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rTZNUTr:,s c~.ey c~ut,~;.~. Peb. 23, ].933 idatermaln PQr. Desai. reported that ahen he bui1C h:is home ~in 1.979 he inqu:irect Hear:i.nas about the possib~~i.ty of watermain and was i.nf:ormed by Che City sf:aEf (Cont.) that there woul.d not be water in thi.s area for 10 years. Then, one month later there was a hearin~; on a proposed waterma:i.n :i.mprovement Lor Dianna Lane. Mrs. Narcli.ni replied that properCy owners have the ri.ght to peti.t:ion f.or watermai.n or. any i.mprovement. The Cou~u il. has no choi.ce~ but: to cal7. for a heari.n~ i.f. 35% of the pr.operty owners have si~ned a peC~i.L't.on. Mr. Desa:i. i.nformed the Counc;i.l. Chat he does noC want watc~r. ~[rs. Nardi.ni. stated that i_n 19F32 the Counci.l shoul<l have counted the names of those in fzivor of: th~ watermai_n impr.ovement. because there caere enough for approval.. Mr. LeMay asiced i.f the propert:y under. NSP line, on Ar.cade Street: woulcl be assessed. The Fngi.neer reporCed that this property would not be assessect. P1r. Pahey asked if the Dianna Lane i.mprovemenL wa, denied if Cha.s would stop the other imProvements from goi.np 1n. The 1?np,ineer repl.i.ed that this would have no effecC, on the other impr.ovements except that: it: mi.qht malce the cost of: Che ot;her i.mpr.ovements less. rir. Fahey stated that he tkiou~;ht the City's poli.cy was to assess str.eets at 1.00%. 'Phe P;ng~i.neer repl:i.ed that this was true except: when a street }izid to be resCOred because of: the wat:ermain. Then the pri.ce of: the str.eet is i.ncluded in tlie watermai.n project. D1rs. Scalze commented t:hat ~erhaps Y.he street should bc assessed separately and real.ly caas not a part. of: the project. A member of: the audi.ence aslced iI the improvement wvuld effecC propecty taxes. The Enginer. rep].i.ed that property taxes coould be ef:Eected to Che extenf: of. the ?_0% of~ assessment to the Ci~~y. Nir. H~nson stated t.hat the Coimcil has discussed the possibil:ity of. a 100% assessment for i.mprovements. A member o[ the audi.ence ast<ed i.f. the County wi1.7. ~i.ncrease properCy tztxes Uecause o[ tl~ie increased vaLuati.oa to a home Lor havi.ng watermai_n. 14rs, Scalze repl.:i.ed that thi.s i.s hard to deCermine. S4r. Desa~i reported t:hat: he has ].i.ved on Diannt~ Lane si_nce J.979 and has never recei.ved a hear~i.n~; noti.ce f:or ~oatermai.n i.m»rovemenT.. Mrs. Sca1•r,e commenCed thaC she thought the hear:i.ng held in 19H1. only i.ncluded County Road B-2 and not Di.anna Lane, Page -7-