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February 21, 1978 Page 7 <br />senior citizens and that they would be discussed at the time of an <br />assessment hearing. <br />Mr. Lind added that he felt anyone who built in an area with water <br />problems should be responsible for putting in their own drain tile <br />and sealing their basements at their own expense. <br />Cathy Roth, 5108 Sunnyside Road stated that she felt there definitely <br />were areas of Mounds View that needed a drainage system and asked what <br />would happen if the project was not approved by the Council. <br />Mr. Short replied that there were a number of different approaches <br />open to the City but stated that the main problem was that most of <br />the problem areas are a long way from an outlet, and that each <br />area a reasonable distance from the outlet should be put in first, <br />which would involve more expense than the other sections. He added <br />that the critical development amounted to 80 percent of the total <br />cost'.of the project. Mr. Short stated that the Council could decide <br />to build just partial sections, which would be a partial solution. <br />Phil Carlson, 8148 Red Oak Drive questioned why the issue was being <br />handled differently that a school bond and why the citizens could not <br />vote on it. <br />Mayor Pickar replied that the law was written that way and that the <br />best way for the Council to handle it was to get as much input from <br />the citizens as possible. <br />Mr. Carlson asked if municipal bonds would pay for the project and <br />questioned why 8 percent interest would be charged if the bonds are <br />tax free. <br />Mr. Swanson replied that there is a cost to the City to provide install- <br />ment payments but that each citizen has the right to pay his assessment <br />in full when first assessed, and thus avoid any interest payment. <br />Mr. Carlson questioned how he could be benefited by the project when <br />he had never had water in his basement in twelve years. <br />Mayor Pickar replied that benefit would have to be determined at an <br />assessment hearing. <br />Mr. Sunde added that the storm sewer project does not claim to solve <br />everyones problems but attempts to reduce them as much as possible. <br />David Perry, 2466 Clearview Avenue questioned how the cost effectiveness <br />was planned if the project was not going to help people with water in <br />their basements. <br />Mr. Short replied that if everyone who had water problems calculated <br />the gallons of water that went down the sewer at 36 cents per thousand <br />gallons, cost effectiveness could be determined. <br />