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<br />City of Centerville <br />City Council Meeting <br />July 9, 2008 <br /> <br />City Engineer Statz stated that he was not aware of Mr. Fischer's issue. He stated that <br />they would be willing to look at it and see if there is a reasonable solution. <br /> <br />Mayor Capra stated that City Engineer Statz would evaluate Mr. Fischer's situation. She <br />stated that she was open to blacktopping part of the driveway. She then inquired as to <br />what Ms. Fruth is looking for. <br /> <br />Ms. Fruth replied that she does not know what the answer is, because she is not an <br />engineer. She stated that it is almost 150 feet from the road to her house. She stated that <br />City Engineer Statz had stated that the road would be 1 foot lower, and that she would <br />hardly know the difference. She stated that it is now 4-1/2 feet lower. She added that, if <br />they put tar on it, her taxes would go up. <br /> <br />City Engineer Statz inquired as to what would be acceptable to Ms. Fruth. He stated that, <br />in order to prepare for further development of her property, they could not leave the road <br />as it was. <br /> <br />Ms. Fruth replied that she does not know the answer, but she wants her road fixed back to <br />the way it was. She suggested that they should come out and drive down the driveway, <br />and they would see that it is worse than it looks in the picture. She stated that what she is <br />hearing is that they are going to slap some tar on it, and that will be the end of it She <br />stated that would make her property look ridiculous. She added that she pays $5,200 per <br />year in taxes. <br /> <br />Mayor Capra stated that they are open to trying to solve the problem. She suggested that <br />they could blacktop part of the way up. <br /> <br />Ms. Fruth replied that she wants less of a slope on her driveway and that it should be <br />tapped down so it will hold up the way it did before. <br /> <br />City Engineer Statz stated that he believes blacktopping the driveway approximately 30- <br />50 feet would solve anyon-going maintenance problems. <br /> <br />Councilmember Broussard-Vickers stated that they cannot change the grade. She added <br />that Ms. Fruth does not want the blacktop, because it will increase her taxes. She stated <br />that they need to do something else down at the bottom of the driveway, and they would <br />need to maintain it. <br /> <br />City Engineer Statz stated that road elevations are strategically planned. He told Ms. <br />Fruth that the value is very dependent on the ability to develop her property. <br /> <br />Ms. Fruth replied that she is the one living there, and she knows the problems she has <br />had. <br /> <br />Mayor Capra stated that she would like City Engineer Statz to come back to the City <br />Council with a plan. <br /> <br />Page 6 of 14 <br />