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March 27, 1978 Page 8 <br />MSP (Pickar- Hodges) to deny Project 1978 -1. <br />Councilmember Rowley - nay <br />Councilmember Ziebarth - aye <br />Councilmember Hodges - aye <br />Councilmember Baumgarnter - nay <br />Mayor Pickar - aye <br />Mayor Pickar stated they would like the input from the people to help solve the <br />water problems. <br />3 ayes <br />2 nays <br />Glen Dawson, 2201 Lambert stated that 25 years ago he had been asked by the people <br />of the township Council to make a survey of the drainage problems and that he had <br />made recommendations to them at that time, and that some of the problems still <br />exist. He stated that solutions had never been arrived at. Mr. Dawson stated he <br />felt the Task Force would be a good solution since it would not cost a great deal <br />of money, and that the Task Force would very well make the people happy and come <br />up with what is needed. <br />David Notaro stated that he was in favor of the project since he felt it was the <br />only solution to the flooding problems. He added that he appreciated the Council's <br />hearing them out and stated that he believed if the people could understand the <br />fear they experience everytime it rains, they would have been much more understand- <br />ing of the project. He asked that everyong remember that the water problems are <br />not from ground water but from inadequate sewers. He added that he certainly <br />hopes the Task Force will come up with a solution. <br />Neil Loeding stated that while the Council made a positive decision he felt <br />immediate attention was needed on the development area and asked that the Council <br />prevent unrestricted development without considering the consequences first. <br />He added that if the Task Force is going to examine all areas of problems, <br />development should not be allowed to take place until the Task Force could operate. <br />He requested that a moritorium be placed on development. <br />Mayor Pickar replied that the City had put recent requests from developers off until <br />a decision was made on the project and that the issue is on the April 10 agenda for <br />the Council meeting since the developers need an answer on what they can or cannot <br />do. <br />Chester Johnson, 7669 Knollwood Drive stated that he has a storm sewer system which <br />he is paying for now which has never been acknowledged or maintained by the City. <br />Engineer Hubbard replied that the City does not have sufficient equipment to <br />clean the lines of debris or the ditches of debris and that they enter into a <br />contract with a contractor to take care of the major problems that fit within the <br />budget. He added that the City does not ignore the problem but that only so much <br />is budgeted for each year. <br />Shirley Hanson, 5231 Irondale Road stated that she had recently sold her house and <br />had been told if the project was not denied, money would have had to be put into <br />escrow, and thanked the Council for denying the project. <br />Jim Allen, 7943 Greenfield questioned the validity of the Task Force and stated that <br />a few months ago he had volunteered for a committee to keep the citizens informed <br />of what was going on but that the committee had never gotten off the ground and that <br />he had never been contacted. <br />