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City of Centerville <br />February 11, 2004 <br />Council Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />Mr. Peterson indicated that if the street is torn up enough from construction it would end <br />up being a new street. He further commented that it may not have the sand base so it may <br />need to be redone. <br /> <br />Mr. Hofstetter reviewed what this project will cost him and he estimates it to be $17,500 <br />including interest and the costs to hook up. <br /> <br />Mayor Sweeney explained that there is no assessment for the new water tower as that <br />comes out of the water fund. He then indicated that residents do have the option of <br />finding other financing for the assessment amount rather than going through the City. <br /> <br />Council Member Paar asked what it would cost to run water to one resident if a well <br />failed and water was not in the area. <br /> <br />Mr. Peterson indicated it may not be possible to do so. <br /> <br />Mayor Sweeney commented that there was directional drilling for water on Centerville <br />Road recently and the assessment was over $4,000 just for water. <br /> <br />Mr. Jerry Fuhrmeister of 6913 Oak Circle asked whether it is possible to do a mill and <br />overlay rather than a reconstruction and skip the water. <br /> <br />Council Member Capra indicated that she, personally, could not justify redoing this work <br />without putting in the infrastructure because the subgrade would not be right and it would <br />need to be redone again in the near future. <br /> <br />Council Member Paar commented that he feels Center Street is one of the worst in the <br />City. <br /> <br />Mr. Orville Hughes of 1793 Center Street said that he worked for the City when that <br />street was put in and everything that has been said is wrong because the street was made <br />to last and they put 19 inches of sand in and matting and the only thing that happened is <br />that the City did not follow through with routine maintenance. He then said that if the <br />City had overlayed it as they were supposed to it would have lasted. He further <br />commented that when he worked for the City he heard that it costs too much so clean it <br />up and dump blacktop and that is all that was ever done. <br /> <br />Mayor Sweeney agreed that there was not enough maintenance in this City and said that <br />he would like to change that. <br /> <br />Mr. Hughes said the road would not last. He then said that residents wanted water then <br />and the City would not do it because there was no money. <br /> <br />Mayor Sweeney explained that this Council is doing its best to rectify errors made in the <br />past by reconstructing the streets and instituting a maintenance policy to help them last. <br /> <br />Page 6 of 15 <br /> <br />