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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MARCH 25, 2009 property, and if it is ordered he will protest his assessment. (Ganzel presented his comments in writing.) Jeff Mosner, 2775 Lakeside Court, stated that he opposed the project a year ago. He noted that given the favorable bids, he is in favor of the project. Mosner felt the cost will never be less, and agreed that the Council has to consider the cost to all the taxpayers in the City. Mosner stated that he did not feel the City was forcing the project. He also pointed out that this is the type of project that the country needs to get the economy going. Chris Cardinal, 2755 Lakeside Court, indicated that he already has watermain available to his property. He requested that if the watermain is installed, that consideration be given to the placement of the hydrants in a manner most efficient for the Fire Department. Cardinal asked how frontages were calculated. The City Administrator explained the odd- shaped lot calculation for cul-de-sac lots. Cardinal reported that the street is breaking up in fi•ont of his house. He was concerned that the City is no longer maintaining Lakeside Court, and felt that he should get a credit on his property taxes for the lack of maintenance on the street. Blesener noted that maintaining the street would be a waste of money given its current condition. Cardinal stated that he is not totally against the project, and agreed it is a good time to do this work. However, he did understand his neighbors' positions. He also agreed that both the street reconstruction and the watermain improvement should be done together. He also noted that there is not much base under the pavement. Chuck Pigg, 2800 Lakeside Court, stated that he was in favor of the project. The Council next took comments on the Eli Road/DeSoto Street (from Eli Road to LaBore Road) project. Eric Thorne, 325 Eli Road, stated that he was opposed to the project and felt the assessment was too expensive. Thorne reported that the majority of the twelve property owners on Eli Road were either retired or unemployed. Thorne pointed out that the City has not maintained Eli Road for a number of years, and felt that this was a cost savings to the City that should be applied against the project. Thorne felt that the road should be resurfaced, and not completely reconstructed. He indicated that there are no drainage problems on the street. Thorne indicated that the street only started deteriorating about fve years ago. Thorne stated that he has lived on Eli Road for eight years and that is about the time that the City stopped maintaining the road.