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. - 22 I have an operation and maintenance figure that is included in that $358,000 of $114,500 for operation and maintenance and that's over the periOd of life of the buried underground cable and I do not have what they estimate that life to be. They indicate that the depreciation credit on the overhead was 40% of the cost of placing the overhead at that time - apparently it was $21,000 so the depreciated 'credit was $8,400. I'm not sure that helps you but that's all the information I have or that I can recall. I would like to add that on the underground utilities, they are buried and it was mentioned in the report that there would be switching boxes - several of them along the street - and two of them - one on each end - would be rather large, and each building would have its own switching box - a three by three green box that you would see in all underground systems,so.you're not entirely getting rid of the overheads but you're.putting something on the ground at each location potentially. COUNCILMAN CRICHTON: I just wanted to comment on Mr. Wingert's (inaudible) about underground. I would agree with him - I prefer things being underground. I think there's a benefit physically as well as aesthetically and I agree we require all new developments to be underground, but we're not going to go to all existing places and saying we will pay half of the cost of putting it underground. It would be desirable, but it's a lot of money. There must be something wrong with my eyeballs, but until I saw those pictures Mr. Engelbert showed us (inaudible) I wasn't aware the power lines ran overhead. MAYOR CREPEAU: I know there are a lot of women in the village that do business in that area, and one of them I live with, and she really has trouble getting out of Arden Plaza. I know a lot of other gals in the village do too. COUNCILMAN CRICHTON: Because of the overhead power lines? MAYOR CREPEAU: No. (inaudible) I know the business community and I know them well, and they're doing a great service for Arden Hills and I too feel like Mr. Wingert does and Mr. Hanson that we have to start with something, and I agree the Interim Design is my choice also. The business community have picked up the tab for many years. I can remember'back 23 years now that I've been on this Council and one of the companies that came into this village we made love to and took them away from Roseville. That was Control Data. They at one time paid about 40% of the taxes in Arden Hills and so the business community does pay a tremendous amount of money toward the tax base here in Arden Hills. You will find there are a lot of them in the audience this evening that have a (inaudible) tax bill. I went to lunch this noon with a man who owns some property in Arden Hills and he told me his tax bill is $220,000 a year. That's more than mine on my house, but I'm in favor of this. I think