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M INIJTI:S City Council Sept. 27_, 19£37_ Morr:ison Ave. on the other s:i.de of: the street thaC was part o£ Che Roach }istate (ConC.) would be responsible for the other half o£ Che street. 'Che Enp,ineer commented th~t about 1.5 years a~;o sewer was insCalled and abouC 8 years ago water was insT.alLed, L;ach ti.me the street was Corn up and then restored. The Engi.neer also comment<~d that. cul.verts ~aere changed and Chere is presently G~ater dr1:[nin; onto Morri.son Avenue. ~[r. Porsberg sCated that the Counci.l i.s responsible for ~ahat happens in the future, but. cannoC help ~ohat happened i.n the past. Ttr. Torsberg sug~;esCed thaC the P~~^.gineer t~ttce tests of the strcet. The ]ingi.neer stated thal: drai.na~e work mi,ht also need to be done. P1rs. Scalre commented t:haC she could not see spendin~ money on the streeC wi.thouC correcti.ng i.ts problems< 'Phe Is~:gi.neer suggested thaC he f.i.;ure out how much iC will cost [o repai.r Morrison. ~1r. Carley al.so stated that P4orrison could not be declared a State ai.d road because it does not ~;o anywliere. Mrs. Scalze commented thaC she assumes when a street :i.s replaced Lhe cost i.s goi.ng Co be assessed. N(s. Casey po~i.nted ouC that the Ci.Cy a1lo~oed i.t Co be built defect:ive in the first pl.ace. 14r. Pahey stated that it i.s Che Ci.ty's pol:i.cy to assess road replacement. '('he CiCy Cl.erlc commented that the Ci.ty has never overlai.d a Ci.ty street. ~[r. Porsber~; commented tllat he w~s not objecCionabLe Co havi.n~; a porL-ion oi:' the City Uudget set up for. thi.s. Mr, Pahey stated that he £elt it would be a bad precedent for. the City to start overlaying all City str.eeCS that people might complai.n about. Mr. Porsber.g sCated that the i.dea of. seaLcoat:i.ng is t:o mai.ntain the street so that i.t does nol need overl.ayin~;. T4r. kianson C~oi_nted ouC that people on a County road are not assessed for i.mprovements. 21s. Casey po~.inted out that the C:i.ty granted a permit to a ~roup kiome in the area thtit i.s adding a lot of ~r.atfi.c to the area. i-1r. Ilanson svgp.,ested ChaC the Enp,i.neer come bacl< to the Counc:il wi_t:h a report< Pane -12-