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City of Centerville <br />City CounciUPublic Hearing Meeting Minutes <br />May 1, 2008 <br />so the County Road 14 project will be wrapped up in time to avoid detour traffic; he <br />added staff will work to make sure those issues are addressed. He noted that County Road <br />14 will be open to traffic throughout construction between downtown and 35E. <br />Stephanie Hasiak, 6994 Centerville Road <br />Ms. Hasiak stated she has well water and believes it is her constitutional right if she <br />wants to keep well water. She stated her taxes are $4,400 and her value has dropped. <br />She stated she felt this public hearing was just a formality and the City cannot get away <br />with it. She added the City is taking away citizen's rights and trespassing. <br />Bonnie Larson, 1724 Peltier Lake Drive <br />Ms. Larson stated the road issues have a long history and Peltier Lake Drive's previous <br />reconstruction resulted in a lawsuit over issues with the way the assessments were done. <br />She stated she did not understand the adverse relationship with the residents and added <br />this is not fun for anybody. She challenged the City to take care of the roads instead of <br />waiting until they are dangerous and then redoing them. She stated the City needs to learn <br />how to manage the roads in the most economical way possible and suggested having one <br />or two maintenance crews in the City checking the roads on a regular basis. She stated <br />she would like to see if the Council and the residents can find a way to forget the sour <br />grapes and to do what needs to be done in the most economical way possible. She <br />indicated it is important to keep in mind that many people are not going to be able to stay <br />if they have to look forward to a future equal to the past. She stated when you look at the <br />share of the road that residents will pay as taxpayers, then the assessments, water hookup <br />charges, etc., it is an unbelievable amount of money. <br />Barb Shaw, 1881 Prairie Drive <br />Ms. Shaw stated for the record, she does not feel her street needs to be reconstructed. <br />She stated that most everyone agrees that economically, now is not the time to undertake <br />this project. She stated she would like to see the Council take a step back, take the time, <br />and cultivate a scenario where people tell the Council what they want and not what they <br />don't want. <br />Mayor Capra expressed the Council's thanks to everybody in attendance this evening. <br />She stated over the next two Council worksessions, the Council will review the <br />comments and documentation received. She invited anyone interested to attend the <br />worksessions, but noted that the Council will not take public comment at those <br />worksessions. She stated the Council will likely make a decision on the scope of the <br />project by the end of May or first part of June. She explained at that point, the Council <br />would put the project out for plans and specs and when the Council receives the bids, a <br />decision will be made to determine if the project falls within the dollar amount projected <br />for the project. <br />Mayor Capra explained that with respect to 73rd Street, this was a 2004 street project and <br />the reason that residents were asked at that time was that the road construction had <br />changed, so the Council could not go forward with the project without having the <br />approval of the affected residents. <br />Page 12 of 13 <br />