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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MARCH 10, 1993 fee to the water main. The Administrator reported that the City had a connection fee which would have to be paid as well as the cost of hiring a contractor to connect from the water main service to the house. The City Engineer reported that there are existing residents in the City who maintain their wells for outdoor usage while being connected to City water main for indoor usage. The Engineer did not anticipate a change to this unless the Legislature would disallow it. The Engineer also reported that there are matching grant monies available for capping abandoned wells. The Engineer estimated that it would cost between $600 and $1,000 to connect a house to water main. Martha Gustafson, 635 E. Viking Drive, reported that everyone on the street needs water main since they are all having problems with their water. Pedersen asked if there were filtration systems that could be purchased to improve the homeowners' situations. Sprain reported that she checked into this and the cost would run about $4,000. Sprain pointed out that they would be faced with the ongoing maintenance of the equipment as well. It was also pointed out that the residents not only have the poor water quality to deal with now, but also the effect of this water on their appliances and fixtures. Pedersen asked if the water had been tested for pollutants. Rector suggested that the City discuss with Archie Ducharme, a local well-driller, what is happening with the shales in the last 50 years. Gustafson suggested that water main should have been installed on Viking Drive when it was put in on County Road B-2 a few years ago. Scalze believed that this was not done due to the economics. Hanson pointed out that it appears the majority of the property owners are in favor of water main, the issue is the dollars and cents. Rector reported that he owns a vacant lot on Viking Drive, and would not vote one way or the other on the issue. Page 5