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City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes November 28, 2012 Engineer Statz addressed Mr. Padmos's questions from previous and stated that Council is contemplating not assessing for the installation of the watermain but rather recouping its costs through connection fees at such time as the property owner decided to connect to services, well failure or deadline date for connection. Engineer Statz stated that at the time of connection the property owner would pay a connection fee. Those fees are currently $6,350, lateral connection fee, trunk fee of $1,800, water meter fee of $400, permit and inspection fees of $400. The costs for constructing the service line to the home is estimated at approximately $2,500 for service being bored into the home and connection to inside piping. The total for construction of the service and the related fees is estimated at approximately $11,450. Engineer Statz stated that these fees are current fees and that the City Council could increase them in the future through the Fee Schedule. Mayor Wilharber questioned whether the fees included abandoning the homeowner's existing well. Both Attorney Glaser and Public Works Director Palzer stated that the City does not require the abandoning of wells but the but that is regulated by Minnesota Department of Health. Director Palzer stated that the City requires that the city water serve all of the domestic water use of the home and that wells serve outside faucets and irrigations only. Separation of well water from municipal water services is critical due to potential for contamination. Engineer Statz stated that if Council chooses to allow other resident's that have previously had municipal water installed on their street(s) but have not yet connected, an opportunity to connect with this project, the estimated cost for connection would be approximately $16,100. At that point the hearing was opened to public comment, the following persons expressed their views on the project: Mr. Luke Kowarsch, 6933 Sumac Court, stated that the State of Minnesota regulates abandoning private wells and that residents can not connect their well to piping installed in their homes for the delivery of municipal water services. Mr. Kowarsch felt that Council was holding residents hostage with the large amount of special assessments that would be placed on their property and this would not allow for their property being saleable. Mr. James Mickle, 1882 Center Street, questioned whether the City completed soil borings, whether the street needed such extensive repair, why the higher level of improvements for Center Street versus the other streets (Fox, Run, Houle Circle, etc.) and that more damage would be sustained by the subgrade of the existing roadway if municipal water was installed. Ms. LeAnne Lingren, 1859 Center Street, questioned who would be responsible for the payment of special assessments if she determined to sell her home at this point. Mr. Kurt Frison, 6913 Sumac Court, questioned the location of extending the existing storm water hold pond due to the locations of the trail and roadway that abut it, the Page 4 of 12 -4-