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. Where you draw the line is sometimes based on judgement. For instance, when we were assessing water between Snelling and Hamline, we brought the water main up Hamline Avenue - where do we assess area? Well, it was relatively easy - we drew the line right down the middle; assessed this half to Hamline and this half to Snelling. LEONARD GRUDNOSKE, 4445 Highway 10. I don't know if this pertains to any thing, but, you indicated some of this would go on the general taxes, .for everybody, That would be fine, but how about Bethel College who continues to add to this problem, but doesn't pay taxes. In the first place, they run it down to Highway 10 when they shouldn't. They were supposed to run it toward the freeway when they built. They are half the problem right now and they aren't going to pay anything for this - no tax. . MAYOR WOODBURN: I'm not sure which way they ran it, or whether it made much of a problem, did it, Don? increased the probl em? MR. CHRISTOFFERSEN: I'm not sure either. I recall there was some switching; that was before my time. I don't recall. All that happened somewhere in the early '70's. I believe the plan for the south area was planned to include the Bethel area. I don't know whether or not it has been assessed for sewer in the past. It could have been, because you can assess that kind of property. I don't believe it goes on taxes, but it can be assessed. We'd have to look to see. I don't know if it's relevant because the design of the sewer coming up from that side would take in a large area, or at least a part of that property. MAYOR WOODBURN: The major problem is north of Bethel north of where it drains in, at least, the area of overflow is north of there; north of where it comes into the system. It's the north end coming down. I suppose there's additive effect that everything together. MR. CHRISTOFFERSEN: To give you an idea, there is a 15" or 18" pipe, 15" 1 believe, coming up from County Road E2, and somewhere along there changes to a 12", does it not? We're talking about an 18" alone to New Brighton; so, that gives you an idea of what the flow is, and the problem we have. If we were to rebuild to the south, we'd have to start out with an 18" and go parallel and carry it all the way to the south, through the lift stations. JEANNE WINIECKI: Is this really the result of poor planning? MR. CHRISTOFFERSEN: I don't know how it would be poor planning. Council had good serious negotiations in the past and they apparently fell through. 1 remember reading one statement where the Council was all ready to sign an agreement with the arsenal, and they had a catch in the agreement that the arsenal had the right to have the City disconnected at any time. Do you remember that, Mrs. McNiesh? 10 .