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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />APRIL 28, 1993 <br />Administrator reported that at the Edgerton water main <br />improvement hearings there was just a little over 500 <br />of the residents in favor of the project. The <br />Administrator reported that it has been the City's <br />policy not to force water main improvements, however, <br />it may get to the point where that policy will have to <br />change. <br />Morelan indicated that he had a difficult time <br />supporting a water main project if the property owners <br />do not want it. If there is a street reconstruction <br />project involved, or new development being <br />construction, then water main should go in as part of <br />the overall project. Morelan stated that he would like <br />to see water main on Viking Drive. The question, <br />however, is the cost and whether or not water main was <br />a necessity. Morelan pointed out that there are other <br />ways for homes to get water without water main. <br />Sprain reported that he has a 200 foot deep well, the <br />deepest well in the area, and he has the poorest <br />quality of water on the street. There are a number of <br />options available for removing iron, softening, <br />filtering, however, these options are very expensive <br />and do not necessarily guarantee safe water. Sprain <br />reported that he is concerned about Williams Pipeline, <br />and pointed out that there was an issue down the street <br />with leakage of the pipeline. Sprain reported that he <br />has had Williams Pipeline out to test his water, <br />although they have indicated that there is no oil in <br />the water. <br />Sprain indicated that there would have been support for <br />the water main project if the cost were reasonable and <br />if property owners did not have to give up their right <br />of appeal. Sprain asked why the appeal issue is on the <br />books. <br />Morelan explained that citizens have the right to <br />appeal an assessment as a protection that they will not <br />be assessed for improvements in excess of the benefit <br />to a particular property. <br />Pedersen pointed out that the issue goes back to the <br />high taxes in Little Canada, and whether or not it was <br />fair to ask the other residents of the City to pay a <br />good share of the cost of a water main improvement on <br />Viking Drive. <br />Sprain pointed out School District taxes, and Pedersen <br />replied that schools serve a broader good. <br />Sprain asked if his tax dollars went to support the <br />City's infrastructure. <br />Page 6 <br />