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<br />23 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />the Task Force has done a tremendous job. They have worked <br />21 months - days and nights - and I for one want to go public <br />in congratulating them on this tremendous job they have done <br />and I for one appreciate it and I'm going for it. <br /> <br />AXlyone eLse? <br /> <br />COUNCILMAN HANSON: One thing that hasn't been said - and <br />it's obvious - but the business people are concerned about going <br />ahead with an improvement piecemeal. They all know that con- <br />struction costs are going up and they have never seen a project <br />yet done piecemeal that didn't require re-doing some of the pro- <br />ject so by putting sidewalk in now and burying things later it <br />would be more expensive (inaudible) no way they can visualize <br />something like that being coordinated with any kind of efficiency <br />(inaudible). Other than that I don't know what the proportion <br />is today but you can assume the business and industry pay half <br />the cost of our taxes, they're going to continue paying half the <br />cost of this improvement on general taxes, as well as the <br />assessments and the people on County Road E have never winced at <br />that (inaudible) It isn't as though the home owners are going <br />to be paying half (inaudible) part of the half. . <br /> <br />COUNCILMAN CRICHTON: I do agree that (inaudible) and I agree <br />the committee has worked hard and diligently. I do have concerns <br />and have expressed them, but if we're going to do something, <br />then I concur with you we don't want to go piecemeal. I for <br />one if we do or don't (inaudible) of the roadway work and sidewalk <br />and lighting being done as part of our State Aid program whether <br />or not we go ahead with the whole thing. My problem, as you <br />know, is with the underground burying. <br /> <br />~1AYOR CREPEAU: Anything further? <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />COUNCIL~mN WINGERT: I think I'm not settled yet. I hear <br />Charlie and Woody say let's use State Aids and I'm in the mood <br />not to do it because I guess I've got the safety things <br />(inaudible) when you compare to some of the roads ~round here <br />that we need to do. It matters a lot on how much too. If you're <br />talking about minor improvements (inaudible). I think I just <br />destroyed my own point, but the point is, before we bind <br />ourselves to using the State Aid moneys, let's find out where <br />this project is according to the priority projection around the <br />city. I just don't know. <br /> <br />MAYOR CREPEAU: Ahyone else? Anybody out there have <br />anything to say? <br /> <br />COUNCILMAN HANSON: I just want to make one observation. <br />That is the Council's attitude here tonight is exactly as I <br />predicted. It's no easy thing to come out a year in advance and <br />