater
School District. Elementary students attend school in
Marine, and junior and senior high students travel to
Stillwater. Elementary Students The City of Marine contains an elementary school with a capacity of 174 students. Currently, approximately 166 students are enrolled. Recently an elementary school was built west of Stillwater at the intersection of County Road 12 and County Road 15. Since this school was built, the Stillwater School
District has had more room for elementary students. Little to no excess capacity exists for junior and
senior high students. Junior high students attend the
Stillwater Area Junior High, which has a current
enrollment of 1,260 students and a capacity of 1,258
students. The Stillwater School District contains another
junior high school located in Lake Elmo called the
Oakland Junior High. Current enrollment at Oakland is 923
students and a capacity exists for 1050 students. Senior
high students attend the Stillwater Area Senior High,
which has a current enrollment of 2,090 and a realistic
capacity of 2,000 students, which allows some flexibility
in the use of space, or a core capacity of 2,400 if all
rooms remain filled the entire school day.
The Marine Elementary School has several recreational
facilities including a hockey rink, two baseball
diamonds, and playground equipment. The City owns a 40
acre site on the western edge of the City which contains
a 20 acre pine forest and a maintenance building. A ten
acre park will be established in conjunction with the
Jackson Meadows housing development. The William O’Brien State Park is partially
located in the City, making up a total of approximately
584 acres, located in the northern and western parts of
the City.
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