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Planning & Zoning Board May 14, 2003 Page 7 APPROVED MINUTES City was proposing to expand sanitary sewe r and water main to currently unserviced portions of the project and to provide services to propert ies were utility mains were currently located. Staff noted an amendmen t to the Comprehensive Plan was required to allow services to be provided to several of the properties locat ed adjacent to the improvements. Staff presented its anal ysis and recommended approval of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment to allow changing the Land Use designation of 26 properties from Low Density, Unsewered Residential to Low Density, Sewered Residential and change the gr owth area designation of five properties to a Stage 1 growth area and expansion of the MUSA by 7.04 acres. Chair Schaps opened the Public Hearing at 7:54 p.m. Mr. Lyden asked if Elm Street was a State Ai d Road. Mr. Grochala replied it was. He noted it had been turned back to the City approximately in 1996. He indicated it was on the state aid system. John Landers, 7181 Sunrise Drive, asked the Bo ard to vote this proposal down. He stated he had originally been informed by staff th at this would be a temporary easement on his property. He found out a couple of weeks ago from the City Attorney, that this would instead be a permanent easement on his prope rty. He indicated a trail system on the south side of Elm Street would be a “big wa ste of money”. He noted people did not use the north trail, so why put in a south trail. He indicated he would have a difficult time plowing his snow in the winter because he had nowhere to put the snow. He stated he had no objection to the street, but he did not want to have the trail. He expressed concern that they were being double assessed on their property. He stated there were many unanswered questions with this project and no st raight answers pertaini ng to it. He stated this proposal would create a hardship on a number of these properties. Mr. Grochala stated they had been work ing on this for the past year and four neighborhood meetings had been held. He stated Elm Street was in need of reconstruction regardless of the sewer and water. He indicated this was a Municipal State Aid street and a majority of the funding was coming out of the State Aid account and as a part of that, the street needed to meet mi nimum design standards. He noted 32 feet was the minimum they could do for a State Aid Street . With respect to the trail issues, there had been a discussion about extending the tr ail along the south side of Elm Street. He noted the trail plan was to complete the trail se gment to complete the trail. He stated they had received concerns from the residents regard ing the trail. He stated they were still evaluating this trail system. With respect to the special assessments, that was something that they continued to evaluate. He stat ed he believed some of the confusion was regarding the sewer and water service and the Board was not consider ing that tonight. Mr. Corson asked if they would have a futu re problem with access in this area. Mr. Grochala replied they would not. He noted there was some intent originally that some properties could split. Mr. Tralle inquired about the assessments on the corner lots . Mr. Grochala replied they were not assessing on a lineal foot charge. They were doing a uni t assessment across the board.