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ask the property owner for permission. If the property owner says no he will do the best <br />he can with the area he has to work with. <br /> <br /> A resident asked if additional street lighting would be part of the project. Mr. Elfering <br />briefly went over the City’s street lighting policy and said he would not be proposing any <br />additional pedestrian lighting on Greenbrier Street. <br /> <br /> It was asked if the powerlines could be buried as part of the project. Mr. Elfering replied <br />that the City is required to pay for the burial of powerlines and it is a very expensive <br />proposition. The costs for burial would be passed on to the property owners. He further <br />explained where the City had buried lines and where they decided not to due to cost <br />concerns. <br /> <br /> A resident expressed concern that there would be nowhere to park if County Road D is <br />also being reconstructed as part of the same project. Mr. Elfering explained the concept <br />of project staging and how County Road D would likely be completed first and then the <br />contractor would move on to Greenbrier to try and avoid too many issues. <br /> <br /> It was asked if County Road D would be assessed to abutting property owners. Mr. <br />Elfering replied that they would be assessed and would have a similar meeting to the <br />Greenbrier neighborhood meeting. <br /> <br /> At this point a resident stated that the drainage on Greenbrier Street was good until 1982 <br />when a contractor for the City installed water main along the east side of the street. He <br />further stated that the road is built on sand and there is no need for storm sewer. He <br />questioned why the engineer couldn’t design the road so that the water could percolate <br />through the sand instead of being conveyed through storm water pipes. Mr. Elfering <br />responded that fully reconstructed streets in Little Canada get built to a full urban section <br />with concrete curb and gutter. He stated that the assessment policy does allow for the <br />construction of a rural section road but the abutting property owners would pay 100% of <br />the cost. He further explained the assessment roll and how the reconstruction as <br />proposed would include a capped assessment rate to each property. The rate would not <br />increase even if the total project costs were higher than the estimated costs. He also <br />stated that the assessment policy was revamped in 1995 and at that time the City Council <br />made the decision to have all streets upgraded to an urban section. <br /> <br /> A resident asked what a ballpark estimate would be for the street to be reconstructed <br />with a rural section. Mr. Elfering said a very rough estimate would be $600,000, which <br />would be assessed 100% to the abutting property owners. He further explained the need <br />for concrete curb and gutter as it helps the street get paved properly, especially a <br />relatively flat street such as Greenbrier. Curb and gutter also protects the edge of the <br />pavement from breaking up as well. <br /> <br /> A resident asked why rain gardens and storm sewer were both necessary for the project. <br />Mr. Elfering explained that rain gardens are used for the first inch of storm water and <br />that the rest of the storm water needs to be conveyed through pipes to a bigger pond as