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<br />. <br /> <br />MAYOR WOODBURN: Anything more from the "Council? There were' <br />a few things that I heard that may deserve some comment. Of <br />course, anytime we're talking about things, anyone thing that <br />somebody says may not be the prime interest in their mind, so it <br />may not have been important to the people that said them. I <br />think the statement was that it's the water from the north that <br />counts. It seems to me that the rains are about equal south and <br />north in how the water comes together and that's why this is one <br />whole area. It isn't for the north area. In fact, if it wasn't <br />for the south area, we wouldn't have to do this drainage or we <br />wouldn't have to contemplate it. The south area is very heavily <br />developed and to some degree is higher than (inaudible) and the <br />water running off is indeed corning from some of the properties <br />in question. I think nowadays some of those properties would be <br />required to be developed differently - some of those properties. <br /> <br />The statement was that this is a general village obligation. <br />I don't understand that because every drop of water in this area <br />comes from this area and nowhere else. It's caused by rainfall <br />on this area. It's not caused by any rain outside of this and, <br />therefore, it's not a general Village obligation for sewer. <br />Somebody said that if there's a benefit, it's a Village-wide <br />benefit, not a local benefit. That may indicate that there is <br />some benefit. But still the water comes from this area and has <br />to be taken care of in this area. If not for the industrial area, <br />there wouldn't be any project. The industrial area generates the <br />water run-off to a large extent, beyond what was there before, <br />just as it generates the traffic. If there was no industrial <br />area there would be no traffic - we wouldn't need the roads <br />(inaudible). Put that back in farms and you can realize that <br />we wouldn't need any roads there. There's quite .a bit of benefit <br />to many of you for crossing that road, but that's another subject. <br /> <br />MR. COLESTOCK: Mayor, may I have the floor for a moment? <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />MAYOR WOODBURN: No, you may not. I think I'd like to <br />reiterate that at this point it's pretty well up to the Council. <br />The Council has looked at these figures and now is the time for <br />them to find our what's wrong with them and now is the time for <br />them to change them if it appears (inaudible). These are not <br />at all new figures and they're not new to the Council. The <br />Council has had input on these figures and had adequate time to <br />talk about them. To lay it on the village staff at this point <br />I think is incorrect. If you can convince them that some of <br />their figures are wrong and the amount of run-off, footage - <br />what's needed in this area - that might be different. I think <br />the buck is stopping right here now. Let's not overemphasize <br />the amount that the Village employees contribute to this. We've <br />been through it. Now, anything from the Council? <br /> <br />COUNCILMAN JOHNSON: Do you want to look at a rearrangement <br />of the base cost between the state, county and municipal? <br /> <br />MAYOR WOODBURN: There is no possibility. The State and <br />County are contributing according to their land area at the same <br /> <br />16 <br />