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be around $60 per frontage foot. The mill and overlay project is around $ 15.37 per frontage foot. - A resident asked if the new street will last long. Mr. Elfering answered that it would last about seventeen to eighteen years and then another mill and overlay could be done. - A question was posed regarding the possibility of the school bus companies being assessed for some of the work since they are on the street twice a day five days a week. The City Administrator replied that there was no legal recourse to assess the school bus companies. Only abutting property owners can be assessed on a street project. - A resident inquired about the possibility of adding speed bumps or other traffic calming devices to slow down cars that speed along Valento Road. There were also comments about reducing the speed limit on the street. The City Administrator replied that the speed limit would likely not change even if a study was requested. MN/Dot has to perform the study and make the decision on a speed limit change. In some cases in the past the speed limit was actually increased. The City Administrator further noted that starting in a few months traffic patrol deputies will be able to use administrative citations, which will allow them to ticket motorists who are exceeding the speed limit by less than ten mph. He added that the traffic officers are looking forward to using this new tool, especially on neighborhood streets. Mr. Elfering commented on the possibility of speed bumps. He stated that there are conflicting reports on whether they actually work or if drivers drive faster on the back side of the bump to make up for the lost time going over it. He also stated that snow plowing operations are affected by the bumps and that the plows would likely damage the bumps each winter. - A resident asked if the neighborhood chose not to do the project this year when would it have to be done. Mr. Elfering replied that if it weren't done this year or next year it would have to be done in 2011. Mill and overlays are time-sensitive. The longer we wait the more damage water can do to the road. Eventually the street will be too far gone for a mill and overlay and full reconstruction will be required at a much steeper price. - It was asked if there would be any sewer repairs. Mr. Elfering stated that we have a video of the entire sewer system and would review it and make sure no repairs were necessary. The City Administrator added that we have the ability to line sewer systems and cause no damage to the road surface. - A resident asked if the street would be sealcoated after the overlay and when it would occur. The City Administrator answered that it would be seal coated three years after the overlay and then five-to-seven years after that.