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1 1 1 June 11, 1984 and if it is invonvenient for him, a new date will be selected. 241 It was pointed out there are no stakes on the north side of this prop- erty and Mr. Nelson measured his property lines from the stakes on the south. PUBLIC HEARING - PROPOSED SEWER PROJECT Mayor Benson noted that a pad will be passed around for people to sign if they wish to speak to the issue, or if they wish to ask a question or make a comment, there are extra pages for that purposes. Mayor Benson opened the Public Hearing at 7:45 P.M. and asked Mr. Davidson to present his study. Mayor Benson suggested that if the people have any questions that deal with the specific subject, then they should ask at the time Mr. Davidson is discussing that issue. If it is a general question that can be answered later, please wait until Mr. Davidson had completed his presentation. Mr. Davidson presented the area proposed to be sewered, noting that the only area being considered for this project is the area colored in green. Mr. Davidson reported that the feasibility report for this project had been done in September, 1983. The Council at that time set criteria for the proposal. One of the stipulations was that unless a developed property petitioned to connect to this line, there would be no assessment on that parcel. Mr. Davidson noted this hearing is for the purpose to allow all persons in the affected area to be heard and if there are persons not in the affected area and want to be in- cluded, this is possible by being petitioned for. Mr. Davidson presented a map outlining the area to be served by water and sewer. This sewer will be served by the extension of the inter- ceptor on North Road to the west boundary of the City. The area would be then served by a gravity system. The water supply will be initiated to serve the Rice Lake Estates. Mr. Davison then outlined the several alternatives that could be used to service the remaining area, with the possible construction of on overhead storage tank. The methods with the possiblity of one or the other or perhaps a combination of both will be studied for the best system that is most cost effective. Mr. Davidson pointed out this construction will probably be done in three stages and he pointed out the areas that would be included in each phase, explaining the reasons for this phasing. Mr. Davidson reported that the project has been determined to be feasible. Mr. Davidson then explained the financing of the project and how this will be assessed back to the affected properties. The affected area contains approximately 522 acres with the area assessment per acre at a 50% rate would be $3,790.00. The unit cost per home $1,325.00. Connection charge $1,590.00 for a total of $2,195.00. Mr. Davidson emphasised all these figures are estimates based on the current cost figures available. The estimated cost of the project is $4.4 million with half of the cost to be covered by assessment and half by connec- tion charges.