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Planning & Zoning Board July 9, 2003 Page 8 Mr. Grochala replied the Metropolitan Council was not in favor of extending sewered and water into small areas. Mr. Anderson stated he had sewer and septic systems stubbed to their back, but they could not do anything because they did not have sewer and septic to their front and he believed they were stuck and he believed it was more efficient to have this done all at one time. Mr. Smyser replied the City would like to connect everything at one time, but it was not possible without it all being planned and platted together. Debbie Waldoch, 559 Lois Lane, stated she was the one that started the petition for the road. She indicated she had talked with Mr. Studenski in May who informed her that nothing had been done with Mr. Feela and now Mr. Studenski said they had been speaking with Mr. Feela for four months. She stated she had every intention of subdividing her lot. She stated she did not understand why they would tear up the road twice. She noted she would now have a road on both the front and back of her property. She asked why didn't the City put in the sewer and water and assess their property. She noted she had every intention of paying for the sewer and water. Vice Chair Rafferty stated if the developer had not come before the Board without the proper procedure, he would not get sewer and water. Ms. Waldoch stated she did not understand how a developer could come in and affect five other lots. Mr. Grochala stated they had been looking at this for four months and there had been several letters sent to the residents along Lois Lane, but they had not received an application for review by the developer until June 11. He indicated the City did not get involved in development, the City only looked at the proposals. He indicated they were not saying sewer and water could not be extended, but right now they had a developer who was willing to pay for sewer and water to their development, and if other residents wanted to have sewer and water they had to follow the proper procedures, just as this developer had followed the proper procedures. He stated the City could not, by Charter, run sewer and water on its own and it was not the City's responsibility to design a plat, which was what was required by the Ordinance. He stated the City was not going to spend money, without getting reimbursed for it. He indicated this was a developer - installed project, paid for by the developer. This was not a City installed project. Ms. Waldoch asked if the road would be torn up twice. Mr. Grochala replied this was a possibility. Vice Chair Rafferty stated the developer was accumulating costs that he has to pay, and if any of the lots to the west and south wanted to subdivide, it was in their best interest to follow the process set by the City to subdivide. He stated the developer was not guaranteed sewer and water. He indicated a petition was not the only process to get sewer and water, it was just one small part of the whole process. He indicated he did not believe this meeting was the proper forum for addressing their concerns. He noted there was a process to follow and it was not just the matter of extending the sewer. • • •