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<br />MRS. MELQUIST: Also, could the sod be eliminated and <br />covered (inaudible) considering that savings would be $11.10 <br />per foot - $2.00 per square yard (inaudible). If the home- <br />owners could do it themselves, they could save some money. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />MR. CHRISTOFFERSEN: It's been the City policy in the <br />past to replace sod where sod is damaged and grass is damaged <br />and to seed those areas that are not maintained lawns. <br />Obviously, the Council - I suppose - could eliminate the sod <br />if all of the residents along the route approve of that and <br />do their own maintenance. That's certainly possible, but it <br />hasn't been done in the past. <br /> <br />MAN IN AUDIENCE: Is it really $11.00 a foot for sod? <br />MR. CHRISTOFFERSEN: $2.00 a square yard. <br /> <br />MRS. MELQUIST: How much savings would you realize by <br />combining this project with the. proposed water improvement <br />north of 96? <br /> <br />MR. CHRISTOFFERSEN: It's difficult to say. The esti- <br />mates that we have included here are assuming that this <br />would - if it was approved - be in the same contract. So <br />the savings are reflected in this estimate. It could be <br />more or less, but we were using the idea of combining the <br />two projects. <br /> <br />MRS. MELQUIST: What would be the cost of connecting up <br />to the houses? <br /> <br />MR. CHRISTOFFERSEN: The homes in that area are set <br />back. The estimate that Peter quoted you includes serviceS <br />to the property line. As you well know, most of the homes <br />are some distance from the right-of-way line - most of them <br />are - a few of them are closer. It depends, obviously, on <br />how far away you are. Up to the north end, they're practi- <br />cally right next to the watermain. We were using $2,000 <br />just for a connection. That's a different type of construc- <br />tion. We were figuring all the way to the house, but that's <br />an unusual case. I guess, to get an exact quote from a <br />plumber would be the best way to approach that - for you to <br />contact a plumber, a licensed plumber - maybe one or two of <br />them - and have them come out and measure from the right-of- <br />way line to your house and give you a quote. There may be <br />some internal plumbing that is necessary also. <br /> <br />MRS. MELQUIST: What are the chances of ever being <br />reimbursed by the army for the contamination problems? <br />Do the chances of being reimbursed fall if we put this <br />improvement in before the pollution issue is resolved? And <br />also, if the water is not (inaudible) health standards, <br />would the army be obligated to reimburse us? <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />-3- <br />