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Although there are many homes that may not be hooked up, for instance, to water because they have a well or something, we would still either have the water services extended out or, to the best of our knowledge, in these particular streets, the services are already out there. The people may not be hooked up, but the services are out past the pavement so that they could hook up without tearing them up. We also work with NSP and the telephone company to have them inspect their lines and do any repairs that they feel are necessary to their own lines, prior to the pavement being put down. We try to coordinate that with them so that it happens when the roadway is torn up, before the curb and gutter and the new roadway is put down. I wish I could tell you that you're going to go through ten years and never see a hole put in by any utility work, but there's no way I can do that. We do try and take at least reasonable efforts to make sure that we don't put a new road in and then turn right around and tear it up with routine work. ACTING MAYOR JOHNSON: He mentioned televising the situation. I think that means running a television ,camera down through the pipe into the ground, doesn't it Charlie? MR. HONCHELL: Yes. We actually put a small television unit down the manhole, run it through the sanitary sewer, and take pictures - at least see the picture as we go - of what the sewer looks like from inside, trying to find out if there are any broken pieces, large cracks, etc. ACTING MAYOR JOHNSON: Okay, let's get on with the hearings then. Mr. Popovich, would you discuss the financing aspects. MR. POPOVICH: Mayor and members of the Council, as to this particular project, it was petitioned for by 80% of the people. The total published cost is $65,265.18. If it were assessed 100%, the cost per front foot, based on the front and side assessment as indicated by the 'engineer, would be $46.63. Because the Council has a policy of 25% being assessed, it would amount to approximately $11.65 a front foot for this particular project. It is anticipated that the work would be done this summer and there are other projects and improvements on the schedule tonight, but there are three others that could De merged with this one - they're in the general neighborhood - and become a consolidated improvement. All of them could be - if things go right - finished this summer. Whether or not we'd have an assessment hearing this fall will be determined by how fast construction goes. If we could have assessment hearings this fall, then assessments will begin to be collected with taxes commencing in 1984. If it has to be delayed one year, then they would be commencing in 1985, with our assessment hearing in the late fall or early fall of 1984. -5-